Oliver North
Oliver Laurence North (born October 7, 1943) is an American political commentator and television host, military historian, New York Times best-selling author, former United States Marine Corps lieutenant colonel.
North is primarily remembered for his term as a National Security Council staff member during the Iran–Contra affair, a political scandal of the late 1980s. The scandal involved the clandestine sale of weapons to Iran, supposedly to encourage the release of U.S. hostages then held in Lebanon. North formulated the second part of the plan, which was to divert proceeds from the arms sales to support the Contra rebel groups in Nicaragua, which had been specifically prohibited under the Boland Amendment. He was the host of War Stories with Oliver North on Fox News Channel.
Early life
North was born in San Antonio, Texas, on October 7, 1943. He is the son of Ann Theresa (née Clancy) and Oliver Clay North, a U.S. Army major. He grew up in Philmont, New York, and graduated from Ockawamick Central High School in 1961. He attended the State University of New York at Brockport in Brockport, New York, for two years.
War Stories with Oliver North
War Stories was a military history program on the Fox News Channel. Hosted by Oliver North, of Iran–Contra affair fame, the program covered a number of different stories relating to war and national defense, featuring individuals who were directly involved with the topic covered in the episode.
Each episode focused on one of three areas:
The episodes were often based on current events; the episode which aired August 6, 2006 featured the history of Fidel Castro's rise to power (in light of Castro's temporary relinquishment of power) while the prior week's episode centered on Hezbollah.
North ends the episode with the tagline, "his/hers/theirs is a war story, that deserves to be told".
As of January 3, 2015, War Stores with Oliver North is aired on the weekends from 8-11 p.m. ET on Fox Business Network.
War Stories
War Stories or War Story or variant, may refer to:
See also
War Stories (album)
War Stories is the third album from Unkle. The album was released in Japan on 20 June 2007 Europe and the UK on 2 July 2007, followed by a 24 July release date in North America. War Stories debuted at #58 in Australia. The album was promoted by three singles: "Burn My Shadow", "Hold My Hand" and "Restless". The video for "Burn My Shadow" featured the actor Goran Visnjic and was directed by Miguel Sapochnik.
The cover art was designed by 3D of Massive Attack.
The track "Mayday" was played in the 2008 video game Grand Theft Auto IV on the radio station Radio Broker.
The track "Chemistry" is used as the instrumental track for "Hello/Goodbye (Uncool)" by Lupe Fiasco from his 2007 album Lupe Fiasco's The Cool. Lupe Fiasco chose War Stories as his #1 album of the year as posted to a video on Myspace.
The track "When Things Explode" was used during the dramatic ending of the episode "Number Crunch" (Season 1 Episode 10) from the TV series "Person of Interest".
The song "Burn My Shadow" was used during the climax of the movie Repo Men. It was also featured in an Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood trailer and the trailer for the 2009 video game Fuel. The song "Chemistry" was featured in Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood DLC "The Da Vinci Disappearance", a trailer for series six of Spooks and the documentary movie Countdown to Zero (2010).
War Stories (comics)
War Stories was a comic book series written by Garth Ennis and illustrated by a number of artists.
Overview
The first two series, published by Vertigo, consisted of two four-issue mini-series. The two series were printed monthly, the first beginning in November 2001 and the second beginning in January 2003.
A third series, published by Avatar Press and comprising three issues, commenced in October 2014. A fourth series began publication in June 2015.
Each mini-series consisted of 3 or 4 stand-alone issues. Most of the stories were set during World War II. One exception was set during the Spanish Civil War and another in the Middle-East in 1973. Each deals with the horror of war experienced by those on the Front line.
Series 1
Johann's Tiger
In the final days of World War Two the commander of a Tiger tank tries to save his men by convincing them to desert so they may surrender to the Americans before they are killed fighting the Soviets.
With pencils by Chris Weston and inks by Gary Erskine.
War Stories with Oliver North
Cast
- Oliver North
- Adolf Hitler
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Dwight D. Eisenhower
- Winston Churchill
- Douglas MacArthur
- Joseph Stalin
- Bernard L. Montgomery
- George S. Patton
- Harry S. Truman
- Erwin Rommel
- Carlo D'Este
- Hirohito
- Babe Ruth
- Lou Gehrig
- Paul Swearingen
- George C. Marshall
- Bill Fili
- Lowell Thomas
- Dottie Collins
- Francis Sanza
- James Zobel
- Jacqueline Cochran
- Chester W. Nimitz
- Arthur MacArthur
- Season 1
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Episode 1: Iwo Jima
USA:1 January 2002...
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Episode 2: The Pueblo Incident
USA:30 September 2001...
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Episode 3: Bataan: To Hell and Back
USA:7 October 2001...
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Episode 9: Siege at Khe Sanh
USA:3 February 2002...
- Season 2
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Episode 14: Paratroopers
USA:25 May 2002...
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Episode 15: Normandy!
USA:2 June 2002...
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Episode 17: Choppers of Vietnam
USA:16 June 2002...
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Episode 18: The Tet Offensive
USA:23 June 2002...
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Episode 20: Battle at Midway
USA:28 April 2002...
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Episode 22: Doolittle Raiders
USA:22 November 2002...
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Episode 25: Winter Warriors: The 10th Mountain Division
USA:15 December 2002...
- Season 3
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Episode 29: Battle of the Bulge
USA:19 January 2003...
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Episode 35: The Life and Times of General Douglas MacArthur
USA:3 August 2003...
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Episode 42: A Salute to the USO!
USA:14 December 2003...
- Season 4
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Episode 46: Biography: Dwight D. Eisenhower
USA:18 April 2004...
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Episode 48: The Siege of Firebase Ripcord
USA:7 March 2004...
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Episode 53: Silent Warriors: Submarines of the Pacific
USA:18 July 2004...
- Season 5
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Episode 59: Final Justice: War Crimes Trials of World War II
USA:13 February 2005...
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Episode 62: The Invasion of Sicily
USA:13 March 2005...
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Episode 64: The Last Days of Adolf Hitler and the Third Reich
USA:8 May 2005...
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Episode 68: Operation Rolling Thunder
USA:25 September 2005...
- Season 6
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Episode 71: Hollywood Goes to War
USA:5 March 2006...
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Episode 73: The Remarkable Life and Mysterious Death of General Patton
USA:30 April 2006...
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Episode 74: The Women of World War II
USA:19 June 2005...
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Episode 76: In the Jaws of Hell: Eastern Europe in World War II
USA:25 June 2006...
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Episode 77: From the Ballpark to the Battlefield: Baseball and World War II
USA:9 July 2006...
- Season 7
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Episode 81: The Life and Times of Winston Churchill
USA:18 March 2007...
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Episode 85: The Navy's Fighting Seabees
USA:8 September 2007...
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Episode 86: Peleliu: The Forgotten Battle
USA:16 September 2007...
- Season 8
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Episode 95: The Furious Fight for Dong Ha
USA:9 November 2008...
- Season 9
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Episode 96: Inside Special Ops
USA:18 April 2009...
- Season 10
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Episode 101: High Tech Warriors on the Battlefield
USA:11 May 2010...
- Season
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Episode : Desert War
USA:2 February 2003...
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Episode : Running the Gauntlet: The Merchant Marine
USA:27 July 2003...
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Episode : Red Tails: The Saga of the Tuskegee Airmen
USA:9 February 2008...
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Episode : Berlin: Standoff Behind the Iron Curtain
USA:4 April 2004...
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Episode : Okinawa
USA:30 December 2001...
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Episode : Secret Race for the Atomic Bomb
USA:26 September 2004...
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Episode : The Fighter Aces
USA:20 July 2003...
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Episode : Attack of the Japanese Midget Subs
USA:8 December 2002...
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Episode : Confrontation in Cuba
USA:27 June 2004...
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Episode : Hill Battles of Korea
USA:12 January 2003...
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Episode : They Invaded America
USA:7 April 2002...
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Episode : A Tribute to Our Heroes Who Served in Iraq
As the final American troops leave Iraq by the end of December 2011, this 100th episode of 'War Stor...
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Episode : Black Sheep Squadron
USA:31 August 2003...
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Episode : Bloody Tarawa
USA:25 August 2002...
War Stories
Pull on up into the soap box stool
Let me tell you some stories about how life can be cruel
I had big dreams, but they turned to dust
I need another shot of oil, 'cause it's startin' to rust
And I'm tryin' to make a livin', tryin' to find my way
I've been bustin' my ass to be somebody, someday
Tryin' to make a livin', tryin' to get ahead
Shootin' at the moon, but it shot me down instead
War stories, I'm kickin' and fightin' for my life
Through those war stories
I made it through the battle of life
And it's on and on until you're long gone
But the strong keep stickin' it out
Through those war stories
Everybody's got 'em when you hit the bottom and you survive
I said have another drink this one's on me
Let me tell you 'bout pain from A to Z
I got scars from my head to my feet
Some like a junkyard car, still rollin' down the streets
And I'm tryin' to make a dollar, tryin' to pay my way
I've been bustin' my balls, and then they take it all away
I'm tryin' to climb the ladder, reachin' for the sky
I ain't goin' down until they hang me out to dry, yeah
War stories, I'm kickin' and fightin' for my life
Through those war stories
I made it through the battle of life
And it's on and on until you're long gone
But the strong keep stickin' it out
Through those war stories
Everybody's got 'em when you hit the bottom and you survive
And it's on and on until you're long gone
But the strong keep stickin' it out
They got towin' the line till the sun don't shine
But all I got left to talk about
Are those war stories
I'm kickin' and fightin' for my life
Through those war stories
I made it through the battle of life
War stories
Through those war stories