The egocentrism of the 5th Army Commander, whose decision allowed so many of the enemy to escape and fight another day, is recorded by Eric...
Hi Zippo, Unfortunately what has the potential to be a useful resource is questionable. When there are errors in a subject on which one is...
Here's one of a Churchill Mark III recovered by the Germans after falling into a hole on Dieppe's promenade. If memory serves correctly, her name...
Hi Richard, At a guess, I acquired over half of my military library from AbeBooks.com, some from as far away as New Zealand. A mixture of new and...
Hi Marne, Forgotten maybe. But not by Field-Marshall Alexander who commanded us. He summed up the Battle for Italy in the following words: "Any...
Hi, As 'head to head" qualifies your question, one can assume the two were within the killing range of each other. If this be so, the advantage...
Hi, Thanks to Brian, I am reminded that the British had an experimental SP not named after a member of the British clergy. She is the Alecto...
Hi David, But only until the war in Europe ended - Matildas remained in service until the end of WW II. Cheers, Gerry
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With the help of a friend in Bali, who taught me the basics, after much toil and sweat managed to create the template used for the insertion of...
Thank you Tom. Did this but I guess the script needs a spot more tweeking as only the correct answer gets a check mark. See:...
Point well taken Ricky. A note to click only one box has been added in the QDR box. If there is anyone more skilled at Javascript and able to...
The story of sPzAbt.504's Tiger 131 is an interesting one. Despite being bagged by fire from a Churchill Mark III of 21st Tank Brigade's 48th...
During my long sojourn in Bali, to while away the time and to take my mind off sadder things, I periodically put WW II questions together and...
Re: US army tank units Hi Max, Shortly before the invasion of Sicily (substantially under pressure from Mongomery) the Brigade switched...
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A most interesting discussion. For a definitive answer for the first question perhaps it is necessary to consider two points. The theatre where...
Mark III Churchills went into action in Tunisia with HE ammo for their 6-pdrs and the Cs Marks which had a 95 mm gun. While the Na75 and Mark VII...
Rather the reverse - the role of I-Tanks was the breaking of defensive positions which, when accomplished, allowed faster lighter tanks to exploit...
Among other ongoing projects, with the recent purchase of a flat screen monitor comes the realisation that a smaller non-bold font is necessary...
