Guy and gals, I will be disappearing for a few months, due to work commitments. I should say, unfortunate, work commitments. I don't know if you...
Yes, unfortunately for them, Russian soldiers and others who had been captured by the Germans, and imprisoned or used as slave labour, were not...
It's interesting to note that after the British had bombed the V3 site at Mimoyecques, the German engineers, after examining the damage decided...
Erwin, here’s a few basic specs on the various LCT’s etc. used in WW2. Landing Ship, Infantry (Large) – LSI/(L) Crew, 290 Max speed, 18 knots...
Just as a side line to this topic... A few years back there was a documentary on the media's role in Vietnam. There had been persistent rumours...
14th January 1943 President Roosevelt of the United States, and Prime Minister Winston Churchill of Great Britain fly to Morocco, to attend the...
Incredible isn't it. Just another way of re-writing history. When it's all been ripped up and plowed under, future generations won't realise how...
Colin, In WW2 what you went into combat with was usually what you were issued in training, where a record would be kept of the serial number of...
Indeed Kai, that may have worked. Try to bog the British and Americans down with ceasefires, and secret negotiations, and some strong rear guard...
During the First World War, Germany painted crosses on their aircraft wings and fuselages/tails and also on their tanks (A7V's I think they were)...
Okay, just read Issue 58 of After the Battle and this is what their story has to say about Rudolf Hess. First off, his landing in England was not...
Panzerknacker, haven't been out to Horsley Park gunshop for years. Last time I was there they were selling Chinese SKK rifles, the full auto...
13th January 1942 First emergency use of an ejector seat. Luftwaffe test pilot, Fritz Schafer, unknowingly becomes the first man in history to...
After the Battle had an article on Hess in an early issue. and I will try to find it. But this is what I do remember from the article. Hess, was...
Guys, I saw a report on the tv news last night that said something like " In the United States, all males of middle eastern origin had to register...
North Korea is definitely more of a threat to world peace than Iraq. Iraq is nowhere near building any type of nuclear device in the near...
Aaahhh, unfortunately Panzerknacker, the good old M-1 carbine is illegal in Oz now, along with all the other semi-auto's. So, your chances of even...
panzerknacker, go for the Light Horse, at least you won't do too much marching (yeah right), and if your nco walks into the barracks carrying a...
Most of it comes from Nazi propaganda against the Poles. The Nazi's saw a way to unite the German people by having a common enemy. Initially it...
Popski, yes, the V-1 engine did give off a "Pulsed" exhaust, hence the motorcycle engine noise that everyone refers to. But because of the timing...
