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…
“These Tourists Will Be Dead Tomorrow” — Why US Rangers Laughed At 30 Australians In Somalia. nu
“These Tourists Will Be Dead Tomorrow” — Why US Rangers Laughed At 30 Australians In Somalia A single ammunition report buried in the classified archives of United States Special Operations Command tells the entire story better than any war correspondent…
“Its Not Possible!” German Women POWs Arrived On US Soil—And Were Surprised By U.S. Military Power. nu
“Its Not Possible!” German Women POWs Arrived On US Soil—And Were Surprised By U.S. Military Power October 12th, 1944. Norfolk Naval Base. A group of German women prisoners stepped onto American soil, expecting weakness, poverty, and chaos. Instead, their eyes…
He Ran Out of Ammo — So He Used the Enemy’s Weapons Against Them for 3 Days. nu
He Ran Out of Ammo — So He Used the Enemy’s Weapons Against Them for 3 Days At 11:20 in the morning on October 26th, 1942, Private First Class Mitchell Paige fired the last belt of ammunition through his Browning…
Patton Stole 400,000 Gallons of Fuel Against Direct Orders — His Army Crossed the Rhine Before An. nu
Patton Stole 400,000 Gallons of Fuel Against Direct Orders — His Army Crossed the Rhine Before An The convoy was moving without authorization. That is the fact the supply officer recorded in his log at 0340 hours on August 30th,…
“They Bombarded Empty Trenches” — How Australians Made the Turkish Army Look Stupid. nu
“They Bombarded Empty Trenches” — How Australians Made the Turkish Army Look Stupid Two tin cans, a piece of string, a hole the size of a bayonet point. That is all it took to make 40,000 predicted casualties disappear from…
The “Broken Glass Method” That Let U.S. Snipers Spot 87 Hidden Japanese Soldiers in One Afternoon. nu
The “Broken Glass Method” That Let U.S. Snipers Spot 87 Hidden Japanese Soldiers in One Afternoon On the afternoon of September 14th, 1944, the tropical sun hung mercilessly over the dense jungle canopy of Paleu Island, where temperatures soared past…
The Fastest Corps Commander in Europe. Almost Nobody Knows His Name. nu
The Fastest Corps Commander in Europe. Almost Nobody Knows His Name. The two-star general climbed out of a jeep on the side of a muddy jungle road 800 yards from a Japanese machine gun position. His aid grabbed his arm….
Secret British Weapon Sank 200 U-Boats — Germany’s Biggest WWII Mystery! nu
Secret British Weapon Sank 200 U-Boats — Germany’s Biggest WWII Mystery! March 17th, 1943. 2:47 a.m. Somewhere in the black Atlantic Ocean, southwest of Iceland, a depth charge explodes 40 ft underwater. Then another, then another. The ocean erupts in…