Cambrai: Episode 2 — Inventing the Breakthrough
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Cambrai: Episode 2 — Inventing the Breakthrough. Famous Tank Battles — open the episode listing and listening link.
Kursk: Episode 4 — The Choice to Wait. Famous Tank Battles — open the episode listing and listening link.
On December 24th, 1814, American and British negotiators agreed to the Treaty of Ghent, formally ending the War of 1812 even as fighting continued thousands of miles away.
During the Iran hostage crisis, the United States attempted a daring special operations mission to rescue embassy personnel held in Tehran. Code-named Operation Eagle Claw, the plan called for long-range transport aircraft and helicopters to rendezvous at a remote desert staging site, then move on toward the capital under cover of darkness. On April 24th, 1980, mechanical problems, dust, and the challenges of coordin
Early in the War of 1812, the United States Navy frigate Constitution intercepted the British frigate Guerriere in the Atlantic and accepted battle. In a sharp engagement marked by heavy gunnery and aggressive maneuvering, Constitution’s solid hull shrugged off many British round shot, giving rise to the famous nickname “Old Ironsides.” American broadsides dismasted Guerriere and left her so badly damaged that she ha
Ambrose Porter — Commissary Sergeant U.S. Army Civil War Tallahatchie River, Mississippi, USA
Archibald Freeman — Private U.S. Army Civil War Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
Carle Augustus Woodruff — First Lieutenant U.S. Army U.S. Civil War Newbys Crossroads, Virginia, USA
Charles William Shea — Staff Sergeant U.S. Army World War II near Mount Damiano, Italy
Clayton Kirk Slack — Private U.S. Army World War I near Consenvoye, France
Clinton Greaves — Corporal U.S. Army Indian Campaigns Florida Mountains, New Mexico, USA
Dale Eldon Christensen — Second Lieutenant U.S. Army World War II Driniumor River, New Guinea
David George Ouellet — Seaman U.S. Navy Vietnam War Mekong River, Republic of Vietnam
Elmer J. Burr — First Sergeant U.S. Army World War II Buna, New Guinea
Foster Joseph Sayers — Private First Class U.S. Army World War II near Thionville, France
Franklin Carr — Corporal U.S. Army Civil War Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Frederick Walker Castle — Brigadier General U.S. Army Air Corps World War II Germany
George Hill — Chief Quarter Gunner U.S. Navy Interim 1871 - 1899 near Greytown, Nicaragua