Operations, History & Tactics
Deep dives into the real operations, units, and tactics behind the best military fiction — and the books that brought them to life.
Operation Eagle Claw
The helicopter crash that built the most lethal special operations force in history
The Son Tay Raid
The most technically perfect special operations mission in American history — that rescued nobody
Operation Acid Gambit
Delta Force rides MH-6 Little Birds into Panama City to pull a CIA asset from Modelo Prison
Operation Gothic Serpent
Task Force Ranger, two downed Black Hawks, and eighteen hours in Mogadishu
Downed Pilot Rescues
What happens when a pilot goes down in hostile territory — and the books that explain CSAR
Who Controls Nuclear Weapons?
Launch protocols, close calls, and the books that explain how the system actually works
Why Nuclear Weapons Aren't as Easy to Launch as People Think
The two-person rule, Permissive Action Links, and a system built for control — not impulse
Private Military Contractors and Iran
What's actually known about PMCs — and the books that explain how contractors really operate
Billy Waugh: The Soldier Who Never Stopped Fighting
SOG veteran, CIA paramilitary officer, bin Laden tracker — a career that spanned six decades and never fully ended
Jason Anspach & Nick Cole
The duo who built a galaxy and populated it with operators
Michael Stephen Fuchs & Glynn James
The men who ended the world and wrote it brilliantly
Terry Mancour
The man who built the most detailed magic system in fantasy fiction
Steven Konkoly
A Naval Academy graduate who writes thrillers like he's still planning the op
The Battle of Ia Drang · Operation Urgent Fury · The Battle of Takur Ghar · Operation Red Wings