Damn the Torpedoes: Lead Like a Lion
In the heat of the American Civil War, back in 1864, Union Admiral David Farragut led his fleet into Mobile Bay, Alabama. The mission was clear—capture Fort Morgan and cut off Confederate supply lines. But the waters were rigged with tethered explosives known as “torpedoes” (what we now call mines). As the fleet pushed forward, […]
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