In Rick Atkinson's book Day of Battle he states that the Germans were very careful not to go near the Abbey. He says, as some of you have...
Is there any particular facet of coastwatcher operations or personnel that you would like to discuss? There were coastwatchers on almost every...
If I'm not mistaken, this photo is one of a series of photos taken during that skip bombing attack on that small convoy. I have a Japanese...
There were several Japanese submarines sunk in that area also, including in Indispensible Strait and off the Russell Islands, if I'm not mistaken....
Thank you for scanning the pictures, you might consider uploading them to Wikimedia Commons and tagging them under the Hornet (CV-8) category...
I think this is a valid explanation for at least some of Hornet's problems at Midway. Mistakes happen. What bothers me is when officers try to...
Didn't the Japanese counterattack with airborne troops during the Battle of Leyte (land battle) in October 1944? I'll look around and see if I...
I watched the second episode over the weekend. I think the filmmakers are doing a good job within the scope of their project, which appears to be...
I read a book a long time ago about the Battle of Stalingrad and I remember reading about the duel between two of the top snipers for the Russians...
I believe the movie you're referring to is "Enemy at the Gates" with Jude Law. According to its Wiki article, Russian WWII vets have disputed the...
I stand corrected. I thought all the landing craft used in the initial landings were like these ones. This photo, however, also taken during the...
I don't agree with their placement of Leyte Gulf, Okinawa, and the Philippines. The Pacific War was already decided by all intents and purposes...
I just watched the first episode. Having been the primary writer of the Wikipedia article on the subject, I was very interested in how it was...
From what I've read, the Japanese staff officers, both army and navy, based in the South Pacific (Rabaul and Truk) didn't think it was possible...
If you're really serious about an accurate depiction, you probably need to obtain one of the Japanese picture/graphics books related to the battle...
A fairly good reference book on WWII ship losses for all combatants is: Brown, David, (1990), Warship Losses of World War Two, Naval Institute...
The Imperial Japanese Army's invasion of India fiasco is one of the clearest clues that the Japanese military and civil leadership were unaware...
One of the photos shows aircrews drinking Ballantine Beer. I had never heard of it before but its history is interesting. Apparently at one time...
Why aren't the AA gunners in the platform trying to help? Is it because they can see a crash team approaching from off-camera and assume that...
CombinedFleet.com has updated its page on the midget submarines at Pearl Harbor: http: //www.combinedfleet.com/Pearl.htm (scroll to the bottom...
