http://www.badassoftheweek.com The ultimate list of badasses, past and present. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 05:00:00 PST http://www.amazingben.com/bfg.gif http://www.badassoftheweek.com http://badassoftheweek.com/index.cgi?id=698235630628 The first man to conquer the South Pole. Fri, 17 May 2013 12:45:00 PST http://badassoftheweek.com/index.cgi?id=52657811114 With the American invasion of the Philippines hanging in the balance, seven daring destroyer captains desperately hurl themselves against the biggest Japanese battleship fleet ever put to sea. Sat, 11 May 2013 11:00:00 PST http://badassoftheweek.com/index.cgi?id=579429818534 Dutch Admiral who commanded ships in 7 wars and once stole the flagship of the English Navy from its home port. Fri, 03 May 2013 18:00:00 PST http://badassoftheweek.com/index.cgi?id=27450552861 The most decorated Allied servicewoman of World War II. Fri, 26 Apr 2013 17:20:00 PST http://badassoftheweek.com/index.cgi?id=214908723486 USMC veteran saves 244 people from the partially-submerged ruins of post-Katrina New Orleans. Fri, 19 Apr 2013 11:30:00 PST http://badassoftheweek.com/index.cgi?id=84324331289 Illiterate pig farmer defeats the Mongols, marries an Empress, becomes Emperor of Bulgaria. Fri, 12 Apr 2013 17:15:00 PST http://badassoftheweek.com/index.cgi?id=46360524988 U.S. Marine beats Taliban to death with his own machine gun. Do you need anything more than that? Fri, 05 Apr 2013 11:50:00 PST http://badassoftheweek.com/index.cgi?id=876960529664 Professional cricket player who smoked Nazis with a tank. Fri, 29 Mar 2013 16:20:00 PST http://badassoftheweek.com/index.cgi?id=953840117351 Mad scientist, evil genius, pioneer of astronomy. Fri, 22 Mar 2013 16:20:00 PST http://badassoftheweek.com/index.cgi?id=808628531966 The militant suffragette who judo-flipped cops. Fri, 15 Mar 2013 11:50:00 PST http://badassoftheweek.com/index.cgi?id=50095485956 Holy crap balls I finally fixed my RSS feed. Fri, 08 Mar 2013 15:30:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/savic.html The most decorated female soldier in military history. Fri, 14 Dec 2012 15:30:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/shen.html Thirty goons show up at the home of a Chinese fitness instructor and try to bully him out of town. They fail. Fri, 07 Dec 2012 11:00:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/leadbelly.html The hard-drinking, hard-fighting ex-con who killed two guys and then invented modern music. Fri, 30 Nov 2012 16:00:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/haasteagle.html A man-sized eagle that was notorious for carrying off Maori women and children and eating them. Fri, 23 Nov 2012 10:15:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/chavin.html 14 heavily-armed terrorists take 500 of Peru's most senior political leaders hostage, and it's up to Peru's Special Forces to get them out alive. Fri, 16 Nov 2012 15:30:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/plumley.html 35-year Army veteran of three wars, decorated 40 times for bravery. Fri, 09 Nov 2012 15:30:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/nicholson.html Victorian British war hero who kept a human head on his desk and hunted tigers with a sword. Fri, 02 Nov 2012 13:30:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/christopherlee.html World War II Commando, master fencer, Dracula. Fri, 26 Oct 2012 13:30:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/murad.html Iron-fisted ruler of the Ottoman Empire. Fri, 19 Oct 2012 17:00:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/fields.html Hard-drinking, hard-fighting Old West mail carrier. Fri, 12 Oct 2012 11:00:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/akeley.html Hunter, conservationist, killed a leopard with his bare hands. Fri, 05 Oct 2012 16:20:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/stephenthelittle.html Ordinary dude tries to impersonate the Tsar of Russia, becomes ruler of Montenegro. Fri, 28 Sep 2012 18:30:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/basil.html The scourge of Bulgarians. Fri, 21 Sep 2012 18:00:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/pritchard.html One of the FDNY's most decorated firefighters. Fri, 14 Sep 2012 18:00:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/lucas.html Dude jumps on two grenades, falls out of an airplane. Survives. Fri, 07 Sep 2012 19:00:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/neilarmstrong.html American hero. Fri, 31 Aug 2012 15:45:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/dahomey.html The only full-time all-female combat arms military unit in modern history. Fri, 24 Aug 2012 17:15:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/niyazov.html The most insane dictator you've never heard of. Fri, 17 Aug 2012 11:00:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/pulaski.html Polish rebel who invented American Cavalry and led a Legion of European lancers in the American Revolution. Fri, 10 Aug 2012 16:00:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/young.html 61 year-old potato farmer who won the world's most grueling endurance race. Fri, 03 Aug 2012 15:45:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/brock.html Balls-out "Hero of Upper Canada" who captured Detroit during the War of 1812 without losing a single man. Fri, 27 Jul 2012 18:00:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/hawaabdi.html 65 year-old Somali gynecologist who saved thousands of lives and fought off local militias for 30 years. Fri, 20 Jul 2012 18:00:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/tarzan.html The original noble savage, and one of literature's most hardcore badasses. Sat, 14 Jul 2012 18:45:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/rochefoucauld.html WWII French espionage expert who once stole a limo from the Gestapo. Fri, 06 Jul 2012 14:00:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/yuefei.html China's ultra-loyal, ultra-tragic barbarian-quelling warlord. Fri, 29 Jun 2012 18:30:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/rondon.html Amazon explorer and hardass Brazilian engineer. Fri, 22 Jun 2012 20:45:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/stapp.html The Fastest Man Alive. Fri, 15 Jun 2012 13:00:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/turgeis.html Viking conqueror of Ireland and all-around horrible human being. Fri, 08 Jun 2012 08:30:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/pinkerton.html America's first (and most badass) detective. Fri, 01 Jun 2012 17:30:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/kimcampbell.html A-10 pilot who brought her plane home despite insane amounts of damage. Fri, 26 May 2012 11:15:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/hunyadi.html The White Knight of Hungary. Fri, 18 May 2012 17:00:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/fredegund.html The Middle Ages' most bloodthirsty and ruthless queen. Fri, 11 May 2012 16:20:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/zaragoza.html Hero of the Battle of Puebla and the reason why Cinco de Mayo is a holiday. Fri, 04 May 2012 14:00:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/fairbairn.html Martial arts badass and Shanghai cop who trained SAS and Marine Raiders in WWII. Fri, 27 Apr 2012 12:30:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/joefoss.html 26-kill WWII fighter ace, former commissioner of the AFL, and one-time president of the NRA. Fri, 20 Apr 2012 14:30:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/ikouwais.html Indonesian action hero and start of one of the most badass movies ever made. Fri, 13 Apr 2012 12:00:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/jarvis.html Coast Guard hero crossed 1500 miles through the Arctic in the dead of winter to save 250 stranded sailors. Fri, 06 Apr 2012 12:00:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/rurik.html The Viking Warrior who invented Russia. Fri, 30 Mar 2012 12:00:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/krum.html Bulgar horse lord who made drinking cups out of the skulls of his slain enemies. Fri, 23 Mar 2012 12:20:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/shepard.html I'm Commander Shepard, and this is my favorite post on the Internet. Fri, 16 Mar 2012 13:00:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/colvin.html Fearless war correspondent who spent a 30-year career embedding herself in every war-torn hellhole on Earth. Fri, 09 Mar 2012 13:00:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/bassreeves.html Runaway slave who became one of most successful lawmen and gunfighters of the American West. Fri, 02 Mar 2012 11:30:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/vernonbaker.html The only living black WWII soldier to receive the Medal of Honor, this guy personally led an assault on a fortified German castle. Fri, 24 Feb 2012 06:30:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/takavesi.html Fijian SAS hero single-handedly held off 200 communists with an anti-tank cannon. Fri, 17 Feb 2012 13:10:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/naresuan.html National hero of Thailand saved his people by fighting a duel on the back of an elephant. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:20:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/omari.html Dude saves 37 orphans from a gang of thieves, then survives a machete to the face. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:20:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/chriskyle.html The deadliest sniper in American history. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:00:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/lamaupin.html French opera singer who killed ten men in duels and once snuck into a convent to bang a nun. Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:00:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/m3wolverine.html The Alpha Male of the most insane family of ferocious mammals North America has to offer. Fri, 13 Jan 2012 12:00:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/dndnonmajors.html In which I attempt to describe Dungeons and Dragons to people who have never seen it before. Fri, 13 Jan 2012 11:59:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/dakotameyer.html The first Marine since Vietnam to receive the Medal of Honor and live to tell the tale. Fri, 06 Jan 2012 13:45:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/dix.html The lone Green Beret who single-handedly saved a South Vietnamese town from the Tet Offensive. Fri, 30 Dec 2011 09:30:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/bigpier.html A seven-foot-tall barbarian pirate from Holland. Fri, 23 Dec 2011 10:00:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/germanicus.html The Roman Empire's most celebrated warrior. Fri, 16 Dec 2011 11:00:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/hondatadakatsu.html Veteran of 100 battles and Tokugawa's most hardcore samurai. Fri, 09 Dec 2011 11:00:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/leonov.html Spetsnaz Naval officer and two-time Hero of the Soviet Union. Fri, 02 Dec 2011 12:30:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/runningeagle.html History's only female war chief. Fri, 25 Nov 2011 16:45:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/tranhungdao.html Vietnamese commander who defeated the Mongols by impaling their fleet on iron stakes. Fri, 18 Nov 2011 09:45:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/sgtstubby.html Pit bull terrier who saved hundreds of lives in WWI. Fri, 11 Nov 2011 08:30:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/inouye.html WWII Japanese-American killed 25 Germans with one arm. Fri, 04 Nov 2011 14:00:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/lollonais.html The cruelest, most despised pirate on the Spanish Main. Fri, 28 Oct 2011 12:00:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/hallet.html The Most Interesting Man in the World meets Tarzan, in real life. Fri, 21 Oct 2011 13:30:00 PST http://www.boomtron.com/2011/10/doctor-doom-badass-of-the-week/ A special New York City Comic-Con edition hosted at boomtron.com. Fri, 14 Oct 2011 15:30:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/skuld.html Ancient Norse necromancer chick who summoned an army of Viking Zombies. Fri, 07 Oct 2011 15:45:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/medicinecrow.html The last surviving War Chief of the Crow Tribe. Fri, 30 Sep 2011 16:00:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/trex.html A giant carniverous dinosaur. Fri, 23 Sep 2011 09:00:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/gazel.html A 19 year-old kid who fights snipers in Libya. Fri, 16 Sep 2011 09:00:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/rescorla.html A true American hero (from Britain). Fri, 09 Sep 2011 10:45:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/mayne.html Founding member of the SAS and WWII badass. Thu, 01 Sep 2011 21:15:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/bathory.html The Blood Countess of Transylvania. Fri, 26 Aug 2011 16:30:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/karelin.html The real-life combination between Ivan Drago and Zangief. Fri, 19 Aug 2011 11:00:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/joshua.html Biblical asskicking at its finest. Fri, 12 Aug 2011 13:15:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/heller.html USCG rescue jumper saved 8 men from a wreck in the Bering Sea. Fri, 05 Aug 2011 14:15:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/skanderbeg.html Albania's national hero is credited with personally killing 3,000 men. Fri, 29 Jul 2011 15:00:00 PST http://www.boomtron.com/2011/07/badass-of-the-week-batman/ The God Damned Batman. Fri, 22 Jul 2011 16:00:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/hardberger.html This guy steals cargo ships from pirates. Professionally. Fri, 15 Jul 2011 15:00:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/omalley.html The Pirate Queen of Connaught. Fri, 08 Jul 2011 10:00:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/prince.html The most badass man in the Devil's Brigade. Fri, 01 Jul 2011 12:30:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/maccolla.html Gaelic strongman, Scottish hero, and all-around bastard. Fri, 24 Jun 2011 08:30:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/zizka.html The One-Eyed Czech asskicker. Fri, 17 Jun 2011 15:15:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/richard.html One of hockey's all-time toughest men. Fri, 10 Jun 2011 13:35:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/megalodon.html The most terrifying thing ever. Fri, 03 Jun 2011 11:00:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/gordonandshughart.html Delta Force snipers who fought a heroic last stand in Mogadishu. Fri, 27 May 2011 15:30:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/cochran.html The most accomplished female pilot in history. Fri, 20 May 2011 09:00:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/toussaint.html The slave who liberated Haiti. Fri, 13 May 2011 13:30:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/sealteamsix.html The United States' elite counter-terrorist task force. Fri, 06 May 2011 14:15:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/jacka.html The most decorated Aussie of World War I. Fri, 29 Apr 2011 14:30:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/cherokeebill.html The toughest, meanest, and most feared outlaw in the Indian Territories. Fri, 22 Apr 2011 12:45:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/galard.html The Angel of Dien Bien Phu. Fri, 15 Apr 2011 17:30:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/pun.html Gurkha soldier fights off 30 Taliban with a machine gun and grenades. Fri, 08 Apr 2011 15:30:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/wahoo.html WWII U.S. submarine commander who once destroyed an enemy ship with Molotov cocktails. Fri, 01 Apr 2011 15:30:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/johnwilson.html Union saboteur who became one of the first men to receive the Medal of Honor. Fri, 25 Mar 2011 15:30:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/akaiwa.html Fearless Japanese hero goes into his tsunami-flooded village to save his family. Fri, 18 Mar 2011 15:00:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/lozito.html The New York Subway Hero. Fri, 11 Mar 2011 12:00:00 PST http://www.bscreview.com/2011/03/deadpool-badass-of-the-week/ A buddy of mine put together some awesome background music with my reading of the Thor story from the new book. Fri, 11 Mar 2011 12:00:00 PST http://www.bscreview.com/2011/03/deadpool-badass-of-the-week/ A special Emerald City Comic-Con edition published at BSCreview.com Fri, 04 Mar 2011 12:30:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/seattlemagazine.pdf PDF of an interview that ran in Seattle Magazine. Mon, 28 Feb 2011 08:45:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/21sikhs.html 21 Sikhs fight a last stand against 10,000 rampaging tribesmen. Fri, 25 Feb 2011 17:00:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/booktour2011.html Badass shit might be coming to your town soon. Fri, 25 Feb 2011 09:00:00 PST http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mk2doR15urg A reading and video of the Wolf the Quarrelsome article from BADASS. Thu, 24 Feb 2011 16:00:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/pingyang.html 20 year old woman leads an army of peasants against the Emperor of China. Fri, 18 Feb 2011 18:00:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/dorismiller.html The ship's cook who manned the .50 cal during Pearl Harbor. Fri, 11 Feb 2011 18:00:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/bookfaq2.html New book due out March 15. I am so pumped about this. Fri, 04 Feb 2011 18:00:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/poseidon.html The Greek God of the sea. And vengeance. And also horses, for some reason. Fri, 04 Feb 2011 18:00:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/shrestha.html One Gurkha fights off 40 train robbers, kills 3, wounds 8. Fri, 28 Jan 2011 17:00:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/standish.html Personal enforcer of the Pilgrims at Plymouth Rock. Fri, 21 Jan 2011 13:00:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/winters.html Commander of the Band of Brothers. Fri, 14 Jan 2011 15:30:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/donalejo.html Mexican rancher defends his home from drug dealers with hunting rifles. Fri, 07 Jan 2011 18:00:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/khawla.html Warrior heroine of the Islamic Conquest. Fri, 31 Dec 2010 20:15:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/hongihika.html Brutal Maori war chief who collected the heads of his defeated enemies. Fri, 24 Dec 2010 22:45:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/mayow.html Second-in-command during the Charge of the Light Brigade. Fri, 17 Dec 2010 18:15:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/marius.html The Second Founder of Rome and all-around Classical asskicker. Fri, 10 Dec 2010 16:45:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/urbanowicz.html Daring commander of the Polish 303 Squadron during the Battle of Britain. Fri, 03 Dec 2010 18:00:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/messner.html The world's greatest mountain climber. Fri, 26 Nov 2010 12:00:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/blasdelezo.html One-armed, one-eyed, one-legged, pirate-hunting Admiral of the Spanish Navy. Fri, 19 Nov 2010 14:15:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/giunta.html The first living recipient of the Medal of Honor since Vietnam. Fri, 12 Nov 2010 15:45:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/musa.html The Irish Queen of Balochistan. Fri, 05 Nov 2010 14:45:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/kratos.html The God of Strength, and of killing other gods. Fri, 29 Oct 2010 17:30:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/taidjin.html Shaolin Kung Fu Werewolf Grandmaster. Fri, 22 Oct 2010 16:15:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/gurung.html Gurkha soldier who held off 200 Japanese with just one arm. Fri, 15 Oct 2010 17:50:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/whittemore.html 80 year old ex-dragoon who took on an entire British regiment by himself. Fri, 08 Oct 2010 18:00:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/rudel.html The most decorated combat pilot ever. Fri, 01 Oct 2010 13:30:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/yushin.html Hero of Korea's Three Kingdoms era. Fri, 24 Sep 2010 07:00:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/captaindavis.html A lone gunslinger who took down an entire bandit gang by himself. Fri, 17 Sep 2010 15:45:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/matilda.html Italian warrior-princess who served as the Pope's personal bodyguard. Fri, 10 Sep 2010 05:15:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/store.html For all your badass merch-related needs. Fri, 10 Sep 2010 05:15:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/ataturk.html The "Father of all Turks", and a man so revered in his homeland that it's illegal to publicly insult him. Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:30:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/homedefense.html A miscellaneous article about how to kick ass if people try to screw with you inside your house. Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:30:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/dwightjohnson.html Vietnam War tanker who got out of his tank to fight off an ambush with his pistol. Fri, 27 Aug 2010 14:15:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/galvarino.html When the Spanish cut off his hands, he strapped swords to his stumps and kept fighting. Fri, 20 Aug 2010 15:15:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/shakazulu.html Merciless warlord who carved out Sub-Sahran Africa's most powerful Empire. Fri, 13 Aug 2010 12:15:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/nedkelly.html Australian bushranger fought a last stand in a homemade suit of plate armor. Fri, 06 Aug 2010 14:00:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/yegorova.html WWII Sturmovik pilot and Heroine of the Soviet Union. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:30:00 PST http://gestaltmash.com/2010/07/thanos-badass-of-the-week/ A special Comic-Con edition posted at gesaltmash.com. Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:05:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/benkei.html Feudal Japanese warrior so tough that not even being dead could bring him down. Fri, 16 Jul 2010 14:15:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/shelford.html Rugby player has ball ripped off in first half, comes back and plays the second. Fri, 09 Jul 2010 10:30:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/basilone.html Marine Corps legend and hero of Guadalcanal and Iwo Jima. Fri, 02 Jul 2010 15:30:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/frederickbarbarossa.html German ruler who rebuilt and expanded the Holy Roman Empire. Fri, 25 Jun 2010 14:00:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/sandes.html The only British woman to serve in combat in WWI. Fri, 18 Jun 2010 13:00:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/youde.html Chinese farmer defends his land with homemade rocket launchers. Fri, 11 Jun 2010 12:45:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/wolverine.html The prototypical comic book anti-hero. Fri, 04 Jun 2010 13:15:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/funk.html U.S. paratrooper who took out 40 Germans in 60 seconds. Fri, 28 May 2010 15:15:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/nansen.html Arctic explorer, adventurer, scientist, and Nobel Prize winner. Fri, 21 May 2010 14:00:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/rani.html Sword-swinging heroine of the 1857 Indian Rebellion against England. Fri, 14 May 2010 13:45:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/harrison.html British sniper recorded the longest-range kill in history. Twice. In consecutive shots. Fri, 07 May 2010 13:45:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/arnauld.html The most successful submarine commander ever. Fri, 30 Apr 2010 14:30:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/mototada.html Commander of the Japanese Alamo. Fri, 23 Apr 2010 11:25:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/rogozov.html Soviet surgeon removed his own appendix in Antarctica. Fri, 16 Apr 2010 11:30:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/hervor.html Viking shield-maiden and wielder of the magical sword Tyrfing. Fri, 09 Apr 2010 11:45:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/oyama.html Godhand. Fri, 02 Apr 2010 11:45:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/diomedes.html Flamethrower-toting epic hero of mythological Greece. Fri, 26 Mar 2010 12:00:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/honeybadger.html The world's most fearless animal. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:20:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/pujol.html The most effective double agent of WWII. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:00:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/viriathus.html Iberian hero who led the resistance against Rome. Fri, 05 Mar 2010 02:00:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/leomajor.html One-man Canadian wrecking crew during WWII. Fri, 26 Feb 2010 01:00:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/litvyak.html The highest-scoring female fighter ace ever. Fri, 17 Feb 2010 20:00:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/hussars.html One of the most feared cavalry regiments of all time. Fri, 12 Feb 2010 20:00:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/luttrell.html Lone survivor of one of the bloodiest days in the history of the SEALs. Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:00:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/hideyoshi.html Peasant-turned-samurai unified all of Japan under one ruler. Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:45:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/ranavalona.html The Mad Queen of Madagascar. Fri, 22 Jan 2010 14:40:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/alparslan.html Medieval Turkish Sultan who irrevocably crushed the power of Byzantium. Fri, 15 Jan 2010 14:00:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/trenck.html 18th century German adventurer, soldier, and prison escapee. Fri, 08 Jan 2010 14:00:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/tlahuicole.html Tough Aztec-fighting warrior who chose duty and honor over his own survival. Fri, 01 Jan 2010 11:15:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/tomyris.html Warrior-queen of the Massegetae who defeated the most powerful Emperor of the ancient world. Fri, 25 Dec 2009 10:00:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/upham.html The only infantryman to win the Victoria Cross twice. Fri, 18 Dec 2009 05:00:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/kraken.html What has two giant eyes, eight legs, a couple tentacles, and an insatiable thirst for human blood? Fri, 11 Dec 2009 09:30:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/shinohara.html The greatest Japanese fighter ace you've never heard of. Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:00:00 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010420076_badass04m.html An interview I did with the Seattle Times. Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:00:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/millett.html Veteran of three wars led the last bayonet charge in U.S. history. Fri, 27 Nov 2009 13:30:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/sforza.html Crazy medieval tyrant who subjected her foes to ruthless tortures. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:45:00 PST http://ty.rannosaur.us/7-badass-vikings/ An article I did on badass Vikings for ty.rannosaur.us. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:45:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/baldwin.html The Leper King of Jerusalem led the charge that destroyed Saladin's invading armies. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:45:00 PST http://www.fangoria.com/features/4536-badasses-of-horror-part-two.html Part 2 of the piece I did for FANGORIA. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:00:00 PST http://www.cracked.com/article/197_the-7-most-badass-last-stands-in-history-battle/ An article I did on Last Stands for Cracked.com. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:00:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/paige.html One Marine on Guadalcanal takes on 2,500 Japanese and wins. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:46:00 PST http://www.powells.com/blog/?p=10121 Part 5 of a five-part series I wrote for the Powells.com author blog. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:45:00 PST http://www.fangoria.com/features/4499-badasses-of-horror-part-one.html An article I wrote for Fangoria.com. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:45:00 PST http://www.mademan.com/best-badasses-history An interview I did for mademan.com. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:00:00 PST http://www.powells.com/blog/?p=10121 Part 4 of a five-part series I wrote for the Powells.com author blog. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:45:00 PST http://www.powells.com/blog/?p=10096 Part 3 of a five-part series I wrote for the Powells.com author blog. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:15:00 PST http://www.powells.com/blog/?p=10010 Part 2 of a five-part series I wrote for the Powells.com author blog. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:00:00 PST http://www.powells.com/blog/?p=9951 Part 1 of a five-part series I wrote for the Powells.com author blog. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:00:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/aki-ra.html Aki Ra is a Cambodian guy who disarms land mines with a pocketknife. Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:30:00 PST http://www.bscreview.com/2009/10/badass-moments-in-sci-fi-history-by-ben-thompson/ I wrote a history of sci-fi for the website bscreview.com. Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:30:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/colbert.html I shamelessly plug my book by writing about the TV's most badass talk show host. Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:00:00 PST http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocYk1aBj3t4 The official trailer for BADASS, in stores next Tuesday. Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:00:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/crandall.html Gutsy helicopter pilot repeatedly flew into a hot LZ to save his men. Fri, 16 Oct 2009 11:45:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/darius.html Bloody ruler of the powerful Achaemenid Persian Empire. Fri, 09 Oct 2009 09:15:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/kauser.html 18 year-old Indian farmgirl takes on six terrorists armed with AK-47s. Fri, 02 Oct 2009 10:00:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/bookfaq.html Tons of information about the soon-to-be-released Badass of the Week book. Fri, 25 Sep 2009 12:30:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/mccool.html Legendary Irish warrior and world-reknowned asskicker. Fri, 25 Sep 2009 12:30:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/edwardlow.html The Caribbean's bloodiest and most brutal pirate. Fri, 18 Sep 2009 12:30:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/email-ryancooper.html A cool email from last week's badass. Fri, 18 Sep 2009 12:30:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/cooper.html Off-duty firefighter charged into a burning building to save two people. Fri, 11 Sep 2009 13:00:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/curie.html Invented the science behind chemotherapy and nuclear warfare. Fri, 04 Sep 2009 12:30:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/zeus.html King of the Gods. Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:30:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/knievel.html The crazy daredevil whose insanity has become the stuff of legend. Fri, 21 Aug 2009 11:30:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/knut.html King of All England, and of the Danes, and of Norway, and Some of the Swedes. Fri, 14 Aug 2009 10:00:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/koepcke.html 17 year old German girl survives a horrific plane crash and escapes the Amazon rain forest. Fri, 7 Aug 2009 09:30:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/fanmail.html Added 10 new fan mails. Fri, 7 Aug 2009 09:30:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/fazaldin.html Indian soldier won the VC for killing a Japanese officer with his own sword... after being impaled with it. Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:15:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/aldrin.html Fighter pilot, astronaut, moonwalker, face-puncher. Fri, 24 Jul 2009 13:00:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/davinci.html Utterly brilliant inventor, scientist, artist, and crazy person. Fri, 17 Jul 2009 15:30:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/earhart.html America's most famous aviatrix. Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:30:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/reusser.html The most decorated aviator in Marine Corps history. Fri, 3 Jul 2009 12:00:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/piye.html The Nubian king who installed himself as Pharaoh. Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:00:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/blenda.html A young Swedish girl slaughters an entire army of marauding Vikings. Fri, 19 Jun 2009 10:00:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/wanyandie.html 78 year-old man saves his son from a bear by beating it with a stick. Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:00:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/albertjohnson.html The Mad Trapper of Rat River. Fri, 5 Jun 2009 14:00:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/jubei.html Wandering samurai/ninja/pirate of Feudal Japan. Fri, 29 May 2009 12:30:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/speirs.html The cold-blooded Captain of Easy Company. Fri, 22 May 2009 14:30:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/isabella.html The British Queen who deposed and executed the King. Fri, 15 May 2009 08:00:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/email-groves.html A real-life hero shares his thoughts on his article. Fri, 15 May 2009 08:00:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/lighthorse.html The story of the last great cavalry charge in military history. Fri, 8 May 2009 08:30:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/che.html Revolutionary, guerilla fighter, and bloody executioner -- the man behind the t-shirt. Fri, 1 May 2009 11:00:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/solo.html The badass gunslinger from a galaxy far, far away. Fri, 1 May 2009 11:00:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/duston.html Frontierswoman escapes from her captors by killing them all with an axe. Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:30:00 PST http://www.twitter.com/BadassoftheWeek Now you can follow me on Twitter (if you're into that sort of thing). Thu, 23 Apr 2009 08:30:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/nyaumbe.html Man battles a giant, thirteen-foot, man-eating python for over three hours. Fri, 17 Apr 2009 08:30:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/rusesabagina.html The hero of the Rwandan Genocide saved over a thousand people from crazy machete-toting maniacs. Fri, 10 Apr 2009 17:30:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/doc.html The infamous half-insane, alcoholic, gunfighting dentist. Fri, 10 Apr 2009 17:30:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/barbarossa.html The peasant who became a pirate, and then became the Grand Admiral of the Turkish Navy. Fri, 3 Apr 2009 08:30:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/sethhoward.html Green Beret fought off terrorist ambush with a sniper rifle and a rocket launcher. Thu, 26 Mar 2009 20:00:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/maibhago.html Sikh warrior-saint led a group of deserters to bloody redemption. Fri, 20 Mar 2009 10:30:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/stmoses.html The Patron Saint of Asskicking. Fri, 13 Mar 2009 10:30:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/winstonchurchill.html The greatest British ruler since the days of King Arthur. Fri, 06 Mar 2009 10:30:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/churchillvsboa.html A Sci-Fi Channel original movie screenplay. Fri, 06 Mar 2009 10:30:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/paleokostas.html The Greek Robin Hood escaped from prison in a helicopter. Twice. Fri, 27 Feb 2009 10:00:00 PST http://www.facebook.com/pages/Amazing-Ben-Ben-Thompson/51765799654 I set up a Facebook page for those of you who are into that sort of thing. Fri, 27 Feb 2009 10:00:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/tubman.html Fearless conductor of the Underground Railroad. Thu, 20 Feb 2009 17:00:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/fanmail.html Added 14 new fan mails. Thu, 20 Feb 2009 17:00:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/voorhees.html Happy Friday the 13th. Wed, 11 Feb 2009 17:30:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/titanoboa.html A 43 foot-long, 2,500-pound prehistoric kill-snake from Hell. Fri, 06 Feb 2009 14:00:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/rasputin.html Infamous "Mad Monk" of Imperial Russia. Thu, 29 Jan 2009 22:45:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/sully.html Last of the great bare-knuckle boxers. Fri, 23 Jan 2009 14:30:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/geronimo.html Apache warrior fought a twenty-five year war against both the U.S. and Mexico. Thu, 16 Jan 2009 22:00:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/tesla.html King of the mad scientists. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:30:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/livereating.html It's not just a clever name. Fri, 02 Jan 2009 04:30:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/kingdavid.html Poor shepherd killed a giant and became Israel's greatest King. Thu, 25 Dec 2008 01:30:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/cloelia.html Heroine of the Roman Republic led a group of captive women to freedom. Thu, 18 Dec 2008 19:00:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/ernestsmith.html Canadian hero of World War II took on an entire company of Panzers... and won. Thu, 11 Dec 2008 21:00:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/edwinhill.html Navy Boatswain saved his ship from destruction during the raid on Pearl Harbor. Thu, 4 Dec 2008 20:15:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/groves.html One man fought off a dozen Somali pirates with a fire hose. Thu, 27 Nov 2008 19:10:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/kittinger.html USAF test pilot skydived from lower orbit. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:10:00 PST http://www.badassoftheweek.com/beowulf.html Mythical monster-killing hero pulled a demon's arm off with his bare hands. Fri, 14 Nov 2008 01:11:01 EST