US Secret Service Saved Churchill's Life 1942

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Winston Churchill faced death many times during WW2, but came closest to assassination not in Europe but in the United States. Find out the unknown story of how the US Secret Service saved Churchill's life in 1942.
Dr. Mark Felton is a well-known British historian, the author of 22 non-fiction books, including bestsellers 'Zero Night' and 'Castle of the Eagles', both currently being developed into movies in Hollywood. In addition to writing, Mark also appears regularly in television documentaries around the world, including on The History Channel, Netflix, National Geographic, Quest, American Heroes Channel and RMC Decouverte. His books have formed the background to several TV and radio documentaries. More information about Mark can be found at: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Fe...
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@kingleech16 2 жыл бұрын

I think calling a would-be assassin a "jerk" is probably the most 1940s thing ever.

@heathwirt8919 2 жыл бұрын

I'm guessing another modifier prefixed the word jerk. :)

@TheRealBamboonga 2 жыл бұрын

Don't be a wise guy...

@wolfmauler 2 жыл бұрын

I wonder if they asked the guy "Hey! What's the big idea?!"

@Colt45hatchback 2 жыл бұрын

Maybe we're reading into it wrong, maybe the guy didnt care about churchill all that much? Haha

@Miriam26895 2 жыл бұрын

If it helps, Jerk was considered a swear word in much of the US at that time (sort of like calling someone a ‘piece of sh**’ today). My grandparents got pissed if anyone uses ‘that kind of language’ around them.

@fuferito 2 жыл бұрын

"This _jerk_ wants to shoot Churchill." The lack of salt in the language of a body guard about a would be assassin he's just stopped is positively adorable.

@blindriv3r 2 жыл бұрын

lol yeah, according to Kurt Vonnegut, the f word, etc was not in widespread usage at that time, he first heard it used in a tense combat situation in WWII and was shocked lol....big contrast to today

@fuferito 2 жыл бұрын

@@blindriv3r, That's why I could never get into the show _Deadwood._ Swearing, when done proper, like _In the Loop_ can be like music, but in _Deadwood_ it's just punctuation. Hell, they even have a guy named _Swearengen_ that, you guessed it, loves to swear.

@RCAvhstape 2 жыл бұрын

@@fuferito Same thing I thought when Saving Private Ryan came out, and the characters were all dropping F bombs nonstop. Troops cursed like that in the 90s, of course, but my grandparents were WWII generation and, sure, they knew all the foul language we all know, but they held it back a lot more. When my grandfather dropped foul language on somebody it was way more effective and shocking.

@Simonsvids 2 жыл бұрын

@@blindriv3r I find that hard to believe. It may say more about Vonnegut than anything else, whose parents first language was German, and not from the lower orders of society. In the UK at that time and before the use of the F word was widespread in both the British forces and the working classes. My grandfather who was working class miner and born in 1898 used it all the time. The Americans would have been exposed to British slang during WW1 so even if they did not use it before then (which I doubt very much), they would have been exposed to the word during that time. The word has been endemic in the UK since at least the 19th century and probably a lot earlier, and given the close cultural, trade and familial links between the UK and New England I'm sure it has been there also, and don't forget 19th century immigration from Ireland which was then part of the UK.

@fuferito 2 жыл бұрын

@@RCAvhstape, I noticed some cursing in _Saving Private Ryan,_ but I didn't find it was excessive.

@IFarmBugs 2 жыл бұрын

"This jerk wants to shoot Churchill" sounds like some sorta Norm McDonald joke

@PronatorTendon 2 жыл бұрын

I bet they own doghouses

@hpholland 2 жыл бұрын

Or so the Germans would have us believe

@tintinillumenati1618 2 жыл бұрын

@@hpholland maybe maybe not I do not know at all naaah never !! I just live in Denmark ahh Copenhagen !! Gun city !! Yeayea!!

@martkbanjoboy8853 2 жыл бұрын

I heard 'jug.'

@LTPottenger 2 жыл бұрын

I bet THAT guy doesn't own a dog house.

@koolman5865 2 жыл бұрын

Hello Mark, I have shared many of your videos with my 90 year old grandfather. He is absolutely enthralled by them, especially the different pictures and video clips you insert that he recognizes. We watch them together on a weekly basis. He's a big fan of Churchill so I'm looking forward to seeing if he's even aware of this attempt on his life! Thank you so much for continuing to put out such consistently fascinating and educational content in the past years.

@MarkFeltonProductions 2 жыл бұрын

Many thanks - please send my best wishes to your grandfather - he might just be my oldest follower!

@koolman5865 2 жыл бұрын

@@MarkFeltonProductions Will do!

@ernestdougherty3162 2 жыл бұрын

God bless your grandfather and thanks for sharing that info

@nachiketkejriwal9433 2 жыл бұрын

@@MarkFeltonProductions hi

@historyandhorseplaying7374 2 жыл бұрын

@@MarkFeltonProductions Ok that sounds like a challenge sir. My father is 97 and I’m going to introduce him to your channel! Well, and to KZfaq as well, one thing at a time.

@reneprovosty7032 2 жыл бұрын

I find it so ironic that Stalin and Fdr were so concerned about Churchill's health and he outlived them both.

@mikeabbott2396 2 жыл бұрын

I don't think Stalin was concerned about anyone's well-being other than his own.

@tabasco471 2 жыл бұрын

If Churchill died during ww2 it would have fucked stalin after the war I doubt stalin even began to think about Churchill in a positive light

@trentallman984 2 жыл бұрын

Liquor and cigars apparently didn't hurt him.

@danielmocsny5066 2 жыл бұрын

@@trentallman984 - Although Churchill lived to age 90, which was longer than the average lifespan for his cohort, we cannot know much longer he might have lived if he hadn't dosed himself frequently with proven toxins and carcinogens. Also there is the question of morbidity - Churchill could likely have enjoyed a fuller late life if had maintained a lifelong habit of vigorous exercise. And even if his toxic vices did not harm him, the statistical reality is that tobacco remains the largest cause of preventable death globally and alcohol also ranks high as a stupid way to die early. In the USA for example tobacco still kills over 400,000/yr (more Americans than Hitler killed in his entire career) and booze knocks off another 85,000 or so.

@nickzila4641 2 жыл бұрын

@@danielmocsny5066 damm

@JackManiacky 2 жыл бұрын

Mark looks rather vampiric. I suspect he knows all of this history because he's immortal.

@MarkFeltonProductions 2 жыл бұрын

You guessed correctly my friend.

@user-qd3lc7zb6n 2 жыл бұрын

He saw many things that the average man can handle

@JackManiacky 2 жыл бұрын

😱

@xiaoka 2 жыл бұрын

@@MarkFeltonProductions next Halloween’s video subject…

@TheEDFLegacy 2 жыл бұрын

@@MarkFeltonProductions Does that mean we can hear the stories about the ancient Egyptian assassination plots against the Pharaohs? 😅 j/k

@jamesrostance 2 жыл бұрын

Best comment I’ve read in these videos was one chap saying that he’s setting about using Mark’s theme tune on his phone for when his mother in law calls.

@christopherbriscoe8665 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, that music and that gentleman's not so gentle mother-in-law sounds very omnious. Another alternative music would be the theme song ton"War of the Worlds." By H. G. Wells.

@reckz420 2 жыл бұрын

Yep when your MIL calls, it's akin to war drums going off!!

@deezboltz 2 жыл бұрын

I wish I knew how to save it it would def be used for something

@CoronadoBruin 2 жыл бұрын

"Rub him out"? You've gone American and full Soprano on us, Mark

@BELCAN57 2 жыл бұрын

They were going to "take care of that thing".

@IvorMektin1701 2 жыл бұрын

Take the cannoli.

@gh8447 2 жыл бұрын

"Rubbing one out" also has a certain 'connotation', so rubbing _him_ out... well...

@ShadowTheBasementCat 2 жыл бұрын

They wanted that jerk to spend at least twenty years in the can, but they compromised. He was sent to the asylum.

@jordanadams4360 2 жыл бұрын

@@gh8447 speaking of jerks

@bobbyr.7578 2 жыл бұрын

''History will be kind to me for I intend to write it.'' Winston Churchill

@johnrandall879 2 жыл бұрын

He said many things to me that I treasure, like " I do it my way and I got where I wanted to be!" My aunt worked for him for more than 20 years and I have lots of wonderful memories in the 1950's when we talked. Yes I was a young upstart at Uni at the time.

@bobbyr.7578 2 жыл бұрын

@@johnrandall879 It is a good thing for an uneducated man to read books of quotations.''--Winston Churchill.... By the way, i have no clue what ''Uni'' stand for...

@aribantala 2 жыл бұрын

@@bobbyr.7578 it stands for University

@johnrandall879 2 жыл бұрын

@@bobbyr.7578 University... Grew up in Africa (Kenya) and we had a few old English words still. My time "just hanging out" with him is the greatest memory I own...john R

@johnrandall879 2 жыл бұрын

@@DarkAlan Sorry about that, pushing 85 but at least I am upright still remembering my memories. Thank you.

@Ewen6177 2 жыл бұрын

And now the weekend begins. Cheers all from Elgin, Scotland. Cheers Mark.

@dominionofquebec10452 2 жыл бұрын

Nice pfp Ayo Gorkhali!

@Simon_Nonymous 2 жыл бұрын

@@dominionofquebec10452 yes indeed - good spot and totally agree.

@vk2ig 2 жыл бұрын

Saturday night here already ... Australia.

@kalilinux8182 2 жыл бұрын

Gaz?

@Teh_Monk 2 жыл бұрын

You know you’re a faithful consumer of Mark Felton content when the intro starts and your kid says, “another Mark Felton WW2 video, dad?” 😂🤣

@fastyaveit 2 жыл бұрын

Haha, nice to know your kids are being brought up well, kudos sir!

@raymondweaver8526 2 жыл бұрын

Share the videos

@martinc.720 2 жыл бұрын

@@raymondweaver8526 Something tells me he does. The kid is aware their dad is watching them.

@Ricenoodles80 Жыл бұрын

My cat is tired of hearing it. He goes under the bed when the music comes on.

@xCaptxCrunchx 2 жыл бұрын

@00:01 imagine that’s the music that comes on every time Mark Felton walks into a room.

@thejudgmentalcat 2 жыл бұрын

I'd like to know if I can download it onto my ringtone!

@martinc.720 2 жыл бұрын

Hey, an “Imagine” comment!!

@spigot993 2 жыл бұрын

Mark, thank you for creating and maintaining one of the few - against the overwhelming amount of dross - bastions of information dense, well researched, historical channels upon this video sharing platform. Long may it continue and march onward; it certainly has legs.

@UrzliBoy 2 жыл бұрын

Marc Felton brings New Facts we didn’t know until today. Thanks for the good Work . Please continue your Work

@mrkitty1997 2 жыл бұрын

I mean, "WE" as a species did, "YOU" or "ME" as individual samples didn't :v

@TheNavalAviator 2 жыл бұрын

Skorzeny really deserves his own episode covering his amazing life of covert operations for various countries.

@aldosigmann419 2 жыл бұрын

Skorzeny should have been the original post war James Bond bad guy.

@vk2ig 2 жыл бұрын

@@aldosigmann419 "And you are, Herr ...?" "Bond. Jakob Bond."

@brittakriep2938 2 жыл бұрын

If James Bond would have been a german movie series, surely Joachim Fuchsberger would have been James Bond actor in 1962.

@aldosigmann419 2 жыл бұрын

@Mikey Mc tigue I'd pay good money to get a dueling scar like his...

@mikehunt3436 2 жыл бұрын

@@vk2ig No, the bad guy, like forget Ernst Stavro Blom, Otto Skorzeny as the super-villian leader of Spectre

@marks_sparks1 2 жыл бұрын

New history revealed again. Dr Felton - you never cease to amaze your audience.

@EnlightenedPatriot1 2 жыл бұрын

Indeed.

@raypurchase801 2 жыл бұрын

A mostly-peaceful assassination attempt.

@hades0572 2 жыл бұрын

I wonder how many will get this.

@jaybee9269 2 жыл бұрын

Indeed.

@kane357lynch 2 жыл бұрын

@@hades0572 oh we got it

@thegalli 2 жыл бұрын

Can you imagine what a nightmare of an international incident it would have been if Churchill had been assassinated in the US by an American?

@beebop9808 2 жыл бұрын

Better to think that he didn't. Would have been a lot different war without Churchill. Say what they may but that man was the tip of the spear that lead the UK and the world through a hell of a war and a terrible time in their history.

@vk2ig 2 жыл бұрын

@@beebop9808 And he was Queen Elizabeth II's first prime minister.

@thomasmurphy6595 2 жыл бұрын

@@beebop9808 No. He wasn't the tip of any spear, however metaphorical it might be. During 1942 the tide was turning against the Axis, and whatever you think of the actual effect of Churchill's speeches in 1940, later in the war he was mostly a nuisance. Sound leadership would have arisen and taken his place, and perhaps Britain would have been spared the embarrassment of the Dodecanese Campaign in 1943, et cetera.

@thomasmurphy6595 2 жыл бұрын

@Michael Pezzullo Rubbish, the Americans and the British would never have gone to the war over the assassination of either the Prime Minister or the President. The ruling classes of the two countries have so much in common to this day, the idea of a war between them is ridiculous.

@isilder 2 жыл бұрын

Not really, the incident already occurred.. when usa entered ww1 .. and ww2. Because many americans were german and similar... The only thing would be "crazy to blame churchill for that, its only possible to blame Hirohito."

@jacobsekela8691 2 жыл бұрын

This is one of my favorite channels on KZfaq and has rekindled my interest in WW2.

@rudithedog7534 2 жыл бұрын

So even Mr Churchill didn't know about this attempt on his life but the intrepid Dr Felton knew. Nice one 👍

@larryhillman5787 2 жыл бұрын

I am always amazed at how you can come up with interesting stories about WWII that nobody has ever brought up before. Good job, Sir.

@silverhawkscape2677 2 жыл бұрын

Being a Historian with a doctorate helps.

@pottersmiles7238 2 жыл бұрын

Mark Felton delivers the american accent! No end to his talents! Keep up the good work Doc 💯

@Jfvrvdkfbd72636 2 жыл бұрын

That’s unbelievable content you are putting here on KZfaq on!Continue the Great work and be blessed!!!

@mch12311969 2 жыл бұрын

"Rub him out" how period appropriate of you Dr. Felton. Yet another fascinating video. Thank you

@TheKulu42 2 жыл бұрын

Once again, you've presented a remarkable episode in history that I never knew about until now. I like to think the Secret Service shared a quiet "I told you so!" with the British officials who assured that all was well.

@Daniel-bl9px 2 жыл бұрын

Mark does it again!! Somehow always finds these unique "nuggets" in history that are not well publicized. Always entertaining and informative videos!!

@alitlweird 2 жыл бұрын

For WWII history buffs, Mark Felton’s mini-documentaries are like music lovers who listen to Deep Tracks on XM radio. 💪❤️

@TroglodyteDiner 2 жыл бұрын

Roosevelt drove the Secret Service crazy -- literally -- by driving around the Georgia countryside talking to farmers, public service employees, etc., when he was receiving treatment at Warm Springs. He really tried to to get a feeling of how his constituents really felt, what their concerns were. It was a brilliant move, politically. Neither before nor since had common people such access to their president.

@junestanich7888 4 ай бұрын

Actually, during Lincoln’s time you could walk into the White House and ask to see him without an appointment, though that stopped.

@logyscott 2 жыл бұрын

It's amazing how many small, obscure incidents have changed the course of history. Thanks Dr. Felton!

@louise_rose 9 ай бұрын

Yep - there's another video by Felton where he unravels how Hitler, in early 1943, made a visit to the southeastern stretch of the eastern front, and came so close to the fighting that when his plane was set to fly back west to the Wolfsschanze, the airfield had actually come under steady artillery fire and the Red Army were trying to take the field - which Hitler and his attendants had some trouble reaching under the fire... Imagine if the Russians had captured Hitler that day?! 😃 (the Soviets seem to have been unaware of what a big guy was actually visiting). Also, soon after this, Hitler visited a memorial exhibition for fallen soldiers in Berlin, where a man (a party member) had planned to kill him by a suicide bombing - but Hitler walked through the hall so unexpectedly fast that the man had to disconnect the ignition wires on his bomb belt: he had not been detected and managed to escape! Hitler did feel he had a charmed life.

@tealc6218 2 жыл бұрын

As a wise old bandido once said "when you have to shoot, shoot, don't talk."

@reidcushman3562 2 жыл бұрын

I love this channel. I wish I had discovered it before my dad passed. He was WW2 USAAF and he would have loved it.

@Ubermensch1389 2 жыл бұрын

Great video Mark! Just learned about this.

@CFarnwide 2 жыл бұрын

A raise of $6.00 a week?!?! That’s actually pretty good for those days!

@shieldwallofdragons 2 жыл бұрын

Hell in today’s economy that’s a pretty decent raise

@CFarnwide 2 жыл бұрын

@@shieldwallofdragons I wouldn’t turn it down!

@johnsheldrick7523 2 жыл бұрын

That Man should have been given a Medal as well................................

@CFarnwide 2 жыл бұрын

@@johnsheldrick7523 I do wonder if he received a promotion. Might be worth researching his career and see if there is any information on where he went from there.

@unnamedchannel1237 4 ай бұрын

About $110

@tt350zJason 2 жыл бұрын

Once again...where would we be without Felton??!!! NOBODY else shares this history and its amazing why stories like this are never brought up. Shows once again why Felton is THE MAN!!!

@slvrblkpnstrp9959 2 жыл бұрын

Dr. Mark Felton, Your videos have been a real treat for me to watch, the amount of information and the details of said info never cease to amaze me. My father would watch the history channel all the time when I was growing up and I kind of ignored it and chalked it up to him missing the military but as I’ve learned the truth about a lot stories I was told as a kid I just want to tell him everything I’ve learned. Too bad he’s at the point where he won’t be able to grasp all the info but the way you deliver the facts and the visuals to go along side it, makes it much easier for the elderly. Thanks for reading this and please keep delivering these great historical stories.

@alih6953 2 жыл бұрын

Dr. Felton makes amazing stories

@cyberpimp29 2 жыл бұрын

We appreciate you Mark!

@jamesagnew929 2 жыл бұрын

Again thanks Mark for such insights into these ww2 events, something my parents lived through but rarely spoke about. So many ww2 memories are repressed by those that experienced it and the global view of which was not clear at that time. So well brought back to life in your amazing vidoes.

@Jager-uq1dc 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Doc Felton, seeing a new video from you is what I need to get over another COVID-19 lockdown day in New Zealand. Keep them coming!

@fastyaveit 2 жыл бұрын

Lovely, Mark is back, let us sit back and enjoy, I love this channel

@cparedes2302 2 жыл бұрын

C’est magnifique! An incredible story I had no idea! Many thanks Dr. Felton! Greetings from Guatemala

@SigmaWolf-in2mr 2 жыл бұрын

*Again, Sir* You gave me a history lesson, again in more detail. Many thanks.

@beauvaisboy 2 жыл бұрын

It's my birthday tomorrow, thankyou Dr Felton, a great way to finish my 49th year! Keep up the good work.

@MarkFeltonProductions 2 жыл бұрын

Happy birthday!

@petergreenwald9639 2 жыл бұрын

Once again I am instructed. Thank you for your honesty and devotion.

@Roller_Ghoster 2 жыл бұрын

The British Bulldog saved by US spooks makes a great newspaper headline. Super video Mark Felton.

@badweetabix 2 жыл бұрын

"Spooks" is a term for spies or those in the intelligence profession. The US Secret Service is not an intelligence service. You are confusing "secret service" in British English which is not the same in American English.

@Roller_Ghoster 2 жыл бұрын

@@badweetabix 🥱

@MrHermit12 2 жыл бұрын

Spook is a racial slur for black people.(in some parts of America) Which is how i read it and laughed my ass off. Thought why would Dr.Felton like that comment.

@offdeadeye88 2 жыл бұрын

Speed race between the German aircraft firms, fighting for contracts, would make a interesting video....pretty please

@tylerward6723 2 жыл бұрын

As always quality when it comes to a Mark Felton vid. Cheers from Canada!

@michaelpisani5962 4 ай бұрын

Another previously unknown tasty bit of History from Prof Mark Felton. Thank you.

@mitchmatthews6713 2 жыл бұрын

Another interesting story! Thank you, Mark.

@simonrook5743 2 жыл бұрын

One I had no inkling of at all, thanks for another great story.

@errolandrade4235 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mark . Your historical clips and research are highly informative and absolutely amazing . Thanks once again for sharing !

@rosmundsen 2 жыл бұрын

Thank You Mark Felton! Wonderful video.

@tmclaug90 2 жыл бұрын

Love this channel. Great video. Never have even heard of an attempt on Churchill's life alluded to.

@billd.iniowa2263 2 жыл бұрын

I'd seen the Rhine River vid, but had never heard this one. Thanx Dr. Felton. Well done.

@gregoryemmanuel9168 2 жыл бұрын

I had no idea, another fascinating piece of history immaculately presented. Thank you Mark!

@garymcaleer6112 2 жыл бұрын

Good post, Mark. Some lessons of history are more important than others. You shared a good lesson here.

@everythingpro7545 2 жыл бұрын

Mark Felton's videos are a must-watch for a history enthusiast like me 😍

@Jasona1976 2 жыл бұрын

I always up vote your videos before watching, knowing that they will be first quality.

@williamarnett9064 2 жыл бұрын

Mark Felton, you are one of the best modern historians. Very well done sir.

@jaythe2nd38 2 жыл бұрын

Bravo Mark, another story nobody knew about told brilliantly.

@opera_san_the_memer_7751 2 жыл бұрын

Very interesting! Also I love your vids mark! ^^

@grantrennie 2 жыл бұрын

Great video, could you please make a video about JFK living in Glasgow Scotland at the start of World War 2? I can give you some information as I lived in that very same building for 2 years from age 17 to 19

@thewatcher5271 2 жыл бұрын

Another Winner From The King Of WW2 Documentaries! I Love Your Work.

@patriceauffret4240 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing how one man's awareness and quick decision making changed the course of history.

@GaryCameron 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, if that guy wasn't talking about his plan out loud 😳

@pyorre2441 2 жыл бұрын

I think they might have been something else that caught the eye of the secret service agent, just that the mumbling probably confirmed his suspicion.

@PanzerBuyer 2 жыл бұрын

How does an insane man become a guard? I wonder how old he was.

@RedRocket4000 2 жыл бұрын

@@PanzerBuyer Often very low standards in hiring guards they often not paid very much. That more current knowledge but assume the same then. Of course especially if guard in 20's especially early 20's he might have just started onset of his insanity and was sane when hired. And he probably kept his mumbling to himself it only a Secret Service Agent coming from behind that caught him unaware. It was the trained eye of the Agent spotting unusual behavior or just a read of his stance that caused the agent to come from behind to find out what was up with the guy if he had not been mubling the agent probably would have engaged in conversation and the guy might try to draw first. Nice to know plants in the crowd was being done even then. Ability of guards actually on the target to spot attackers quick enough to act is limited so tying to pick them up on way in a very helpful thing. Especially after Regan Secret Service has tried to cut down on this desire to walk by supporters a variation on the standard rope line in this case. but still probably does have to handle the venerability rope lines have to contain attackers.

@amadeusamwater 2 жыл бұрын

Since the SS agent was standing behind him, he'd have been nailed to minute he pulled out his weapon.

@mbryson2899 2 жыл бұрын

It does seem rather convenient.

@EuroWarsOrg 2 жыл бұрын

Did you know Churchill was captured by the Boers in the 2nd Boer Freedom or scorched earth war in 1901. He escaped by jumping off a train and rejoined his regiment via Mozambique

@filipohman7277 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome Work Mark Thanks!!!👍 Greetings from Helsinki, Finland 🇫🇮

@thEannoyingE 2 жыл бұрын

How did I not know about this? Thanks Dr. Felton. You’re a wealth of information.

@emberbeam2259 2 жыл бұрын

I was meaning to ask a while ago but would you consider doing a story on the bf 109 who spared a b 17? Just thought it would be cool to hear your input on it. Thanks for the hard work.

@DatAngryMelon 2 жыл бұрын

i 2nd this

@JackB733 2 жыл бұрын

As only Dr Felton could do here on youtube!

@johnc2438 2 жыл бұрын

Yes... would be a great tale and, although it's been told before, Dr. Felton would do the tale true justice.

@XFly170 2 жыл бұрын

That story has already been re-hashed by others. I’m sure, however, that Mark Felton would be capable of telling a story about a B-17 that spared a Bf-109.

@KronnangDunn 2 жыл бұрын

Greetings from Mexico. This has been a very interesting video! Please consider making one about the Mexican 201th Air Squadron that fought in the Pacific theatre in WW2.

@RReese08 2 жыл бұрын

Another amazing report on one of the most harrowing and obscure tales of WWII. Only you, Dr. Felton, are able to make this story come alive.

@Lowertoaster55 2 жыл бұрын

Well done Dr.Felton once again a great video with both wonderful production narration and yet more history to add to my knowledge base

@paulmurphy42 2 жыл бұрын

Keep 'em coming Mark (and check the emails I'm sending you with suggestions for future videos - If I may be so bold!)

@Liam-B 2 жыл бұрын

A raise of $6 a week in 1942 sounds like a pretty nice bump in pay.

@lba2746 2 жыл бұрын

like $100 in 2021, according to google.

@thehunter9430 2 жыл бұрын

One of my favorite channels . I love military history.

@natemundt4752 2 жыл бұрын

I'm always amazed at how you find these fascinating stories. Love the videos! Keep doing what you're doing, Mark!!!

@Greenlaser 2 жыл бұрын

who wakes up and tells themselves "i'm gonna dislike this random video as soon as its uploaded"??? especially one from Mark :D this makes no sense, why would you dislike it before even fully watching the whole video

@cursivejay 2 жыл бұрын

Someone triggered by the title or thumbnail

@bayareajokester9456 2 жыл бұрын

A rare breed of haters, probably mad at the world cause they went bald at 18 yrs old.

@martinc.720 2 жыл бұрын

Why would anyone bother to leave such a comment? Just watch the video and enjoy it.

@christopherroa9781 2 жыл бұрын

Watching this video in Baltimore Maryland, I can confirm lone gunmen are still very much an issue lol

@vk2ig 2 жыл бұрын

It made me realise how many US presidents (or presidential hopefuls) have been zapped since 1776; and how lucky I am to live in a democracy where no-one has resorted to using a gun to change the country's leadership.

@tabasco471 2 жыл бұрын

@@vk2ig unless you live on an island void to any external influence people have used guns to try to change your country’s leadership

@jthunders 2 жыл бұрын

Your mayor is first class

@midwestmatthew9752 2 жыл бұрын

@@vk2ig There is no such country. Might be a few where no would-be assassin has ever been successful. But every country has its share of guns and kooks.

@justanotherviewer52 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks yet again Mark. Security, working as it should, in the background.

@mathbrown9099 2 жыл бұрын

Wonderful story Mr. Felton. I appreciate your videos.

@p24ify 2 жыл бұрын

No wonder Leo DiCaprio's character claims he's secret service

@JackB733 2 жыл бұрын

How about a future video of the capture of Alfred Rosenberg? Similar to your excellent video about the capture of Ribbentrop.

@MarkFeltonProductions 2 жыл бұрын

It's on my list to do.

@JackB733 2 жыл бұрын

@@MarkFeltonProductions You never disappoint!

@oncall21 2 жыл бұрын

Another great video Dr Felton. Thanks for sharing!

@americantopteam135s-t7 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic content. Thank you.

@Trek001 2 жыл бұрын

Lets face it, Churchill would have tackled the madman himself with his cigar still lodged in his mouth

@silverhawkscape2677 2 жыл бұрын

Churchill was the man we needed during the war.

@roberthoward9500 2 жыл бұрын

Also Churchill had a lot of natural body armour around his internal organs.

@tonyreed2523 2 жыл бұрын

@@silverhawkscape2677 On both sides of the Atlantic...

@Simon_Nonymous 2 жыл бұрын

I would have to agree with this, even if the cigar wasn't actually lit. His biggest issue was that he always wanted to be the brave frontline officer, and best ever general/admiral. His biggest asset was pulling the enemies of the Nazis together, no matter what the cost, and also knowing when he should bow to the experts. Not a perfect man by any means, but a brave and sincere one.

@trauko1388 2 жыл бұрын

@@Simon_Nonymous SIncere? LOL!!! He was a liar, just like any other politician, and constantly interfered with military decisions causing the deaths of thousands of his own soldiers and sailors. He was incompetent, but hey, people dont like reality, pretty tales are always more fun...

@ShogunMongol 2 жыл бұрын

As a Maryland native, it's odd hearing about Baltimore in one of these videos, made me kinda happy. Also, if a foreign dignitary were to visit Dundalk today, he'd more than likely be hit by a stray bullet from some gang fight, rather than a crazy gunman. Also, random note, while I was at a pharmacy, I read part of a book about Baltimore during World War Two, specifically a section about a visit before the war by a German destroyer or battle ship. I read it in Mark Felton's voice in my head the entire time.

@540Baseball 2 жыл бұрын

Oh, Baltimore Ain't it hard just to live?

@westpointsnell4167 2 жыл бұрын

I m in York Pennsylvania..right above u

@robertschlesinger1342 2 жыл бұрын

Very interesting, informative and worthwhile video.

@djfigliola8432 2 жыл бұрын

Dr. Felton I cannot believe you are not on television your content is brilliant and your voice makes quite a great narrator

@floppa6912 2 жыл бұрын

Mark felton, could you make a video of the Dutch SS in Arnhem?

@thejudgmentalcat 2 жыл бұрын

Five dislikes from disgruntled would-be assassins 🤣

@JimmyBeanz13 2 жыл бұрын

Who speak under their breath in a crowd....yeah ok

@Jeremyramone 2 жыл бұрын

I thought your style of writing/telling this one was especially captivating. Excellent work, thanks very much for your efforts in sharing these productions.