October 1943. British commandos are dying because their boots are too loud on gravel — German sentries hear them coming from 50 yards away. Then a 54-year-old Edinburgh cobbler copies a honeycomb pattern from children's ballet shoes onto military boots, reducing noise by 98%. His "illegal" modification saves 750 commando lives across 89 raids and changes special operations warfare forever.
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- BALLET BOOTS






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