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What Happened When Black Soldiers Guarded Nazi POWs
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What Happened When Black Soldiers Guarded Nazi POWs
The Legendary Sniper Who Hunted The Nazis
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The Legendary Sniper Who Hunted The Nazis
Operation Valkyrie: How Close They Came to Killing Hitler
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Operation Valkyrie: How Close They Came to Killing Hitler
The Secret Trick That Made American Gunners Twice As Deadly
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The Secret Trick That Made American Gunners Twice As Deadly
The Dark Reason Browning M2 Is Still in Service
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The Dark Reason Browning M2 Is Still in Service
How WW2 Snipers Changed Wars Forever
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How WW2 Snipers Changed Wars Forever
Japanese Pilots Mocked The SBD Dauntless - Until It Sank Their Entire Fleet In Minutes
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Japanese Pilots Mocked The SBD Dauntless - Until It Sank Their Entire Fleet In Minutes
Germans Laughed At The PBY Catalina — Until It Sank Their U-Boats For 24 Hours Straight
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Germans Laughed At The PBY Catalina — Until It Sank Their U-Boats For 24 Hours Straight
The Day Hitler Youth's Soldiers Realized the Enemy Had Mercy
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The Day Hitler Youth's Soldiers Realized the Enemy Had Mercy
The Day Allied Bombers Saved the Netherlands From Starvation
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The Day Allied Bombers Saved the Netherlands From Starvation
How One General's 'Forbidden' Deep Battle Doctrine Saved The Entire Eastern Front
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How One General's 'Forbidden' Deep Battle Doctrine Saved The Entire Eastern Front
Germans Mocked The Mosquito Bombers - Until They Dropped Payloads At 400 MPH Without Fighter Escort
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Germans Mocked The Mosquito Bombers - Until They Dropped Payloads At 400 MPH Without Fighter Escort
German Pilots Flaunted Their High-Altitude Tactics - Until P-38 Lightning Came And Shot Them Down
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German Pilots Flaunted Their High-Altitude Tactics - Until P-38 Lightning Came And Shot Them Down
How One P-40 Pilot's 'ILLEGAL' Engine Modification Let Him Outrun The Japanese Zeros
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How One P-40 Pilot's 'ILLEGAL' Engine Modification Let Him Outrun The Japanese Zeros
Japanese Pilots Flew A Captured Corsair — Then Admitted They’d Never Seen The Speed Of Its Dive
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Japanese Pilots Flew A Captured Corsair — Then Admitted They’d Never Seen The Speed Of Its Dive
Luftwaffe Pilots Thought Their Flak Was Safe — Until P-51s Flew Low And Obliterated Their Guns
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Luftwaffe Pilots Thought Their Flak Was Safe — Until P-51s Flew Low And Obliterated Their Guns
Japanese Engineers Took Apart A Captured Hellcat — Then Admitted They’d Never Seen Armor Like It
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Japanese Engineers Took Apart A Captured Hellcat — Then Admitted They’d Never Seen Armor Like It
Germans Flew A Captured P-47 Thunderbolt - Then Admitted They'd Never Seen Damage Absorption Like It
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Germans Flew A Captured P-47 Thunderbolt - Then Admitted They'd Never Seen Damage Absorption Like It
How One B-29 Bombardier’s ‘ILLEGAL’ Sight System Hit A Target No One Else Could
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How One B-29 Bombardier’s ‘ILLEGAL’ Sight System Hit A Target No One Else Could
German Pilots Laughed At The P-47 - Until They Saw The Destruction It Left Behind
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German Pilots Laughed At The P-47 - Until They Saw The Destruction It Left Behind
Japenese Pilots Laughed At The P-38 - Until It Shot Down 40 Of Their Fighter Planes
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Japenese Pilots Laughed At The P-38 - Until It Shot Down 40 Of Their Fighter Planes
How One Navigator’s ‘UNAUTHORIZED’ Shortcut Saved The Doolittle Raid
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How One Navigator’s ‘UNAUTHORIZED’ Shortcut Saved The Doolittle Raid
How One Tail Gunner's 'ILLEGAL' Modification Downed 12 German Fighters
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How One Tail Gunner's 'ILLEGAL' Modification Downed 12 German Fighters
German Pilots Had 15 Seconds Before P-38 Lightnings Obliterated Their Formation
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German Pilots Had 15 Seconds Before P-38 Lightnings Obliterated Their Formation
Japanese Pilots Laughed At The Hellcats - Until It Shot Down 300 Planes In A Day
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Japanese Pilots Laughed At The Hellcats - Until It Shot Down 300 Planes In A Day
German Pilots Thought The P-51 Mustang Was A Myth - Until It Reached Berlin
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German Pilots Thought The P-51 Mustang Was A Myth - Until It Reached Berlin
German Pilots Laughed At The B-24 Liberators - Until They Dropped 8,000 Pounds Bombs On Them
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German Pilots Laughed At The B-24 Liberators - Until They Dropped 8,000 Pounds Bombs On Them
How One Gunner’s ‘ILLEGAL’ Trick Made America’s B-17 Almost Bulletproof
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How One Gunner’s ‘ILLEGAL’ Trick Made America’s B-17 Almost Bulletproof
Germans Laughed At The B-17 - Until It Flew Above Their Fighter Ceiling
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Germans Laughed At The B-17 - Until It Flew Above Their Fighter Ceiling
Germans Never Expected P-38 Lightnings To Shoot Down 170 Planes In Days
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Germans Never Expected P-38 Lightnings To Shoot Down 170 Planes In Days