An early morning observation, which may or may not be of significance (which means that I'm guessing:)): Reichsführer is a political title....
For a single-volume treatment of the both the Pacific and CBI theaters, including background naval thinking that preceded the war, you can't go...
I agree with Carl's assessment of Alexander's book about Tarawa. The author mentions ( I think it was in Utmost Savagery) landing craft...
Old timer here, blued steel and wooden stocks for me. Evidently others are nostalgic for the same, since Smith & Wesson is offering a line of...
Can't supply details for your query, but I've seen several photos of American flame tanks used in the Pacific battles. Perhaps a search of that...
Five Massachusetts veterans receive the award in commemoraton of Bastille Day and their efforts to liberate France. Two South Shore men among...
My avatar is a U.S. Model of 1911 cal. .45 pistol, shipped from the Colt factory November, 1917. It reflects my interest in military sidearms of...
Go ahead, gents. It's open to anyone. JT
Well, here it is the fifth, and no takers, so let's open it up to anyone. JT
I do not have a new question ready, so with the permission of the originator of this topic and other participants, perhaps I could give my turn to...
This high-speed film is from Virgil Tripp's site. Not WWII weapons, but it shows what happens when small arms are fired. JT Tripp Research, INC....
Great story, sangos. Thanks. Here's a contemporary photo I found of one of the Ledo bridges, fallen into disrepair, and a pdf. file of the...
Looks a bit like Omar Bradley, but that's just a wild guess, since I can't enlarge the photo. JT
Grief is right. I've read about the man and seen the photo before, but alas cannot attach name to piciture. JT
Anders it is. JT
And who is this gentleman? JT
Gen. Henry "Hap" Arnold. JT
Mike's up. As commander of the 11th Marines (artillery) on Guadalcanal, Col. Del Valle's guns were instrumental in helping defeat several large...
He graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy with a commission as 2nd Lt. in the Marine Corps, fought in the Pacific, and retired as a Lt. General....
Looks like Gen. Harold Alexander. If so, he commanded in North Africa and Italy. JT
