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The Battle for Antonov Airport: A Turning Point
Updated: March 16, 2023Russia’s best hope for success evaporated at the Antonov Airport on February 25, 2022.
The Botched Assassination of Garrett Warren: Hollywood is Horrible
Updated: March 10, 2023The 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
Updated: March 3, 2023Thord-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
Updated: February 26, 2023After leaving the military, Scott taught Social Studies and English in the Anne Arundel County Public School System.
LT Norman “Puddle” Poole: The Quiet Professional
Updated: February 18, 2023Poole 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
Updated: February 12, 2023On 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”
Updated: February 5, 2023Carton de Wiart was raised in a world of privilege, but he was never soft.
The Hotheaded Hitman Preferred a Wheelgun!
Updated: January 14, 2023It 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.
Rodney King, Latasha Harlins, Rooftop Koreans, and the Terminator
Updated: January 8, 2023The grisly beating of Rodney King ultimately precipitated some of the worst rioting in American history. Early in the morning of March 3, 1991, Rodney Glen King was driving a 1987 Hyundai Excel along the Foothill Freeway in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles. He was accompanied by his friends Freddie Helms and Bryant [...]