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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”

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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

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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

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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

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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.

2 - Will - Rod Serling: The Voyage into the Twilight Zone

Dr Dabbs – Rod Serling: The Voyage into the Twilight Zone

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The Twilight Zone really did make you think. Like most truly revolutionary artistic endeavors, the show was the product of a singularly creative mind. Rod Serling was a remarkable man indeed.

3-Will-Killing Gandhi: The Beretta M1934

Dr. Dabbs – Killing Gandhi: The Beretta M1934

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78 at the time of his death, Mahatma Gandhi was admittedly both old and thin. However, three of these underpowered little bullets fired from an assassin’s gun still nonetheless extinguished his mortal light in short order.

3-Will-Violette Szabo: The Alpha Spy

Violette Szabo: The Alpha Spy

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Violette Szabo was indeed a rare patriot. Her story of selfless sacrifice for the cause of freedom should inspire all of us today.

Dr. Dabbs - Dueling Doctors: The Curiously Violent Origins of the AMA

Dr. Dabbs – Dueling Doctors: The Curiously Violent Origins of the AMA

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Reality is strange. The American Medical Association technically had its earliest origins in two physicians who tried mightily to snuff each other’s mortal flicker at the muzzle of a handgun.

3-Will-Bella Twin: The Little Woman and the Really Big Bear

Dr. Dabbs – Bella Twin: The Tiny Little Woman and the Really Big Bear

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When confronted with such an enormous predator at such close range, Bella and her buddy wisely chose to disappear into the wood line and hide in hopes that the big animal might just pass them by. 

3-Will-The Battle of Khasham:  When Russians Fought Americans and Lost Hard

The Battle of Khasham: When Russians Fought Americans and Lost Hard

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The fight lasted about four hours. One allied SDF fighter was wounded. No US troops were hurt. The butcher’s bill on the receiving end of all that pain has since been vigorously disputed.