Aside from having Hitler come to power in the first place, I would have to say that the loss of the 6th Army at Stalingrad was the first great...
I have to agree with my friends up above. The F4U Corsair, be it flown by Marines from VMF-214 (the Black Sheep) or Navy pilots from VF-17 (the...
I think he means "Ronson", a then popular brand of cigarette lighter, very much like the Zippo.
I have been in contact with Greg Way for about one year, and he has been providing me with some assistance. That is how I found out what unit he...
I am trying to get any information available about Oberfeldwebel Gerhard Bohne, KIA on Krete, 25 May 1941. At the time of his death he was...
No, I wasn't aware of that. Any info you could provide would be most appreciated. I think that is most interesting, especially from the Japanese...
You know, I just remembered one of my favorite films, having just seen it on WGN for about the ??th time. I know its full of holes, might not even...
Well, I suppose that if I HAD to be in the navy, at least the Royal Navy was "wet" (allowed alcohol on board ship). [img] Ed Bohne
Thank you. I should have thought of that myself, having a small (?) library of Osprey books. I wioll check that out. Ed
Always ready and willing to take on a discussion; I am looking forward to making new friends on this board.
I am doing some 1/6 scale modeling, and need information on how British Army wheeled vehicles were marked, if at all. Specifically, bumper...
I think you meant James Coburn rather than Lee Marvin, but yes, I really enjoy both "Cross of Iron" too. Funny thing about the first time I saw...
My father was one of FDR's "1 Year" peacetime draftees, in September, 1941. Of course, after Pearl Harbor, he was locked in "for the duration plus...
This is an easy one. Since I am a retired armor officer, I would have to be a tanker. As to WHICH country I would be a tanker FOR, that's not as...
Does anyone know of any book(s) in print, in English, that cover this campaign area? There are a number of good books about Kursk, Stalingrad,...
