What if I told you that the most feared soldiers in Afghanistan were not American Navy Seals, not Delta Force, not the British SAS? They were a group of bearded...
March 2007, a monstrous sandstorm swallows southern Afghanistan. Visibility drops to zero. Wind rips at 90 kmh. Every American commander makes the same call. Stand down. Ground all aircraft. Nobody...
Eddie and Alex Van Halen delivered newspapers at 5:00 a.m. before school to save money for instruments. Dutch immigrant kids who barely spoke English. Their classmates made fun of their...
Wolf Gang Van Halen was 10 years old when he found his father on the bedroom floor at midnight surrounded by bottles crying. Wolf Gang had seen his dad drink...
Eddie Van Halen woke up on March 3rd, 2007, reached for his guitar like he had every morning for 50 years, and realized with absolute horror that his fingers wouldn’t...
Eddie Van Halen knew he was dying. The doctors hadn’t said it out loud. Wolf Gang didn’t know. But Eddie knew. You know your own body. You know when the...
Eddie Van Halen sat in his car outside his house for 47 minutes, unable to move. The doctor’s words were still ringing in his ears. “You have cancer, Mr. Van...
Eddie Van Halen walked into Westlake recording studio on January 18th, 1983, carrying nothing but his guitar and a beer. He had no idea that in the next 20 minutes...
Why Admiral King Told Churchill ‘The Royal Navy Is Finished’ – Churchill Never Forgave Him The war is in full swing across both the Atlantic and the Pacific. The alliance...
Why Marshall Refused MacArthur’s Island Hopping Plan – Then Nimitz Proved Him Wrong March 1943. General George Marshall is in the Pentagon reading Douglas MacArthur’s latest strategic proposal, 15 pages,...