--- title: "Mortal Archive | War Souls" description: "Listen to War Souls, Mortal Archive's debut album, on your preferred streaming service and explore thirteen stories about animals in war." url: "https://mortalarchive.com/" --- ![Mortal Archive](https://mortalarchive.com/assets/mortal-archive-banner.webp) Historical heavy metal made through human–machine collaboration # History leaves more than names. *War Souls*, Mortal Archive’s debut album, tells thirteen stories about animals caught in war through heavy metal. [Listen now](https://mortalarchive.com/war-souls/listen/index.md) [Read the stories](https://mortalarchive.com/albums/index.md) Debut album ## War Souls Thirteen songs about animals remembered from war. [![War Souls cover art showing a wrecked ship, animal tracks, and traces of war fading toward a sunlit path.](https://mortalarchive.com/assets/war-souls-cover.webp)](https://mortalarchive.com/assets/war-souls-cover.webp) The album ## The animals behind War Souls. Across ships, trenches, battlefields, and prison camps, the album follows thirteen animals remembered for carrying messages, finding survivors, moving supplies, and staying beside people in war. Each story becomes a heavy-metal song. [Listen now](https://mortalarchive.com/war-souls/listen/index.md) [View album details](https://mortalarchive.com/war-souls/index.md) The stories ## Stories behind the songs Discover the history behind every track, with sources and disputed details explained. TRACK 01 ### [Oscar Unsinkable Sam](https://mortalarchive.com/war-souls/oscar-unsinkable-sam/index.md) Investigate the Unsinkable Sam legend, the three-ship story, and what the naval record can confirm. [Read the story](https://mortalarchive.com/war-souls/oscar-unsinkable-sam/index.md) TRACK 02 ### [Cher Ami Through the Iron Rain](https://mortalarchive.com/war-souls/cher-ami-through-the-iron-rain/index.md) Cher Ami returned with a message despite severe wounds. Explore why the famous Lost Battalion flight remains uncertain. [Read the story](https://mortalarchive.com/war-souls/cher-ami-through-the-iron-rain/index.md) TRACK 03 ### [Chips Into the Fire](https://mortalarchive.com/war-souls/chips-into-the-fire/index.md) On 10 July 1943, Chips ran toward a machine-gun position in Sicily. The article reviews the soldier accounts and his revoked medals. [Read the story](https://mortalarchive.com/war-souls/chips-into-the-fire/index.md) TRACK 04 ### [Sergeant Stubby Wake the Line](https://mortalarchive.com/war-souls/sergeant-stubby-wake-the-line/index.md) Explore Stubby's service with the 102nd Infantry, including reported gas warnings and accounts of finding wounded soldiers. [Read the story](https://mortalarchive.com/war-souls/sergeant-stubby-wake-the-line/index.md) TRACK 05 ### [Staff Sergeant Reckless Take the Road](https://mortalarchive.com/war-souls/staff-sergeant-reckless-take-the-road/index.md) Marine Corps accounts credit Reckless with 51 ammunition trips at Outpost Vegas in March 1953. Follow her story and the record. [Read the story](https://mortalarchive.com/war-souls/staff-sergeant-reckless-take-the-road/index.md) TRACK 06 ### [G.I. Joe Outrun the Clock](https://mortalarchive.com/war-souls/gi-joe-outrun-the-clock/index.md) On 18 October 1943, G.I. Joe carried a message that helped stop an Allied air strike near Calvi Vecchia. [Read the story](https://mortalarchive.com/war-souls/gi-joe-outrun-the-clock/index.md) TRACK 07 ### [Judy Prisoner 81A](https://mortalarchive.com/war-souls/judy-prisoner-81a/index.md) Judy survived the sinking of HMS Grasshopper and Japanese captivity, where she was registered as POW 81A alongside Frank Williams. [Read the story](https://mortalarchive.com/war-souls/judy-prisoner-81a/index.md) TRACK 08 ### [Gander Out of the Dark](https://mortalarchive.com/war-souls/gander-out-of-the-dark/index.md) The Royal Rifles of Canada remembered Gander after he died in Hong Kong. Accounts say he carried a grenade from wounded soldiers. [Read the story](https://mortalarchive.com/war-souls/gander-out-of-the-dark/index.md) TRACK 09 ### [Rip Beneath the Stones](https://mortalarchive.com/war-souls/rip-beneath-the-stones/index.md) During the London Blitz, Rip helped search for survivors beneath bombed buildings with a Poplar air-raid warden. [Read the story](https://mortalarchive.com/war-souls/rip-beneath-the-stones/index.md) TRACK 10 ### [Wojtek Carry the Thunder](https://mortalarchive.com/war-souls/wojtek-carry-the-thunder/index.md) Follow Wojtek with the Polish II Corps from the Middle East to Monte Cassino and Scotland, including accounts of his ammunition-carrying work. [Read the story](https://mortalarchive.com/war-souls/wojtek-carry-the-thunder/index.md) TRACK 11 ### [Simon Still on Watch](https://mortalarchive.com/war-souls/simon-still-on-watch/index.md) Wounded when HMS Amethyst was shelled in April 1949, Simon recovered and guarded the ship's food stores from rats. [Read the story](https://mortalarchive.com/war-souls/simon-still-on-watch/index.md) TRACK 12 ### [Dzhulbars Clear the Path](https://mortalarchive.com/war-souls/dzhulbars-clear-the-path/index.md) Explore reports of Dzhulbars' 7,468-mine tally and the evidence behind his Victory Parade story. [Read the story](https://mortalarchive.com/war-souls/dzhulbars-clear-the-path/index.md) TRACK 13 ### [Warrior Ride On](https://mortalarchive.com/war-souls/warrior-ride-on/index.md) Warrior carried Jack Seely at Moreuil Wood and survived service during 1914–18 before returning to the Isle of Wight. [Read the story](https://mortalarchive.com/war-souls/warrior-ride-on/index.md)