Will Dabbs

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The Hawker Hurricat and the Manliest Job in the World

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The war was lost for the Axis as soon as that first bomb was dropped on Pearl Harbor. It just took a great deal of time and suffering to work out the details.

Bishnu Prasad Shrestha: The Indestructible Gurkha

Bishnu Prasad Shrestha: The Indestructible Gurkha

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I have reliable information that movies are not technically real. This story about Bishnu Prasad Shrestha is very much real and as cool as any movie.

The Battle for Antonov Airport: A Turning Point

The Battle for Antonov Airport: A Turning Point

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Russia’s best hope for success evaporated at the Antonov Airport on February 25, 2022.

The Botched Assassination of Garrett Warren: Hollywood is Horrible

The Botched Assassination of Garrett Warren: Hollywood is Horrible

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The world of Hollywood is arguable the most dysfunctional on the planet. The profession selects gorgeous, vain, narcissistic people who are accustomed to going to extremes to achieve their personal goals.

Ivor Thord-Gray: The War Junkie

Ivor Thord-Gray: The War Junkie

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Thord-Gray was a combat addict. While history and his own memoires might have embellished his experiences somewhat, the places he went and the things he did are still impressive regardless.

Scott Beierle: The Misogynistic Terrorist

Scott Beierle: The Misogynistic Terrorist

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After leaving the military, Scott taught Social Studies and English in the Anne Arundel County Public School System.

LT Norman “Puddle” Poole: The Quiet Professional

LT Norman “Puddle” Poole: The Quiet Professional

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Poole had joined the British Army in 1939 and gravitated toward the hard jobs. With the invasion of France looming, LT Poole volunteered for one of the most dangerous missions of the war.

Major Aleksander Tarnawski: The Unkillable Polish Commando

Major Aleksander Tarnawski: The Unkillable Polish Commando

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On January 8, 2022, Aleksander Tarnawski turned 101 years old. 101 years prior he had entered the world kicking and screaming in Słocin in the Rzeszów poviat in Poland. Like most of the young males of his generation, Aleksander Tarnawski soon found himself swept up in the war.

The Unkillable Adrian Carton de Wiart: “Frankly, I Had Enjoyed the War”

The Unkillable Adrian Carton de Wiart: “Frankly, I Had Enjoyed the War”

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Carton de Wiart was raised in a world of privilege, but he was never soft.

The Hotheaded Hitman Preferred a Wheelgun!

The Hotheaded Hitman Preferred a Wheelgun!

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It became a trope in movies and TV. The steely-eyed assassin who lurks in shadows ruthlessly taking money to end a life is simply mesmerizing. We can’t look away.