In 1504 a knight had his arm blown off by a cannon. Instead of retiring, this knight continued to fight, feud, and serve various leaders, with the help of an ingenious metal prosthetic.
This episode will be uploaded to YouTube June 24.
By September of 1944, the Western Allies had broken out of the Normandy beachehead, and suddenly and quickly moved across northern France . By September 7th, the 90th division was stretched across the northern sector on Patton’s Third Army’s left, advancing slowly northeast. As they did so the German defenders made a risky attack in an effort to spoil the allied advance, cutting through Allied lines in a surprise action at the small town of Mairy-Mannville.