Phoney War, the Admiral Graf Spee and the Altmark Incident
the Admiral Graf Spee and the Altmark Incident The History guy remembers a German commerce raider and British prisoners of[…]
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US – 18th Military Police Brigade History
18th Military Police Brigade This video highlights the 18th Military Police Brigade from inception until current operations. The brigade’s[…]
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Fishing from Airplanes for Soviet Secrets : What was Skyhook – Operation Coldfeet?
Operation Coldfeet A James Bond style mission to sneak in and steal a Russian science station from the middle of[…]
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K-219 Soviet Submarine Missile Disaster
Soviet Submarine Missile Disaster The History Guy remembers the K-219 Soviet Submarine Missile Disaster. During the height of the Cold[…]
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Midway : Why did the Japanese Lose?
Why did the Japanese Lose? The Battle of Midway (1942) has been by some described as a turning point in[…]
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Sharpshooters and Snipers in World War 1
Sharpshooters and Snipers Snipers in World War I on the Western Front were used for psychological warfare in quieter times[…]
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Dogfight – The Mystery of the Red Baron
The Mystery of the Red Baron Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen, also known as the “Red Baron”, was a fighter[…]
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Stopping A Nuclear Torpedo: Why Did the Soviets Hide the Man who saved the World?
The Man who saved the World Inside the Soviet submarine, the crew could feel the impact of explosions shaking the[…]
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The First Time an F-15 Shot Down an Enemy Plane, from Inside Its Cockpit
First Time an F-15 Shot Down an Enemy Plane In 1979, the F-15 was still untested in combat. That summer,[…]
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Greatest Tank Battles – Smashing the Gothic Line
Smashing the Gothic Line Canadian Tanks pierce the Gothic Line pushing Nazi panzer forces back into the Po valley. […]
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