I’ve been on the road for the past week doing a bit o’ genealogical research. Virginia is a fascinating place full of history. They say that history is written in iron and blood, and Virginia has seen enough of both. There’s nothing quite like seeing what remains of headstones – [...]
Articles written by: Samuel Culper III
Man Alone Tactical
Earlier this year, I had the pleasure of attending the Tactical Carbine course led by Man Alone Tactical. At the last minute I had emailed them to see if there was room available, and there was, so I fired up the truck the next morning for the eight hour drive. [...]
MOGW: Chapter Two
I went through an old copy of Mao Tse-Tung’s On Guerrilla Warfare (MOGW) and re-read all the highlighted portions. Written in 1937 under the context of the Japanese Imperialist invasion, it’s a great introduction to guerrilla strategy though it can be a bit dry. I’ll list Chapter Two with my [...]
MOGW: Chapter One
I went through an old copy of Mao Tse-Tung’s On Guerrilla Warfare (MOGW) and re-read all the highlighted portions. Written in 1937 under the context of the Japanese Imperialist invasion, it’s a great introduction to guerrilla strategy though it can be a bit dry. I’ll list Chapter One with my [...]
Qualitative Measurement of Resistance and Revolution Models
Brigadier General Samuel Griffith, USMC (Ret.) wrote in-depth about his study of partisan resistance and guerrilla movements. One of the things that I find particularly interesting is how he qualified the execution of guerrilla movements, which I think can also be applied to the modern American revolution. He describes ten [...]
On Persistent Surveillance
“The technotronic era involves the gradual appearance of a more controlled society… Soon it will be possible to assert almost continuous surveillance over every citizen and maintain up-to-date complete files containing even the most personal information about the citizen. These files will be subject to instantaneous retrieval by the authorities.” – [...]
Camouflage Your AR-15
Let’s face it: your AR-15 (or other black rifle) has a very pronounced silhouette. You may have noticed that a big, black rifle sticks out like a pair of dog balls, especially when its owner is decked out in ACUs. Silhouette, as a military concept, is any shape that’s discernible [...]
Wargaming and Simulation
When I was a young Army intel analyst, I participated in my first wargame simulation. A brigade-sized element was charged with establishing a command post in a foreign country to conduct stability and support operations (SO/SO) for a future potential contingency operation. I was tasked as a member of the [...]
Revolution Probability Timeline
Last week I made a short jaunt over to a retreat location of one of my dad’s friends. He showed my dad and me around his shop where he works as a polymer engineer and then showed me his beautiful home on the river. (Not actually pictured for OPSEC reasons.) [...]
