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Last Stands And Long Shots Episodes

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May 6, 2019

THE KARPIS-BARKER GANG VS. THE FBI: MA BARKER'S LAST STAND

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Dec. 6, 2018

THE LEGEND OF THE MALTESE CROSS AND THE GREAT SIEGE OF MALTA

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Sept. 24, 2018

THE COFFIN CORNER BOYS

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Sept. 5, 2018

ELFEGO BACA- THE MAN WHO WOULDN'T DIE

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Sept. 3, 2018

BILLY THE KID (PT 2) THE LAST DAYS (OR WERE THEY?)

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Aug. 27, 2018

BILLY KID (PT 1) THE INCREDIBLE TRUE STORY

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Aug. 23, 2018

BONNIE & CLYDE (PT 2) BORN TO DIE

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Feb. 19, 2018

IWO JIMA (PT 2): NIGHTMARE IN THE PACIFIC

Part II Iwo Jima: Nightmare in the Pacific covers the story of the fighting as well as the raising of the first and second flags on Mt. Surabachi, including the stories of the mistaken identities of the flag raisers and that of marine pfc. Ira Hayes....

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Feb. 5, 2018

IWO JIMA (PT 1): NIGHTMARE IN THE PACIFIC

IWO JIMA: NIGHTMARE IN THE PACIFIC (PT I): the US makes the tough decision to attack the well-fortified island of Iwo Jima, and does so beginning on Feb. 18th, 1945, with heavy losses. This episode covers the US attack through day one. Conclusion...

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Nov. 20, 2017

OPERATION MARKETGARDEN (PT II): A BRIDGE NOT TOO FAR: SPIES, LIES, AN…

The two part story of a bold plan to strike the heart of Germany by dropping 36,000 British, Canadian, Polish, and American paratroopers in German controlled Holland in Sept 1944. Dedicated to the men who never made it back, this story doesn't pull any...

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Nov. 13, 2017

OPERATION MARKETGARDEN: A BRIDGE TOO FAR (PT 1) #WWII

The two part story of a bold plan to strike the heart of Germany by dropping 36,000 British, Canadian, Polish, and American paratroopers in German controlled Holland in Sept 1944. Dedicated to the men who never made it back, this story doesn't pull any...

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Aug. 28, 2017

THE COMMANDO RAID ON ST. NAZAIRE: THE MOST DARING RAID OF WWII

The St. Nazaire Raid, also known as Operation Chariot, was a British Amphibious attack on the heavily defended Normandie drydock at St. Nazaire on March 26th, 1942. The objective of the raid was to destroy the drydock in German-held St. Nazaire, thus...

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June 26, 2017

NEVER CALL ME A HERO: AUTHOR INTERVIEW (#THE BATTLE OF MIDWAY)

An interview with co-authors Dr. Timothy and Laura Orr, discussing their new best-seller "Never Call Me A Hero", the story of Midway pilot Dusty Kleiss, who helped sink three Japanese ships at the Battle of Midway , which turned the tide of war in the ...

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Feb. 13, 2017

THE HEROES OF JADOTVILLE

The true story behind one of history's forgotten battles-the Seige of Jadotville- in Katanga Province, Congo, in 1961, recently made famous by the movie "The Seige of Jadotville" on Netflix.Music: Republic of Ireland's The Soldiers Song National Th...

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April 12, 2016

THE BATTLE FOR JUSTICE IN ATHENS, TENNESSEE 1946

This true story, often called "The War in Athens, Tennessee", describes the actions of the citizens of a small town, in this case mostly GI's recently returned from the battlefields of WWII, as they armed themselves to insure a fair election against a ...

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Jan. 14, 2016

THE LAST FIGHT IN THE COLISEUM

The year is 404 A.D. Rome is changing under the new direction of Christian emperors. The Roman Coliseum is still home to 86,000 spectators all demanding entertainment, and all very conditioned to spectacles of death and bloodshed. All that is about to ...

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Dec. 23, 2015

"UNSINKABLE" MOLLY BROWN

"Unsinkable Molly Brown- A Rags To Riches Story of a Titanic Survivor"-Born Margaret Tobin Brown to poor Irish immigrants in Hannibal Missouri in 1867, "Maggie" Brown worked stripping tobacco leaves to support her family unti...

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June 8, 2015

DR. LIVINGSTONE, I PRESUME?: FINDING A MISSING HERO IN THE HEART OF A…

"Dr. Livingstone, I Presume?"-Born John Rowland to a prostitute in England in 1841 who promptly abandoned him, Henry Morton Stanley emigrated to America in 1861, joined the Confederate Army, was wounded at Shiloh, captured, a...

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April 28, 2015

CUSTER'S LAST STAND : THE LAST MAN STANDING

"Custer's Last Stand-the Last Man Standing"The incredible story of 7th cavalry trooper Frank Finkel, who for fear of being branded as a deserter, waited 44 years to tell his story of what happened once the action started and ...

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April 4, 2015

THE HEROES OF KAMDESH

"The Heroes of Kamdesh"- On Oct. 3, 2009 a Taliban-led force of 150-300 insurgents attacked a US Army Outpost in the Kamdesh area of Afghanistan and nearly wiped it out, save for the heroic actions of the ground and air troo...

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