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Portraits 30/10/2022
William "Billy" Mitchell, pioneer of the US Airborne
L’armée américaine est la première à avoir pensé à se doter d’une Air Infantry et ce, dès 1918. Le Brigadier-General William “Billy” Mitchell suggère de retirer du...
Portraits 21/07/2022
Leonard A. Funk Jr., legend of the 82nd Airborne Division
Do you know about Leonard A. Funk Jr., one of the most illustrious paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne? Like Audie Murphy, Funk is the recipient of a mind-bloggling number of decorations, which he...
Portraits 13/07/2022
Audie Murphy, from an exceptional military career to successful actor
Shedding light on the extraordinary trajectories of peculiar or unknown characters is one of the fundamental functions of History, right? Today, we wanted to tell you about one Audie Murphy – not...
Portraits 24/06/2022
Charles Trépel, a great soldier
Charles Trépel was a great soldier, one of the best. He lived a life too short, that didn’t allow him to reach his full potential. Nonetheless, he did live a very intense life. Born on...
