The Secret Australian Monster of WWII – America Never Talked About. VU
The Secret Australian Monster of WWII – America Never Talked About In 1941, Australia stared north and felt, for the first time in its modern history, something that tasted like extinction. It wasn’t a poetic fear, not the kind you…
What Happened When the Aussie SAS Sawed Their Rifles in Half — And Shocked the Navy SEALs. VU
What Happened When the Aussie SAS Sawed Their Rifles in Half — And Shocked the Navy SEALs It had been five months in-country when I saw it happen, and by then I thought I’d seen most of what Vietnam could…
Why were Australian SAS soldiers dirty, while the Americans in the land of the blue dragon remained clean? VU
Why were Australian SAS soldiers dirty, while the Americans in the land of the blue dragon remained clean? In Vietnam, the jungle didn’t feel like a place you entered . It felt like a living being that closed in on…
Why American soldiers used M16 rifles when the Australian SAS in the land of the blue dragon chose British L1A1 rifles. VU
Why American soldiers used M16 rifles when the Australian SAS in the land of the blue dragon chose British L1A1 rifles Why would a soldier in the middle of jungle warfare, where every gram felt like a punishment and every…
She screamed “Don’t hurt me” as the American grabbed her dress.. NU.
She screamed “Don’t hurt me” as the American grabbed her dress. November 16, 1944. Hürtgen Forest, Germany. The world was reduced to a monochrome of mud and splintered pine trees. The rain, a constant, tearful drizzle, made the ground slippery…
How did the design of a “useless” truck become the basis for Red Ball Express…? NU
How did the design of a “useless” truck become the basis for Red Ball Express…? In the summer of 1944, just weeks after American troops landed on the beaches of Normandy, the Allied armies were plunged into a crisis for…
From Convoy to Disaster: “Truck Sinks!” — The Shocking Story of the American Rescue of Japanese Prisoners of War. NU.
From Convoy to Disaster: “Truck Sinks!” — The Shocking Story of the American Rescue of Japanese Prisoners of War They were told the Americans would shoot them on sight. They were told that rape, torture, and an unmarked grave were…
When the German prisoners of war arrived in America, this was the most unusual sight for them. NU.
When the German prisoners of war arrived in America, this was the most unusual sight for them. On June 4, 1943, at the Norfolk Naval Base in Virginia, Seaman Heman Butche approached the ship, walking down the pier, his legs…
The Marine They Rejected: How a 5-Foot Hero Burned Through 7 Japanese Fortresses in Just 4 Hours. NU
The Marine They Rejected: How a 5-Foot Hero Burned Through 7 Japanese Fortresses in Just 4 Hours At 10:23 on the morning of February 23, 1945, Corporal Hershel “Woody” Williams lay face down in the suffocating black volcanic ash of…
When An American Soldier Gave a German Child His Harmonica — His Reaction Left Everyone Speechless. NU.
When An American Soldier Gave a German Child His Harmonica — His Reaction Left Everyone Speechless A World War II Story of Humanity Beyond Victory Chapter I: Spring Without Peace Germany, spring of 1945. The war was ending, but no…