Why Marshall Fired 600 Officers Before America Even Entered the War_NU
Why Marshall Fired 600 Officers Before America Even Entered the War In the early hours of a seemingly ordinary morning in Jefferson, Georgia, the quiet streets were shattered by the sound of heavy engines and a deafening flashbang. It was…
Yamato expected a quick kill, instead, 4 sailors did something so daring the Japanese fleet actually saluted them_NU
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The Final Lineup: Expecting execution at dawn, these German women were stunned when the British soldier’s act_NU
The Final Lineup: Expecting execution at dawn, these German women were stunned when the British soldier’s act March 1945. The harsh cold of northern England hung in the air, a sharp reminder that the war, though winding down in Europe,…
The Surgeon’s Choice: “You’re operating on me?” A stunned German POW realizes her captor is the only one who can save her_NU
The Surgeon’s Choice: “You’re operating on me?” A stunned German POW realizes her captor is the only one who can save her At dawn, when the mists clung to the canvas walls like something alive and breathing, Anna Weiss couldn’t feel…
German Generals Called British Soldiers “The Only Enemy We Respected” — Here’s Why_NU
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When Himmler Realized His Crimes Were Exposed_NU
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What Eisenhower Said When Patton Captured 100,000 Germans While Montgomery Was Counting Bullets_NU
What Eisenhower Said When Patton Captured 100,000 Germans While Montgomery Was Counting Bullets What Eisenhower Said When Patton Captured 100,000 Germans While Montgomery Was Counting Bullets Late March 1945, the Allied advance into Germany is slowing. At Supreme Headquarters,…
The Garbage Gun: They laughed at his cheap, mail-order rifle, until he used it to silence 11 snipers in 4 days. NU
The Garbage Gun: They laughed at his cheap, mail-order rifle, until he used it to silence 11 snipers in 4 days The humid, salt-thickened air of Guadalcanal in January 1943 was a soup of black mold and stagnant rot. Deep…
“Touch It And Die” — The Australian SAS Warning US Troops Ignored_NU
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Why the U.S. Military Hesitated to Deploy Patton’s Apache Battalion in WWII_NU
Why the U.S. Military Hesitated to Deploy Patton’s Apache Battalion in WWII The screening shells had barely stopped when the German officer realized something was terribly wrong. His fortified position on the Sicilian coast should have held for days, maybe…