Why American Troops Let The Japanese “Surround Them” — And Wiped Out 1,200 Japanese Troops in 3 Days. nu
Why American Troops Let The Japanese “Surround Them” — And Wiped Out 1,200 Japanese Troops in 3 Days March 8th, 1944. Hill 700 Bugenville. The American perimeter was cracking under the weight of the Japanese 23rd Infantry’s relentless night assaults….
How One Corporal’s “MAD” Idea Made Sniper Rifles Never Miss in Wind. nu
How One Corporal’s “MAD” Idea Made Sniper Rifles Never Miss in Wind March 19th, 2004. Ramani, Iraq. Marine Corporal James Mitchell crouches on a rooftop, his eye pressed against the unert scope of his M4 A3 sniper rifle. The temperature…
How a Farm Boy’s “Impossible” Trick made Him Destroy 40 Japanese Planes… All Alone. nu
How a Farm Boy’s “Impossible” Trick made Him Destroy 40 Japanese Planes… All Alone September 1944, above Borneo, Major Richard Ira Bong eased his P38 Lightning into a shallow dive. Twin Allison engines purring with 3,000 combined horsepower as he…
“We Felt Like Amateurs” How British Forces Shocked US Soldiers Fighting Taliban on Operation Herrick. nu
“We Felt Like Amateurs” How British Forces Shocked US Soldiers Fighting Taliban on Operation Herrick July 2009, Sangan District, Helmond Province, Afghanistan. The Chinuk helicopter touched down in a cloud of brown dust. US Marine Sergeant Patrick Thornton grabbed his…
Germans Were Outranged By Patton’s ‘Greatest Battle Implement’ – The M1 Garand. nu
Germans Were Outranged By Patton’s ‘Greatest Battle Implement’ – The M1 Garand December 16th, 1944. 0530 hours. Shne Eiffel Ridge, Belgian German border. The frozen mud cracked beneath boots as German forces prepared for what would become the Battle of…
How One Civilian’s “Crazy” Idea Made America’s .50 Cal Guns Never Jam. nu
How One Civilian’s “Crazy” Idea Made America’s .50 Cal Guns Never Jam January 23rd, 1943. Egglund Field Proving Ground, Florida. The thermometer showed 14 degrees Fahrenheit, extraordinarily frigid for the Florida panhandle. Samuel Green observed a weapon experiencing its 17th…
Japanese Thought Their Type 97 Tanks Were Invincible — Until 37mm Guns Punched Through at 10 Yards. nu
Japanese Thought Their Type 97 Tanks Were Invincible — Until 37mm Guns Punched Through at 10 Yards At 06:15 on the morning of January 9th, 1942, Staff Sergeant Benjamin Morett sat in the commander’s position of his M3 Stewart light…
US Marines Found A Japanese Ha-Go Tank — Laughed That .50 Cal Bullets Went Straight Through It. nu
US Marines Found A Japanese Ha-Go Tank — Laughed That .50 Cal Bullets Went Straight Through It They were convinced their tanks were invincible. The type 95 Hgo had proven itself against Chinese forces, against Soviet armor at Hulkin Gaul…
The Ingenious Gear That Made Elite LRRP Scouts Invisible in Vietnam. nu
The Ingenious Gear That Made Elite LRRP Scouts Invisible in Vietnam Gary O’Neal, a 173rd Airborne LRP team leader, carried three knives into the Vietnamese jungle. A Randall fighting knife, a Fairbend dagger, a small pen knife. He said he…
How One Civilian’s “Too Small” Weapon Stopped Japan’s 3,000-Man Banzai Charge. nu
How One Civilian’s “Too Small” Weapon Stopped Japan’s 3,000-Man Banzai Charge October 24th, 1942. Henderson Field, Guadal Canal. 3,000 Japanese soldiers moving through jungle darkness toward a single battalion of Marines dug into a muddy ridge line. The mathematics of…