The Germans had a fair army in 1939. Mainly, they had audacity and some experience. None of their equipment was earth shattering, but it did...
No, they had surprise and a little experience on their side to start with, but by 1943, all the others had gotten up to speed and surpassed them....
I love it when people that have no experience of the cruel ways of life, make such judgements about things they have no personal knowledge of.
I have been through both of them and I can see why the B-24 was not a favorite of the crews. It is not as solid as the B-17 and it could not take...
At close range, the M1911A1 was the best way to stop an enemy. The carbine was an adequate weapon for tight areas Not as much stopping power,...
Hitler had a lot of good people fooled, As for Henry Ford, I think that senility had a lot to do with his thinking. His position on jews was a...
The justification for the war trials is very complex and debatable. It should be realized that the victors wanted to deter future wars by making...
A show about events during WWII that I am watching, is covering several topics, one of which was the influence of some religious leaders. They...
I have been associated with the university for 33 years. I try to maintain the same name and avatar on all the forums I frequent.
So we are condemned for not doing enough, and condemned for interfering with the affairs of other nations. Change has to come from within. A...
Reportedly, the Russians have similar bunkers located along the border with China, using old T-34 turrets and other obsolete models. It is not a...
If you like Maudlin's work, consider a trip to the 45th Infantry museum in OKC. I think the originals are on display there.
Idiot Smith is probably just a troll, looking to stir things up. No reasonable historian will argue that the use of the atomic bombs was immoral...
A part of the decision was racist, but a lot of it has to do with culture. Some cultures are very family and nationalistic orientated. No matter...
It also depends on the combat zone. Some aircraft did better in the pacific than the european theater, and vice versa.
I think "for their own protection" was an excuse to satisfy the outraged. There is the factor of racism to the camps. Part of it is that the...
The idea is not to hold your own, but to take out as many as possible and come home. The Japanese were working on their improved models, but we...
An interesting story i read a long time ago, was that the Navy allowed the manufacturers of the Hellcat and the Corsair to work with the...
The repo depot system was very effective. When a soldier got injured, it was necessary to replace them immediately. A large number of the...
While I agree that the B-17 was overrated, let's make a few points clear. Its virtue and value was not the amount of bombs it could carry. What...
