{"id":3443,"date":"2025-04-07T12:15:12","date_gmt":"2025-04-07T12:15:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whatsthescuddlebutt.com\/?p=3443"},"modified":"2025-04-07T12:32:42","modified_gmt":"2025-04-07T12:32:42","slug":"rangers-resistance-and-the-houdini-club-a-conversation-with-mir-bahmanyar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wtspwwii.com\/wtsp-wp\/rangers-resistance-and-the-houdini-club-a-conversation-with-mir-bahmanyar\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Rangers, Resistance, and &#8216;The Houdini Club&#8217;: A Conversation with Mir Bahmanyar&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This week on What&#8217;s The Scuttlebutt Podcast, Don, Jeff, and Dennis sit down with author and former Army Ranger Mir Bahmanyar for a deep dive into the extraordinary history of the U.S. Army Rangers. From the harrowing campaigns in North Africa to the treacherous mountain battles in Italy, the conversation explores the grit, sacrifice, and legacy of these elite soldiers\u2014and how their stories inspired Mir\u2019s latest book, The Houdini Club.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1017\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/whatsthescuddlebutt.com\/wtsp-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/FB_IMG_1741799639908-1017x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3415\" style=\"width:605px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Mir Bahmanyar is a military historian and former U.S. Army Ranger who served with the 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment. He has authored several acclaimed titles including Shadow Warriors and SEALs: The US Navy\u2019s Elite Fighting Force, known for their meticulous detail and vivid storytelling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/whatsthescuddlebutt.com\/ep-207\/\">Listen \/ More<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week on What&#8217;s The Scuttlebutt Podcast, Don, Jeff, and Dennis sit down with author and former Army Ranger Mir Bahmanyar for a deep dive into the extraordinary history of the U.S. Army Rangers. From the harrowing campaigns in North Africa to the treacherous mountain battles in Italy, the conversation explores the grit, sacrifice, and legacy of these elite soldiers\u2014and how their stories inspired Mir\u2019s latest book, The Houdini Club. Mir Bahmanyar is a military historian and former U.S. Army Ranger who served with the 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment. He has authored several acclaimed titles including Shadow Warriors and SEALs: The US Navy\u2019s Elite Fighting Force, known for their meticulous detail and vivid storytelling. Listen \/ More<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3445,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3443","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wtspwwii.com\/wtsp-wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3443","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wtspwwii.com\/wtsp-wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wtspwwii.com\/wtsp-wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wtspwwii.com\/wtsp-wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wtspwwii.com\/wtsp-wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3443"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/wtspwwii.com\/wtsp-wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3443\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3447,"href":"https:\/\/wtspwwii.com\/wtsp-wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3443\/revisions\/3447"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wtspwwii.com\/wtsp-wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3445"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wtspwwii.com\/wtsp-wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3443"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wtspwwii.com\/wtsp-wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3443"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wtspwwii.com\/wtsp-wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3443"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}