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  1. Jim
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    Mussolini's 'Hard and Bloody' War Against France

    It would have been a sad state of affairs if Mussolini and his tame propagandists were to have been believed that Italy's 13-day war with France...
    Thread by: Jim, Nov 5, 2006, 2 replies, in forum: History of Italy during World War II
  2. Junkie88
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    Mitsubishi A6M (type Zero) : Japanese Fighter

    The "Zeke" or "Zero" to the Allies The Zero was the emerging standard fighter for the Japanese at the beginning of their Pacific campaign; it...
    Thread by: Junkie88, Nov 2, 2006, 21 replies, in forum: Axis Fighter Planes
  3. Jim
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    How the Nazis Broke France's Fortress Line

    From time immemorial Man has sheltered in fortresses designed to withstand a long siege and to resist the strongest weapons of the age. Though...
    Thread by: Jim, Oct 29, 2006, 5 replies, in forum: History of France during World War II
  4. Jim
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    Britain Prepares for War

    In Britain, preparations for the possibility of mass bombing had begun long before the war broke out. By the end of September 1938 some 38 million...
    Thread by: Jim, Oct 11, 2006, 2 replies, in forum: The Home Front
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    Junkers Ju 52 K

    Since the problems with the Do It meant that no great numbers would be built in the foreseeable future. JunkeTs received an order to convert the...
    Thread by: Jim, Oct 11, 2006, 0 replies, in forum: Axis Bomber Planes
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    R.A.F Hurricanes

    [IMG] A warning has just been given that enemy aircraft have been sighted, and the RAF fighter pilots dash for their planes to take up the...
    Thread by: Jim, Oct 5, 2006, 3 replies, in forum: The Hawker Range
  7. Jim
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    German Magnetic Mine

    On the night of November 27, 1939 artillerymen at Shoeburyness saw a German seaplane dropping parachute mines on the foreshore. A naval officer...
    Thread by: Jim, Oct 4, 2006, 2 replies, in forum: German Heavy Weapons
  8. Dave War44
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    Mont-de-Huisnes, Normandy

    Photography was difficult here, the chambers you can see actually form a ring around the central monument. Ca. 11,000 dead here, most of them...
    Thread by: Dave War44, Sep 29, 2006, 7 replies, in forum: Mont d’Huisnes War Cemetery
  9. Jim
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    France in Defeat, 1940

    It took only six weeks for France to capitulate to the German invaders. A stunning defeat - particularly since before the war the French army was...
    Thread by: Jim, Sep 27, 2006, 1 replies, in forum: History of France during World War II
  10. Jim
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    The Rape of Nanking

    Between December 1937 and March 1938 one of the worst massacres in modern times took place. Japanese troops captured the Chinese city of Nanking...
    Thread by: Jim, Sep 23, 2006, 7 replies, in forum: Massacres and Atrocities of the Second World War
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    Soviet Prisoners of War: Forgotten Nazi Victims of World War II

    As the dust settled over Europe in the summer of 1945 and war-ravaged Europeans began the slow process of recovery, the leadership of the...
    Thread by: Jim, Sep 22, 2006, 0 replies, in forum: History of Russia during World War II
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    Mildred Elizabeth Sisk: American-Born Axis Sally

    She was named Mildred Elizabeth Sisk when she was born in Portland, Maine, on November 29, 1900. Her parents, Vincent Sisk and Mae Hewitson Sisk,...
    Thread by: Jim, Sep 22, 2006, 0 replies, in forum: History of America during World War II
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    Franz Gockel

    A teenage soldier in the Wehrmacht, Franz Gockel had his 18th birthday while serving as a gunner in a 'resistance nest' on Omaha beach. He was...
    Thread by: Jim, Sep 21, 2006, 0 replies, in forum: A Soldier's Story
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    The battle for the bridge

    Pegasus was the name given to a bridge over the Caen canal, near the town of Ouistreham. The bridge, also known as the Benouville Bridge after the...
    Thread by: Jim, Sep 7, 2006, 6 replies, in forum: Pegasus Bridge
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    Tragedy at the Seminary

    [IMG] The regimental Command Post of the 501 PIR during the Bastogne campaign was in the seminary across from the church, at the east end of...
    Thread by: Jim, Sep 3, 2006, 2 replies, in forum: History of America during World War II
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    How a statistical formula won the war!

    Here is a story about mathematical deduction that I love, mainly because it is said to be true, and because it had an impact (albeit small) on the...
    Thread by: Jim, Sep 3, 2006, 0 replies, in forum: War44 General Forums
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