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    A Fatal Failing Of Intelligent Leadership in the Vietnam War – The Battle Of Lima Site 85

    • Vietnam War
    Sep 18, 2017 Russell Hughes

    There is a remote mountaintop in north-eastern Laos called Phou Phathi, and the locals said it was a place where phi, or spirits, lived. By…

    Hanns Scharff – Nazi Germany’s POW “Master Interrogator” Who Used Kindness Not Brutality

    • World War 2
    Sep 18, 2017 Shahan Russell

    The Nazis had a “Master Interrogator” who was so good at getting information out of prisoners that he became a legend. His methods were so…

    Hastings and Beyond: The Norman Conquest of England

    • Medieval
    Sep 18, 2017 Andrew Knighton

    The Norman conquest of England was more than just the Battle of Hastings. To secure his new country, William the Conqueror had to gain control…

    The Battle Against the Cathars – Terrible Times in Medieval Europe

    • Medieval
    Sep 18, 2017 Andrew Knighton

    Some crusades were fought against fellow Christians. The Cathars, one of the inspirations behind Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code, were the targets of one…

    Rudolph Hess: The Nazi Who Flew to Britain in 1941 to try to Make a Peace Deal

    • World War 2
    Sep 17, 2017 Shahan Russell

    Rudolf Walter Richard Hess was born on April 26, 1894, in Alexandria, Egypt to a wealthy family of Bavarian merchants. At 14, he was sent…

    Pilot Ed Freeman: Awarded the MOH for service at the Battle of Ia Drang Valley

    • Vietnam War
    Sep 17, 2017 Jeff Edwards

    Flying his helicopter over 14 times into a hot landing zone, Pilot Ed Freeman earned the Medal of Honor at the Battle of Ia Drang…

    SS Battlegroup Commander Otto Weidinger

    • World War 2
    Sep 17, 2017 Andrew Knighton

    Background and Training In 1934, the 20-year-old Otto Weidinger joined the Allgemeine branch of the SS. Showing potential as a leader, he was sent for…

    Frank Luke, Medal of Honor Recipient – The “Arizona Balloon Buster”

    • World War 1
    Sep 17, 2017 Jeff Edwards

    People might not think shooting a balloon out of the sky is a substantial feat for a fighter pilot. But surround that balloon with enemy…

    The Youngest (Confirmed) British Soldier of World War One

    • World War 1
    Sep 17, 2017 Shahan Russell

    In 1998 Richard van Emden’s book, Veterans: the Last Survivors of the Great War was published. Later it became the basis of a 2009 television documentary.…

    Hans-Ulrich Rudel – The Flying Tank Buster Who Flew More Than 2,000 Missions And Killed Over 500 Tanks

    • World War 2
    Sep 17, 2017 Russell Hughes

    Hans-Ulrich Rudel was shot down 30 times during his 2,530 missions. He destroyed one battleship, one cruiser, one destroyer, 70 landing craft, 800 vehicles, 150…

    When 20 Canadian Prisoners Were Murdered By The Waffen SS In Normandy – The Ardenne Abbey Massacre

    • World War 2
    Sep 17, 2017 Nikola Budanovic

    In the early days of the Normandy campaign 20 Canadian soldiers, members of the North Nova Scotia Highlanders and 27th Armoured Regiment (part of the…

    Hannibal Barca: Rome’s Most Dangerous Enemy

    • Ancient History
    • Worldwide
    Sep 17, 2017 William Mclaughlin

    Hannibal Barca – he crossed the Alps with elephants, supposedly took a sworn oath to forever hate the Romans, and inflicted some of the worst…

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