Special Operations & Raids

Raids, paratroopers, and the SAS — anchored by We Have Ways' multi-part Bruneval series, the operation where intelligence, radar technology, and commando soldiering intersected on a French clifftop. The Malayan Emergency coverage extends the thread into counterinsurgency command.

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PickHeist From The Sky: Hell Breaks Loose (Part 3) · We Have Ways of Making You Talk

Featured episodes

We Have Ways of Making You Talk

PickHeist From The Sky: Hell Breaks Loose (Part 3)

EssentialHeist From The Sky: The Bruneval Raid (Part 1)

EssentialHeist From The Sky: The Raid Begins (Part 2)

The Unconventional Soldier

EssentialCommanding The SAS During The Malayan Emergency

Lions Led By Donkeys

EssentialThe Battle of Iwo Jima: Part 3

World War 2 LIVE

EssentialThe Doolittle Raid: America Strikes Back

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🎙 Veterans' accounts · from The Battle of Iwo Jima: Part 3

Library of Congress Veterans History Project holds 100+ interviews with World War II Pacific Theater veterans including Iwo Jima participants — searchable at loc.gov/vets

🎙 Veterans' accounts · from The Doolittle Raid: America Strikes Back

Library of Congress Veterans History Project holds 100+ interviews with World War II veterans including pilots and military personnel involved in Pacific Theater operations — searchable at loc.gov/vets

⚖ The debate · from The Battle of Iwo Jima: Part 3

Was the invasion of Iwo Jima strategically justified given its horrific casualty rate and limited operational payoff? Critics argue the island's value as an airbase was overstated and the cost in American lives unjustifiable; defenders contend it was operationally necessary for B-29 operations and emergency landings in the final push toward Japan.