Otto Matic
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If you are into books about WWII, try this book!
"The Filthy Thirteen"
By Richard Killblaine and James "Jake" McNiece
It will give most of you a whole new perspective on "military discipline"!
The "Filthy Thirteen" actually disobeyed a direct order to fulfill a direct order. It's in the book.
McNiece was given orders to locate and set explosives on a specific bridge on D-Day.
It took McNiece awhile to gather enough soldiers to make a "unit" to locate and rig the bridge.
Another officer out ranking McNiece told him to set up and hold a perimeter. McNiece said no, his objective was the bridge.
The officer ordered McNiece to set up the perimeter.
McNiece said ok, gathered his men and proceeded to his objective, the bridge!
"The Filthy Thirteen"
By Richard Killblaine and James "Jake" McNiece
It will give most of you a whole new perspective on "military discipline"!
The "Filthy Thirteen" actually disobeyed a direct order to fulfill a direct order. It's in the book.
McNiece was given orders to locate and set explosives on a specific bridge on D-Day.
It took McNiece awhile to gather enough soldiers to make a "unit" to locate and rig the bridge.
Another officer out ranking McNiece told him to set up and hold a perimeter. McNiece said no, his objective was the bridge.
The officer ordered McNiece to set up the perimeter.
McNiece said ok, gathered his men and proceeded to his objective, the bridge!