Meth, Skis, Soviets, and Surviving the Arctic. The Story of Aimo Koivunen As history would have it, Finland used an unconventional strategy in World War II.ย They started neutral, joined forces with the German Axis powers, and ultimately sided with US Allied powers. But their strategy is nowhere near as unusual as the approach one Finnish soldier took to stay alive when facing death on the battlefield. Related: 54 Days of Survival in […] Brains Nick DeRiso | August 4, 2022 1 Comment
PHOTO TOUR: This Is What Mountain Warfare Looks Like Fighting on flat land is hard enough. Fighting in the mountains takes a special breed or soldier. Bridgeport, California holds the USA’s only mountain warfare training center and the soldiers there are something special. I was once skinning up a mountainside near Bridgeport, CA on Sonora Pass. I paused in the shade of a tree to wait for my friends below. While waiting, I heard “[…] Miles Clark | April 25, 2020 4 Comments