Bulletins
One of the biggest misconceptions of World War II revolves around women and their role in the war effort. The conventional wisdom is that women served largely on the home front, but that is but one small part of the...
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Another aspect of the hyphenated European-American involves the American Office of Strategic Services (“OSS”). Less well know is that while the 506th and the rest of the Allies were fighting from the beaches of Normandy and the Mediterranean the largely...
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Research and subsequently reading are critical components to MkII executing on its ethos and vision. Bringing consideration and respect to the homage process demands a depth of knowledge and a willingness to learn and consider. To date we’ve largely kept...
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This first in our series is about the 506th during WWII. There’s a good chance you may have heard of them as HBO did an incredibly well done series, “Band of Brothers”, based on the unit. That series in turn...
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We first crossed paths with the idea of Wabi Sabi in the early days of our military watch collecting. Unsurprisingly, vintage military tool watches are rarely (if ever) in flawless condition. Evidence of a life lived usefully are worn openly....
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