“We Get Medicine for Infections?” –18-Year-Old German POW Stunned When U.S Medic Gave Him Antibiotic. VD
“We Get Medicine for Infections?” –18-Year-Old German POW Stunned When U.S Medic Gave Him Antibiotic The Miracle in a Small White Pill The Kentucky sun beat down on Camp Breckinridge in July 1944, but inside the cool shadows of the…
When an SAS Commander Defied a U.S Order — and Saved Every Man. nu
When an SAS Commander Defied a U.S Order — and Saved Every Man The rain came down in sheets across the long green, turning the red earth to mud and the jungle canopy into a drumming wall of noise. It…
They Thought They Escaped — Then American Shells Found Them Again. nu
They Thought They Escaped — Then American Shells Found Them Again Northern France, August 9th, 1944. 6:47 in the morning. The air smelled of scorched earth and diesel, the kind of smell that settled into a man’s lungs and stayed…
Why 14 U.S. Rangers Charged 300 Germans — And Won in 4 Minutes. nu
Why 14 U.S. Rangers Charged 300 Germans — And Won in 4 Minutes December 19th, 1944. 0645 hours, Hill 402, east of Bergstein, Germany. First Sergeant Leonard Lamel of the Second Ranger Battalion stared across 300 yards of frozen snowcovered…
The Gear That Saved The Lives Of Vietnam LRRP. nu
The Gear That Saved The Lives Of Vietnam LRRP In 1968, a six-man American recon team was inserted [music] deep into Laos. They were surrounded by an estimated 10,000 North Vietnamese army regulars. They had no artillery support, no armor,…
Japanese Charged Him for 3 Hours — He Left 200 Bodies in Front of His Machine Gun Alone. nu
Japanese Charged Him for 3 Hours — He Left 200 Bodies in Front of His Machine Gun Alone At 3:18 a.m. on October 26th, 1942, Platoon Sergeant Mitchell Page stood alone behind an M1917 Browning water cooled machine gun on…
What US Marines Said When They Finally Met an SAS Sniper in Helmand. nu
What US Marines Said When They Finally Met an SAS Sniper in Helmand In September 2010, 16 US Marines were seconds away from walking into their own deaths. A voice came over the radio, calm, flat, northern English, and stopped…
What US Navy SEALs Said After Operating With the British SAS in Mountain Warfare. nu
What US Navy SEALs Said After Operating With the British SAS in Mountain Warfare March 2002, Shaikot Valley, Afghanistan. The most elite warriors America ever produced were getting outmaneuvered in the mountains. And it took a small team of quiet,…
When 200 Germans Advanced on 30 Americans — This Bobcat Hunter’s Rifle Killed 17 Germans in 3 Hours. nu
When 200 Germans Advanced on 30 Americans — This Bobcat Hunter’s Rifle Killed 17 Germans in 3 Hours At 6:08 on the morning of August 19th, 1944, Lieutenant Gaines told Sergeant Ray Lumis that 500 yardds was too far for…
Why the Viet Cong Stopped Hunting Australians in Their Own Jungle. nu
Why the Viet Cong Stopped Hunting Australians in Their Own Jungle How do fewer than 120 men become the most feared military force in an entire country? Feared not by the side that sent them, but by the enemy they…