How One Gunner’s “Suicidal” Tactic Destroyed 12 Bf 109s in 4 Minutes — Changed Air Combat Forever . nu
How One Gunner’s “Suicidal” Tactic Destroyed 12 Bf 109s in 4 Minutes — Changed Air Combat Forever How One Gunner’s “Suicidal” Tactic Destroyed 12 Bf 109s in 4 Minutes — Changed Air Combat Forever March 6th, 1944, 23,000 ft…
American Guard Found Three Photos of the Same Woman. Three Different Camps. Three Different Names.. nu
American Guard Found Three Photos of the Same Woman. Three Different Camps. Three Different Names. June 14th, 1944. Normandy, France. The German woman stumbled when the American soldier pushed her toward the processing tent. Her uniform was torn at the…
The German Pilot Who Accidentally Landed on a British RAF Airfield and Changed WWII in 5 Minutes. nu
The German Pilot Who Accidentally Landed on a British RAF Airfield and Changed WWII in 5 Minutes June 23rd, 1942, South Wales, 180 mi west of London. A lone Fauler Wolf FW 190 tore through scattered cumulus clouds like a…
When Japanese High Command Saw the First Atomic Bomb They Understood America’s Power. nu
When Japanese High Command Saw the First Atomic Bomb They Understood America’s Power It was August 6th, 1945. The sun rose gently over Hiroshima, spilling gold across the Otter River and the tiled roofs of a city that still believed…
The British SAS Infiltration That Made A Russian General Lose His Career. nu
The British SAS Infiltration That Made A Russian General Lose His Career The first thing you need to understand is that nobody was supposed to know they were there. Not the Americans, not the Pakistanis, not the Mujahedin commanders who…
How 30 Australian Commandos in Borneo Made Indonesia Think They Were Fighting Thousands. nu
How 30 Australian Commandos in Borneo Made Indonesia Think They Were Fighting Thousands How 30 Australian Commandos in Borneo Made Indonesia Think They Were Fighting Thousands In January of 1965, Indonesian President Sukano stood before a crowd of 40,000 in…
How One B-24 Gunner’s ‘Stupid’ Ammo Trick Made Him the Deadliest in the Pacific. nu
How One B-24 Gunner’s ‘Stupid’ Ammo Trick Made Him the Deadliest in the Pacific At 7:30 a.m. on October 31st, 1943, Technical Sergeant Arthur Beno crouched behind the twin 50 caliber machine guns in the top turret of a B-24…
How Mossad Hunted A Global Monster Using A Random Vacation Photo. nu
How Mossad Hunted A Global Monster Using A Random Vacation Photo Rome, August 2nd, 1972. 3:18 in the afternoon. Piaza Navona bakes under summer heat while a Japanese tourist raises his pentax, framing Bernini’s fountain against the Baroack facades. He…
German POW Generals Were Shocked By Their First Sight Of Canada. nu
German POW Generals Were Shocked By Their First Sight Of Canada On a gray June morning in 1943, three German officers stood on the docks at Liverpool and watched an empire they had been taught to despise move with calm,…
“You’re Making Too Much Noise” — Why Australian SAS Split From US Troops in Afghanistan. nu
“You’re Making Too Much Noise” — Why Australian SAS Split From US Troops in Afghanistan Afghanistan 2006. An Australian special air service patrol watches American special forces crash through the ridge line. Radios crackling, boots pounding, voices carrying across the…