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A single plea for help shattered the tension between a German prisoner and her American captors February 12th, 1945. Deep within the shattered remnants of the Hürtgen Forest, Germany. The world had been reduced to the color of mud and…
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1,100 artists and actors fought their own war —using rubber tanks and giant speakers to trick Hitler War is often defined by the weight of steel and the roar of engines. But in 1944, a secret unit of the U.S….
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1900 German Civilians Hid in Caves, American Soldiers Found and Saved Them All Page 1 — The Tremble Beneath the Hills March 3rd, 1945. The limestone caverns beneath Merkers, Germany trembled with the distant rumble of artillery, like the earth itself was trying…
What Patton Did After a German Commander Said “You’ll Have to Kill Me”? NU
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Japanese Infantry Charged US “Anti-Air” Trucks—4 .50 Cals Erased the Banzai Wave Four M2 Browning machine guns mounted on a single rotating platform can fire 2300 rounds per minute. When Japanese infantry charged American positions on the Villa Verde Trail…
The Mistake Every New Soldier Made in Vietnam. NU
The Mistake Every New Soldier Made in Vietnam March 18th, 1969. 14 hours. A dense triple canopy jungle trail 4 km east of the Cambodian border. The air is stagnant, thick with humidity that sits at 90%. The temperature is…