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3-Will-Abdul Hamid: The Subcontinent’s Audie Murphy

Abdul Hamid: The Subcontinent’s Audie Murphy

Abdul Hamid was an Indian soldier who fought and died in the 1965 Indo-Pakistani War. His battlefield exploits were legendary.

3-Will-Donald Pleasence: Life Imitates Art

Dr. Dabbs – Donald Pleasence: Art Imitates Life

Donald Pleasence spent a substantial portion of World War 2 languishing in a German prisoner-of-war camp.

3-Will-When America’s Ace of Aces Shot Down a Crocodile

Dr Dabbs – When America’s Ace of Aces “Shot Down” a Crocodile

Major Richard Bong – fighter pilot, national hero, and crocodile hunter – was indeed a proper legend.

3-Will- Albert Sidney Johnston—I Ain’t Got Time to Bleed

Albert Sidney Johnston: ‘I Ain’t Got Time to Bleed’

Confederate President Jefferson Davis confidentially stated to friends that he believed the death of Johnston to be, “the turning point of our fate” in the western theater of operations.

George Washington and the Near Killing of the Father of Our Country

George Washington and the Near Killing of the Father of Our Country

George Washington was a flawed man, as are we all, but he had an undeniably charmed life. He was the right man at the right time to birth the greatest nation the world has ever seen.

3-Will- The Lunatic Limey that Poked a Panzer with a Parasol

The Lunatic Limey Who Poked a Panzer with a Parasol

Running low on ammunition and facing a determined enemy in a built-up battlespace, Digby ordered a desperate bayonet charge.

Dr Dabbs - The Battle for the La Fière Bridge: “I Know of No Better Spot to Die”

Dr Dabbs – The Battle for the La Fière Bridge: “I Know of No Better Spot to Die”

This unassuming little stone bridge was the site of some of the fiercest combat of World War 2. Estimated reading time: 11 minutes The bridge is small and unassuming. In my part of the Deep South, it might be suitable to cross a small creek or generous drainage ditch. It is formed from meticulously cut [...]

3-Will-The Wolf Truce of 1917

Dr. Dabbs – The Wolf Truce of 1917

One might think that heavily-armed soldiers would be immune to animal predation. However, nothing distracts a man like artillery and the prospect of being ripped to pieces by hot sleeting steel.

1- Kimber - 3—Will--The IDF Mekut’zar Carbine: The Extraordinary Israeli Improvised Rifle

The IDF Mekut’zar Carbine: The Extraordinary Israeli Improvised Rifle

Certain dark days are burned into our national consciousness. For us, that day was obviously 9/11. On the morning of 7 October 2023, the nation of Israel had their own 9/11.

3-Will- Stephanie Louise Kwolek: The Frustrated Physician who Invented Kevlar

Stephanie Louise Kwolek: The Frustrated Physician Who Invented Kevlar

Stephanie Kwolek’s inventions have legitimately changed the world. It was obviously a pretty great thing that she never followed through on her plans for medical school.