Playing a Lucky Hunch

Want to read an inspiring tale from the last days of World War II? Learn how Army platoon Sergeant Thomas Stafford, aged 21, did the following:

Managed to single-handedly effectuate the surrender of 40,000 Wehrmacht and SS troops -- including 20 German generals.

Note: It didn't hurt that Germans strongly preferred surrendering to Americans, as opposed to Russians, who had a tendency to murder German captives wholesale. RealClearPolitics has the sergeant's story.