Warship Wednesday Oct. 21, 2015: The humble yet resilient Frenchman
Here at LSOZI, we are going to take off every Wednesday for a look at the old steam/diesel navies of the 1859-1946 time period and will profile a different ship each week. These ships have a life, a...
View ArticleCombat Gallery Sunday : The Martial Art of Augusto Ferrer-Dalmau
Much as once a week I like to take time off to cover warships (Wednesdays), on Sundays (when I feel like working), I like to cover military art and the painters, illustrators, sculptors, and the like...
View ArticlePentagon’s super secret manned spy satellite finally declassified, kinda
The National Reconnaissance Office, the shadowy intelligence agency that runs (most of?) the U.S. inventory of spy satellites released a trunk-load of information about the Manned Orbiting Laboratory...
View ArticleEverything old is new again, at least as far as Western elite forces go
The news out of the UK is that on Monday 30th November 2015, 16 Air Assault Brigade will re-subordinate under Commander Field Army (CFA) from Joint Helicopter Command (JHC). To mark the occasion 16 Air...
View ArticleWarship Wednesday Oct. 28, 2015: The Rime of the Ancient marine research ship
Here at LSOZI, we are going to take off every Wednesday for a look at the old steam/diesel navies of the 1859-1946 time period and will profile a different ship each week. These ships have a life, a...
View ArticleCombat Gallery Sunday : The Martial Art of Claus Bergen
Much as once a week I like to take time off to cover warships (Wednesdays), on Sundays (when I feel like working), I like to cover military art and the painters, illustrators, sculptors, and the like...
View ArticleThe Best Coast’s homegrown Great War tanks
The C. L. Best Tractor Company of San Leandro, California built two mock-up armored vehicles based on their CLB 75 Tracklayer tractor in 1916 for trials with with the California National Guard. These...
View ArticleWarship Wednesday Nov.4th, 2015: HMs long-lasting welterweight sluggers
Here at LSOZI, we are going to take off every Wednesday for a look at the old steam/diesel navies of the 1859-1946 time period and will profile a different ship each week. These ships have a life, a...
View ArticleCombat Gallery Sunday : The Martial Art of Noriyoshi Ohrai
Much as once a week I like to take time off to cover warships (Wednesdays), on Sundays (when I feel like working), I like to cover military art and the painters, illustrators, sculptors, and the like...
View ArticleWarship Wednesday Nov. 18, 2015: The Brooklyn Stinger of the Calico King
Here at LSOZI, we are going to take off every Wednesday for a look at the old steam/diesel navies of the 1859-1946 time period and will profile a different ship each week. These ships have a life, a...
View ArticleCombat Gallery Sunday : The Martial Art of C. LeRoy Baldridge
Much as once a week I like to take time off to cover warships (Wednesdays), on Sundays (when I feel like working), I like to cover military art and the painters, illustrators, sculptors, and the like...
View ArticleWarship Wednesday Nov. 25, 2015: The enduring monitor of the Amazon
Here at LSOZI, we are going to take off every Wednesday for a look at the old steam/diesel navies of the 1859-1946 time period and will profile a different ship each week. These ships have a life, a...
View ArticleCombat Gallery Sunday : The Martial Art of Walter L. Greene
Much as once a week I like to take time off to cover warships (Wednesdays), on Sundays (when I feel like working), I like to cover military art and the painters, illustrators, sculptors, and the like...
View ArticleSwedish class
A restored AJS 37 Viggen flies at the 2014 NATO days. This Viggen was built in 1977. In 2012 after restoration, the aircraft was certified to fly as a civilian jet and visits airshows around Europe....
View ArticleWarship Wednesday Dec.2, 2015: The Brass Tiger Fish of the Lifeguard Service
Here at LSOZI, we are going to take off every Wednesday for a look at the old steam/diesel navies of the 1859-1946 time period and will profile a different ship each week. These ships have a life, a...
View ArticleWarship Wednesday Dec.9, 2015: His Majesty’s Enterprise
Here at LSOZI, we are going to take off every Wednesday for a look at the old steam/diesel navies of the 1859-1946 time period and will profile a different ship each week. These ships have a life, a...
View ArticleWarship Wednesday Dec. 16, 2015: The Long Legged Bird of the Java Sea
Here at LSOZI, we are going to take off every Wednesday for a look at the old steam/diesel navies of the 1859-1946 time period and will profile a different ship each week. These ships have a life, a...
View ArticleA blend of 19th and 21 Centuries
The brand-spanking new destroyer USS Zumwald (DDG-1000) sailing by Fort Popham at the mouth of the Kennebec river in Maine, on it’s way to sea trials. All images by Ed Rice. If you are curious, Fort...
View ArticleCombat Gallery Sunday : The Martial Art of Marc Lee
Much as once a week I like to take time off to cover warships (Wednesdays), on Sundays (when I feel like working), I like to cover military art and the painters, illustrators, sculptors, and the like...
View Article