World War I completely changed the way wars were fought. For the first time ...

Fire is known as an equalizer. Since its discovery by our ancient ancestors, mankind has sought to use and control it. Therefore, it should come as no surprise that we made early work at militarizing ...

Key point: Flamethrowers are ghastly and frowned upon in modern warfare. For these reasons, many armies have phased out their use. “All weapons are, by their very nature, ghastly in purpose,” Chris ...

“All weapons are, by their very nature, ghastly in purpose,” Chris McNab writes in the introduction of his new book The Flamethrower, “but there is something uniquely awful and inhumane about the ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. Leave it to the Marines to turn a annual fire safety demonstration into a fun-filled flamethrower ...