Certainly the VVS made a hefty contribution, but once the strategic bombing offensive got into gear, the greater part of the Luftwaffe's strength...
Managed to get my hands on this for only £5 at the RAF Museum on Monday. Seemed a bargain (for 850 pages of text and 30 illustrations) and judging...
Aww.
It ought to be remembered that neither the Tiger nor the Panther was Germany's mainstay during the war, that position being taken by the Panzer IV.
Yes, the technology (or its derivatives) developed to fruition in peacetime, but when discussing warring regimes, that's irrelevant - wartime...
Is it still in print, do you know? That's true, some German prototypes in the final stages of the war were remarkable, but without being able to...
Incidentally, have you read all of that list above?
There was also 'Schooldays to Spitfire' - Gordon Mitchell's recollections of his father, RJ Mitchell.
As I understand it, a soldier is legally obliged to refuse to follow an illegal order. Therefore, if the orders those prison guards obeyed are...
Yeah, I read First Light myself last year, found it absolutely gripping, and was very struck by both the sense he gives of his seething emotion at...
Yesterday (22/06/04) the final steps were taken in the restoration of the Dresden Frauenkirche, a large cathedral destroyed by Allied bombing in...
The thing that pissed me off about that programme was John Suchet's tendency to cut off people's recollections mid-sentence in order to ask his...
Sign me up for Spain, if it's still available.
Assuming the drop went perfectly to plan, and a a unit (say a brigade) could be dropped within striking distance of the frontline trench, then I...
Actually, Hurricanes and Spitfires often operated from grass airstrips.
Not sure what branch of the military was responsible for that during times of conflict, but post-war, I think it was the Commonwealth War Graves...
The Thunderbolt was originally designed as a lightweight interceptor (?!) but it turned out rather differently.
No need to take it personally mate, this is a discussion board after all. Anyway, as far as I can see the experience of a footsoldier hasnt...
Marching straight into enemy fire isn't brave? An archer or longbowman could do the same hundreds or thousands of years ago, as could a rifleman...
Actually, the line is "I wouldn't venture out there fellas. This sniper's got talent." ;) [ 20. March 2004, 05:37 PM: Message edited by:...
