One of the interesting characters in 139 (Jamaica) Squadron PFF was Ulrich Cross who had a very distinguished post war career IWM Sound archive...
There was also Victor comic. The cover stories were all based on genuine actions. Fill yer boots here... The Victor Comic Web Site James Ward VC...
And someone taking it seriously - a sub Cheiftains hatch review of the history behind the tanks [MEDIA]
All of the above, but runners passed messages and good commanders would move to where they thought they might be most effective, either to order a...
I agree with much of your assessment. However we still need to reconcile the rough parity in technology with the extraordinary difficulty that the...
THat was his personality - not far removed from our current prime minister
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We have a lock-down quiz with our neighbours. One of our neighbours did a picture round of album covers. They aren't a bad play list. [MEDIA]...
Sorry but war is not commerce and these are misleading comparisons. War is destructive and destroys wealth. War is the pursuit of politics by...
The F86 Sabre and Mi15 (First flights 1947) were as superior to the Me262 and Meteor (first flights 1942-43) as they were in turn to to piston...
Also potentially fatal in the event of a belly landing.
Between November 1942 and May 1943 the Axis power lost 2,400 aircraft supporting operations in Tunisia. The two campaigns were linked - at least...
The sessions are available on their youtube channel. There was an excellent session on the turning points Midway and El Alamein. I also enjoyed...
German artillery in Normandy operated under several disadvantages. 1. Seventh Army had a hodgepodge of artillery equipment. Seventh army had...
I will be there this evening UK time
Gurdwaras are Sikhs, and the Sikh community has erected quite a few memorials to the contribution made by Sikhs to Britain (and Belgium) in WW1....
Winning Wars: the enduring nature and changing character of victory from antiquity to the C21st edited by Matthais Strohn....
Agreed. Though I would reserve the designation of good idea that did not work out in practice for aircraft like the Bolton and Paul Defiant which...
Exactly. The proper comparison is not with the Bf109 but the Fw190 which was also built after its contender had lost to the Bf109. The Fw190 wins...
The OP asked a question about the time to plan and execute a major manouvre, but then quoted an example about the length of time it took to make a...
