Historic Military Tradecraft

Historic Military Tradecraft

Whether you are a living historian, armchair general, or gamer - enter here to be exposed the the various skills soldiers mastered in service across the eras.

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Historic Military Tradecraft
  • M1 Rifle Preparatory Training - WW2 Film

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  • K-Rations

    What did GI's eat when they were away from mess halls in World War 2? The K-ration was introduced and improved as the war went on. Join us to find out what went in them, how they changed, what the men thought and enjoy a taste test - for better, and worse!

  • The Roman Furca

    The Roman legionaries were of then called muli mariani, or Marius' mules. Let's meet a unique piece of Roman kit that helped them shoulder this load, literally!

  • Union Civil War Tents

    “In cold or rainy weather…they are most unwholesome tenements, and to enter one of them of a rainy morning from the outer air, and encounter the nights accumulation of nauseating exhalations from the bodies of twelve men was an experience which no old solder has ever known to recall with any grea...

  • Revolutionary War Musket Nomenclature

  • With Pick and Shovel - Civil War Tradecraft

  • Casey's Stack Arms

    Silas Casey wrote a drill manual which was approve in 1862 and became the predominate system of drill in the Union armies later in the Civil War. Here, explore how a group of four man can make a stack of their weapons so they can walk away and not just set them on the ground. Enjoy this update an...

  • Wade's Fancy Coffee

  • Sword and Saber Nomenclature

    Updated with additional photography and remastered audio.

  • Hardee's Revised Stack Arms

  • General Casey's Stew

    Army cooks were provided mess kettles, pans, and not much information at the beginning of the war. In fact, they were usually men detailed from the ranks for the duty. General Silas Casey recognized this weakness and decided to help. We learn a little about his attempt to help educate the men of ...