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By Tom Laemlein Posted in #History By 1940, both England and Germany realized that the Kriegsmarine’s U-Boats were the key to the Battle of the Atlantic. Eliminating the German submarine threat was Britain’s top priority. Expanding the U-Boat fleet was Germany’s greatest hope to bring the British to their knees. In those dark days, the British Isles were surrounded, and the issue was greatly in doubt. Even though the Royal Navy was developing a convoy system to defend the precious merchant fleet supplying England, U-Boats at sea proved quite difficult to locate and destroy. In May 1940,…

Hey sports fans. I dropped the ball this month. I didn’t get this posted before it started arriving in mailboxes. Its been a screwy month. We are moving offices, and I barely know what day of the week it is. C’est la vie. July’s issue is a good one. Stanley Buzek’s folders are incredible pieces of work. Deserving of the cover feature. The other articles are our usual mix of topics. Woody Offutt reviews the Spyderco Edgerati, Doug Growitz covers the antique side of things. David Anthony shows us a behind the scenes look at how a knife design becomes…

n grad school I attended a debate between Stanley Fish and Alasdair McIntyre. McIntyre was serious, well-spoken, and had a proper British accent. He was exactly the kind of person you would expect to debate something on Boston College’s campus. Stanley Fish, a noted postmodern thinker with a reputation of being a chaos gremlin intellectually and on college campuses, was none of those things. Fish, however, exuded charisma. His comments were incideniary and his retorts were the verbal equivalent of Will Ospreay’s Hidden Blade. And while I have more of an intellectual affinity for McIntyre, Fish was the person I…

Boost your shooting skills with the new Double Alpha EDGE shot timer.Fundamentally, shot timers work by combining a timer with a microphone that detects gunshots. It logs exactly when each shot was fired relative to the starting point, initiated with an audible buzzer. Whether you’re performing a drill or shooting a course of fire at a match, the data tells you how long it took from the initial buzzer to the last shot—plus everything in between, such as how long it took you to draw your gun and fire the first shot, the time between shots on the same target…

H. Clay Aalders is a lifelong edged tool user. He spent the past 20 years as a woodworker and fishing guide in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Idaho, and Tennessee. While guiding in Idaho, Clay worked part-time writing for a local newspaper, and upon moving to Tennessee began writing for the blog The Truth About Knives – spending his last 5 years there as Managing Editor. His background is in fixed-blade hunting and bushcraft knives, but has jumped into the world of vintage slipjoint collecting with both feet since coming to work at Knife Magazine. Clay’s primary role is as Digital…

Most tactical belt systems force a binary choice: either you’re fully rigged or you’re not. HRT Tactical Gear’s new Quarter Belt — or “QTR” — throws that logic out the window. The Quarter Belt is a modular belt system built around swappable “quarter sections” that attach directly to a standard 1.5″ inner or EDC-style belt via an included quick-clip system. Instead of rebuilding your entire loadout when your mission changes, you pre-configure sections for specific roles, medical, duty, range day, less-lethal and simply clip in what you need. No belt removal required. No reweaving MOLLE. Just swap and go. The Setup…

Michigan (July 6, 2026) – Colt Electro Optics LLC (“Colt Optics”) today announced the launch of the LP5X-P Laser Aiming Device. Modern weapon systems continue to demand more capability from every accessory mounted to the rail. Professional users need visible and infrared aiming capability, effective illumination, and reliable performance, but they also need to minimize weight, preserve rail space, and avoid unnecessary complexity. The LP5X-P was developed around a simple objective: deliver maximum capability in the smallest package possible. Offered by Colt Optics in partnership with Brolis Defense, the LP5X-P is based on a proven laser platform fielded by NATO…

Attacks by bison are a frequent occurrence in Yellowstone National Park — but they don’t usually involve children. So it was a bit surprising to see that a 12-year-old child was attacked by a bison in the park on Friday morning, the National Park Service (NPS) said. Park officials were short on details about the incident, which received a three-sentence description on the NPS website on Friday. “The incident occurred near Mud Volcano, just north of Fishing Bridge,” the NPS said. “The visitor sustained injuries, and emergency medical personnel transported them to a nearby hospital. The incident remains under investigation.”…

In the middle of Georgia lies a 3,300-acre piece of land that has been home to human settlement for over 12,000 years. Before colonization, four prehistoric cultures lived in today’s Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park. With so much important history, it’s no surprise that FDR named the site a national monument in 1936. And now a local congressman is attempting to turn it into a national park. What Is Ocmulgee Mounds? This area, not far from Macon, Ga., was home to peoples even before the Ice Age. Multiple cultures, including the Archaic, Woodland, and Mississippian Indians, lived here. From 1300…

ORCHARD COMBAT TRAINING CENTER, Idaho — A heavy-lift drone climbed into 25 mph gusts above the high desert June 22, carrying a live Bangalore torpedo toward a wire obstacle. For combat engineers, breaching that kind of obstacle is one of the most dangerous missions on the battlefield. Army doctrine accounts for that risk with a 50 percent casualty planning factor for a deliberate breach. This time, no Soldier had to sprint forward to place the charge. Soldiers from Bravo Company, 741st Brigade Engineer Battalion, 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oregon Army National Guard, used a drone-delivered Bangalore torpedo to breach…