The Battle I'll Never Forget
The Battle I'll Never Forget
The Battle I'll Never Forget
The Battle I'll Never Forget
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Gary Villalobos describes having to conduct sweeps and raids in insurgent-held Tal Afar and the perilous nature of having to cover buildings and alleys with little to no armored protection.
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Do Or Die Raids in Tal Afar Iraq
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Philip Hollywood, a USN sailor aboard the destroyer the USS Melvin recounts the beginning of the massive naval battle against the Japanese at Surigao Strait.
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The Beginning of the Battle of Surigao Strait
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Tony Nadal recounts leading an assault at LZ X-Ray during the Battle of Ia Drang and having to call in smoke to help conceal his company's movements because they were so exposed.
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The First Time I Felt Fear at Ia Drang
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Battlefield conditions in Vietnam were unique and challenging so the US approached warfare there differently by its heavy use of the air cavalry and by implementing a strategy of search and destroy.
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Marc Selverstone on Ia Drang
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As part of the Battle of Leyte Gulf, US Navy ships at Surigao Strait were situated in an ideal position whereby they could deliver punishing broadsides at Japanese ships which could only fire their bow guns.
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Crossing the T at Surigao Strait
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Situated in northwestern Iraq, Tal Afar had become a hotbed of unrest and insurgent activity by the time US and Iraqi forces launched an offensive to fight the insurgents while trying to win the hearts and minds of the residents of Tal Afar.
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The US Brings Law and Order Back to Tal Afar Iraq
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Bombing Berlin in a Sea of Flak
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By October 1939 after the Soviets and Nazis had partitioned Poland the Gestapo and Soviet secret police were looking for ways to increase and render more effective their collaboration
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The Soviets and Nazis Throw the Poles to the Wind
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During a trip to Moscow in December 1941 British Foreign Minister Anthony Eden learns of Stalin's desire to hold onto eastern Poland after the end of the war.
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Stalin Reveals to the British His Polish Pretension
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Stalin Man of the Year as His Country Bleeds
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As German forces gradually retreat from the Eastern front and Soviet forces wait just outside Warsaw the Polish resistance rises assuming that Stalin will come to their aid.
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Russians Pretending to Be Polish Officers
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Stalin Feels the Allies Betrayed Him During the War
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