Pardo’s Push – How a Quick-Thinking Fighter Pilot Used Some Incredible Flying to Save His Wingmen Over Enemy Territory
“Although the daring plan saved Aman and Houghton from capture, Pardo was initially reprimanded for his actions.” By Sylvain Batut MARCH 10, 1967 is a day Bob Pardo won’t ever forget. At the time, the…
Mauthausen Miracle — How One Concentration Camp Inmate’s Uncanny Luck Saved Him From Certain Death Several Times
“During a round-up of Jews in early June, 1944, Hersch was shoved into a cattle car with several others and shipped to Mauthausen Concentration Camp in western Austria.” By Jack Hersch DURING WORLD WAR Two…
Meet Captain Ben Salomon – The U.S. Army Dentist Who Single-Handedly Held Off a Banzai Charge on Saipan
“Salomon mowed down the human wave of Japanese, suffering multiple gunshot wounds in the process.” By John Rust The vast majority of dentists spend their working life examining and fixing teeth, never once putting their…
Project A119 – The Bizarre Cold War Plan to Nuke the Lunar Surface
“The blast, which would have been visible on Earth, was intended to demonstrate to both friends and foe alike the west’s military and technological sophistication.” THE APOLLO PROGRAM is rightly heralded as one of the…
Twenty Thousand Miles to Home — The Miraculous Voyage of the USS Marblehead
“Marblehead’s journey from the Java Sea to New York took 89 days and covered more than 20,000 miles, much of it with inoperable steering, uncontrolled leaks, limited electrical power and almost no habitable berthing areas.”…
The Football War — How a Soccer Game Led to Armed Conflict Between El Salvador and Honduras in 1969
“Tensions finally boiled over into full-scale war on July 14 when Salvadorian troops crossed the border into Honduran territory.” EUROPEAN SOCCER fans often let their enthusiasm for the game get the better of them. But…
