German Crews Thought Their Panthers Ruled Normandy! Until One Sherman Firefly Destroyed 5 in Minutes. nu
German Crews Thought Their Panthers Ruled Normandy! Until One Sherman Firefly Destroyed 5 in Minutes The hedge of Normandy were still wet with the night’s dew, when the first German Panther engines began to rumble awake. It was early morning,…
The Night 4,000 Chinese Soldiers Learned Why You DON’T Fight Canadian Sniper’s in Winter. nu
The Night 4,000 Chinese Soldiers Learned Why You DON’T Fight Canadian Sniper’s in Winter Hill 227, Korea. January 25th, 1952. 11 minutes before midnight. That rock wasn’t there yesterday. Corpal Dalton Merik stared through the darkness, his breath crystallizing in…
Why Australian Soldiers Drank Beer in Combat Zones… And It Made Them Better Fighters Than American. nu
Why Australian Soldiers Drank Beer in Combat Zones… And It Made Them Better Fighters Than American Long Tan, Fuaktu Province, South Vietnam. August 18th, 1966, 3:40 p.m. Corporal Bob Buick of D Company, 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, crouched in…
“You Are Not Soldiers” — Why The US Army Hated The Australian SAS In Vietnam. nu
“You Are Not Soldiers” — Why The US Army Hated The Australian SAS In Vietnam 47 American paratroopers walked into the jungle. 19 walked out. The rest vanished without a trace, swallowed by the green hell of Vietnam’s mountain forests….
When They Put Flamethrower Fuel in M1 Garands — Japanese Called Them Dragon Rifles. nu
When They Put Flamethrower Fuel in M1 Garands — Japanese Called Them Dragon Rifles November 17th, 1944. 3:47 hours. Paleu Island, Private First Class. Thomas Tommy Whitmore, 22 years old, presses his back against the jagged coral outcropping, his M1…
The SASR’s “Free Fire Fridays”: Why One Day a Week Had No Rules of Engagement. nu
The SASR’s “Free Fire Fridays”: Why One Day a Week Had No Rules of Engagement Urrisan Province, Afghanistan. Friday, June 15th, 2012. A shepherd named Ahmad walked his goats along a dusty ridge 800 m from his village. The time…
A Captured German General Saw an American Factory — And Knew the War Was Lost. nu
A Captured German General Saw an American Factory — And Knew the War Was Lost November 4th, 1942. Elamine, Egypt. The desert wind carries smoke and cordite across the shattered remains of Panzer Army Africa. General Wilhelm Ritter Fantoma stands…
Soviet Generals Were Stunned Watching Their T-72 Tanks Get Wrecked by US Forces on CNN. nu
Soviet Generals Were Stunned Watching Their T-72 Tanks Get Wrecked by US Forces on CNN The 26th of February, 1991. 2230 hours. The open desert of Wadi Albbatin, Kuwait. The night is absolute, a cold, starless black that swallows the…
They Mocked The “Ghost Tank” — Until It Brutally Destroyed Invincible King Tigers at 2 Miles. nu
They Mocked The “Ghost Tank” — Until It Brutally Destroyed Invincible King Tigers at 2 Miles The King Tiger didn’t announce itself. That was the thing nobody told you about. You expected thunder. You expected the ground to shake from…
When They Put Night Vision on a Springfield — Japanese Called it ‘Ghost Sniper. nu
When They Put Night Vision on a Springfield — Japanese Called it ‘Ghost Sniper Okinawa, April 23rd, 1945. 247 hours. Staff Sergeant Robert Chen pressed his cheek against the stock of his Springfield M1903 A4, feeling the familiar walnut against…