American Indian Wars E55 Into the Glades: The Last War of the Swamp
Marines were thrown into some of the harshest terrain imaginable, battling not just Seminole warriors, but the unforgiving Everglades itself.
This episode covers patrols in chest-deep water, unbearable heat, and endless miles of unmapped swamp. It’s gritty, tactical, and full of lessons that would echo over a century later in Vietnam.
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