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James Elphick

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James Elphick is a veteran airborne infantryman of the 82nd Airborne Division having served in both Afghanistan and Iraq. He has a Masters degree in International Studies from Texas State University and currently works for Veterans Upward Bound helping veterans returning to school.

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Battle of the Somme

After more than 100 years, World War I battlefields are uninhabitable

By James Elphick

neall ellis helicopter gunship

This colonel-turned-mercenary held off a rebel army in his own Hind gunship

By James Elphick

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These are 10 of the longest-serving weapons in the US combat arsenal

By James Elphick

Afghanistan War

This firebase was once the ‘evilest place in Afghanistan’

By James Elphick

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These British commandos kidnapped a German general without firing a shot

By James Elphick

‘Warriors in their Own Words’ – How the Wild Weasels cleared enemy skies over Vietnam

By James Elphick

You had to bet your life to graduate from the Vietnam-era Recondo school

By James Elphick

A concrete bunker partially covered with grass, featuring a large dark green double door and a smaller adjacent door. The bunker has several small ventilation pipes on top and is surrounded by a grassy field with a paved path in front. The sky is overcast.

How 150 British Paratroopers seized a fortified artillery battery on D-Day

By James Elphick

7 unit mottos that came straight out of combat

By James Elphick

This is how Patton smashed his way out of Normandy

By James Elphick

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That time a soldier saved the day by calling an artillery strike on himself

By James Elphick

James Bond is based on Ian Fleming’s real-world experiences in World War II

James Bond is based on Ian Fleming’s real-world experiences in World War II

By James Elphick

50 WWII ships sank during the battle for Guadalcanal

By James Elphick

The ‘Phantom Division’ and 10 minutes that shortened World War II in Europe

The ‘Phantom Division’ and 10 minutes that shortened World War II in Europe

By James Elphick

This is how the misfit crew of ‘Old 666’ became the most decorated in history

This is how the misfit crew of ‘Old 666’ became the most decorated in history

By James Elphick

The 9 coolest things militaries have done with the M113

The 9 coolest things militaries have done with the M113

By James Elphick

This carrier pigeon saved a battalion in World War I

By James Elphick

This British tank crew survived 3 days trapped in No Man’s Land

By James Elphick

How these paratroopers came to be called ‘The Rock Regiment’

By James Elphick

How the Marines ripped through the Iraqis in Operation Desert Storm

How the Marines ripped through the Iraqis in Operation Desert Storm

By James Elphick

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