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The Real Life Expendables
The years 2010 to 2014, saw the release of the three Expendables films,
throwback action romps starring a roster of aging 1980s action stars
including Sylvester Stallone, Dolph Lundgren, Bruce Willis, Chuck
Norris, Jean-Claude Van Damme, and Arnold Schwarzenegger as retired
mercenaries back for one final job - and, presumably, easy
nostalgia-fuelled paycheques. While the notion of assembling a team of
60-year-olds to carry out a dangerous mission might seem like pure
Hollywood nonsense, it is not as outlandish as it might appear. Faced
with a potential diplomatic crisis, during the Second World War British
Intelligence called upon a team of real-life Expendables to carry out a
daring commando raid in neutral Portuguese India. This is the incredible
story of Operation Creek, the last ride of the Calcutta Light Horse.
The Battle of the Atlantic, which raged from the very first day of WWII
to the very last, has been covered extensively on this channel. But the
desperate struggle between Allied shipping and German U-boats was not
confined to the frigid waters of the North Atlantic. U-boat operations
ranged as far afield as the Indian Ocean, where the marauding submarines
wreaked havoc on ships sailing in and out of British India. And this
deadliness only increased thanks to an unexpected helping hand.
Author: Gilles Messier
Editor: Daven Hiskey
Host: Simon Whistler
Producer: Samuel Avila
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The years 2010 to 2014, saw the release of the three Expendables films,
throwback action romps starring a roster of aging 1980s action stars
including Sylvester Stallone, Dolph Lundgren, Bruce Willis, Chuck
Norris, Jean-Claude Van Damme, and Arnold Schwarzenegger as retired
mercenaries back for one final job - and, presumably, easy
nostalgia-fuelled paycheques. While the notion of assembling a team of
60-year-olds to carry out a dangerous mission might seem like pure
Hollywood nonsense, it is not as outlandish as it might appear. Faced
with a potential diplomatic crisis, during the Second World War British
Intelligence called upon a team of real-life Expendables to carry out a
daring commando raid in neutral Portuguese India. This is the incredible
story of Operation Creek, the last ride of the Calcutta Light Horse.
The Battle of the Atlantic, which raged from the very first day of WWII
to the very last, has been covered extensively on this channel. But the
desperate struggle between Allied shipping and German U-boats was not
confined to the frigid waters of the North Atlantic. U-boat operations
ranged as far afield as the Indian Ocean, where the marauding submarines
wreaked havoc on ships sailing in and out of British India. And this
deadliness only increased thanks to an unexpected helping hand.
Author: Gilles Messier
Editor: Daven Hiskey
Host: Simon Whistler
Producer: Samuel Avila
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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