The 4 stars who 'saved the world'

So, who are they, eh? Eh? EH?

The 4 stars who 'saved the world'

James Blunt recently claimed he "prevented World War 3" - can you identify these four other famous heroes?

1. A singer and former US Marine who drove a Hummer through an Iraqi minefield during the first Gulf War. Whether he denied it by saying, "It wasn't me" isn't known.

2. A Hollywood legend who completed 20 official and several unofficial bombing missions in the Second World War and served the USAF for 27 years, earning his wings as a pilot, first class.

3. This boxing world champion and paratrooper was wounded fighting for his country, but also sheltered two Jewish children in his house during the Nazi purge of Berlin.

4. After being hit by six rounds from a Bren gun (one to the chest being stopped by a cigarette case, one removing a finger) during the Normandy landings, he might've said he could nae take any more.

Answers can be found here

Marc Chacksfield
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As Content Director of Shortlist, Marc likes nothing more than to compile endless lists of an evening by candlelight. He started out life as a movie writer for numerous (now defunct) magazines and soon found himself online - editing a gaggle of gadget sites, including TechRadar, Digital Camera World and Tom's Guide UK. At Shortlist you'll find him mostly writing about movies and tech, so no change there then.