Isn't that the wrong way around. IRRC. Wasn't it an air dropped torpedo that caused critical damage to the Bismarck's rudder and allowed the...
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Depends on the unit, role and whose tank it is....... It doesn't sound to me as if you have read much into the subject. Start with...
Well spotted. However, can I draw your attention to German defensive doctrine and the epmphasis placed on the quick and planned counter attack...
Gosh a zombie thread... This misses several points. 1. The task of killing tanks was not the main task of British and Canadian Armour. The...
Don't let the geography get in the way. In the book the story was about heading for Sweden
Catch 22 is about the Italian Campaign. It features a USAAC medium bomber unit based in Italy that bombs targets in Northern Italy in support of...
I think we missed one or rather two movies from the same book... [MEDIA] [MEDIA] [MEDIA]
I'll see your battle for San Pietro and raise you an Op Diadem. San Pietro was at the end of 1943 as the allies ground towards the Winter line....
When I face criticism for offering an explanation for the logic of Op Market Garden from Americans my response is to see their Market Garden and...
I remember reading with great pleasure a three volume series: The Coming Fury, Never Call Retreat and Terrible Swift Sword. Is this a different...
Horrible Histories Adam Ant Spoof... [MEDIA]
Here are some of my favourite modern tributes [MEDIA] You may recognise the tune as the theme from the miniseries "Band of Brothers." It is...
Thanks. In response here are some contemporary works [MEDIA] Ernest Farrar was an officer in the British Grenadier Guards hisHeroic Elegy, Op.36...
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Sorry to appear a party pooper, but just because an old man sets himself a mission to build a memorial doesn't make it a great idea. It is wrong...
Finland's role in WW2 isn't something that is covered much by British media.
Here is a documentary on Formby- this bit has him talking about his war service. It still works for the British serviceman as per the Afghanistan...
Tush and ptshaww. and other derogatory noises... He was a man with a great deal of physical and moral courage. He visited the Normandy...
Weather - engine failure - navigation errors - icing. North Atlantic air ferry route in World War II - Wikipedia
