2.7 - A Soviet Sniper's American Journey
By the time Lyudmila Pavlichenko joined the rest of her peers at the International Student Assembly at American University in Washington, DC, much of the country knew her name. As well as the Nazis wh...
5 Feb 201836min
2.6 - The White Death
When the Soviet Union invaded Finland in late 1939—the action that kicked off the Winter War—they expected an easy fight, if there was one at all. Instead, they found a military with an intimate knowl...
8 Jan 201840min
2.5 - A Duel in the Trenches
We know World War I for a number of things: trenches, poison gas, the ever-present thrum of artillery. But it also served as the birthplace of the sniper. And one of the best couldn't be found on the ...
4 Dec 201738min
2.4 - The Fighters of the Black Snake's Den
On a scraggly hill in Pennsylvania, a unit of sharpshooters took part in some of the most fierce, if not frequently discussed, fighting of Gettysburg. Many only know them from the accessories riding a...
31 Okt 201736min
2.3 - Individualism Comes to Warfare
While Napoleon swept through Europe, the rifle took up a central location on the battlefield with the 95th Rifles of the British Army. The impact of their weapon would reach far and wide beyond techno...
2 Okt 201738min
2.2 - Morgan's Lucky (or Unlucky) Riflemen
From the time of the French and Indian War, Daniel Morgan had a bone to pick with the British Army. Over the following decades, he and the riflemen he led would do their best to even the score. www.wa...
4 Sep 201736min
Bonus Episode - The U.S.S. Indianapolis
After hearing the news about the discovery of the Indianapolis wreck, we thought we should unlock this Patreon episode that we recorded over the course of the summer. Make sure you sign up if you'd li...
20 Aug 201716min
2.1 - Edward Braddock Walks into a Bullet
What is it that makes a good marksman? Is it their training? Their weapon? Maybe they're just born that way, or raised with a rifle in their hands. In our Season Two premiere, we take a look at the sh...
7 Aug 201739min
