I'm a junky for personal memoirs written by the combatants on the war. To date the best ones I've found have been With The Old Breed by E.B....
As a very good general history of the Pacific War, Eagle Against The Sun by Ronald Spector cant be topped. The official American Army histories...
It doesnt really matter what country they fought for. What it comes down to is they were generally terrified boys fighting for the country they...
Tension between India and China may well becoem a serious issue as well. They are both rising quite fast in wealth and power. Pakistan is I...
God, its so hard to pick! This is something few of you have ever heard probably, but i've always had a big soft spot for the Grumman Wildcat. It...
Sakai wasnt aware at the time that Sutherlands machine guns had malfunctioned earlier in the fight.
Hey guys. I want sure where to post this, so I figured the "general" section was a safe bet. This is a very interesting animation of the famous...
Reminds me of a quote of the Marquess of Salisbury. He was speaking of the RAF's area bombing of German cities... "Of course the Germans started...
I have to agree with the Pearl Harbor consensus.. I was squirming in my seat the whole time. I actually really like A Thin Red Line. I dont...
If the war happened today and I was who I am now.. i would probably volunteer for the US Navy. I would probably try to get into either the...
Noone can beat American soldiers and Australian civilians though when it comes to acting out on the irritation of too much proximity.. Battle of...
Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and all the commonwealth nations fought well in WW2. I know the New Zealanders were particularly respected by the...
I read once that in WW1 the commonwealth troops were classified by the Germans as shock troops. Canadians, Australians, and New Zealanders were...
Maybe because most of the media comes from the US? It is bound to focus on our soldiers. Why wouldnt it? We wouldnt complain about it if Canada...
I remember reading in "The Blond Knight of Germany", about Erich Hartmann, of an incident near the end of the war when Hartmanns unit was bounced...
Hello John Smith, Do you have knowledge of some magical region in Japan that was populated entirely by soldiers? I'm sorry but your comments show...
Some things to remember while comparing tanks. Generally people want to compare tanks 1 vs 1. Like "who would win a fight between a mk IV and a...
Hello to all! I've been interested in WW2 since I was old enough to read. If i had to pinpoint main interests that I have in the war I guess I...
