General BANNED This “Street Sweeper” – Until He Saved a Platoon in France-ZZ
Private Thomas Riley was going to die in a doorway. He knew this with absolute certainty. The German sniper in the building across the street…
Read moreThey Banned His Illegal 40mm Gun — Until a Bofors Melted a Jungle Bunker-ZZ
The Japanese bunker had been killing Americans for 3 days. 17 men were dead. 23 more were wounded. The position was a masterpiece of defensive…
Read moreThey Mocked the 32-Pound “Iron Pig”—Then It Blinded a Tank Destroyer-ZZ
The trees were exploding, not at ground level, where a man might find cover behind a fallen log or a crater rim. They were exploding…
Read moreThey Called It a “Lawn Ornament”—Then It Melted 20 Japanese Tanks Alive-ZZ
The ground was shaking. Private first class Eddie Nakamura pressed his face against the volcanic soil and felt the vibration in his teeth. It wasn’t…
Read moreSAHEL: The New Global Epicenter of Terrorism-ZZ
This is the home of the Dogon, an ethnic group indigenous to eastern Mali. Steep cliffs dominate the landscape. Villages were carved out of the…
Read moreVerdun, the Battle of the Great War-ZZ
Verdun. 1916. The longest battle of the First World War. And one of the most bloody. 300,000 dead. 400,000 wounded. These days this massacre over…
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