73 Easting: Episode 19 — Iron, Eagle, and Ghost

Iron, Eagle, and Ghost brings the Battle of 73 Easting down from corps-level maps to the troop fights that soldiers actually experienced. This episode follows the cavalrymen, tank crews, Bradley crews, scouts, gunners, drivers, and troop commanders who engaged Iraqi tanks, armored vehicles, bunkers, and moving columns across a battlefield that kept changing shape. Eagle Troop’s fight became famous, but Ghost and Iron were also part of the regimental clash that tore through the Iraqi defensive system. Listeners learn how thermal images, radio reports, dust, wreckage, and seconds-long identification decisions shaped combat at the smallest level. The episode shows 73 Easting as both a major armored battle and a collection of intimate, dangerous encounters inside a wider storm. For more military history writing and books, visit MilitaryAuthor.me, and for magazines, galleries, and a massive archive of military photos and video, visit Trackpads.com.