Stalingrad was between August 1942 - February 1943. It extended longer , involved not only numerous army groups and fronts from both sides (German...
I have never been there (but planning to come and visit for vacation) but did anyone in UK see rains or bad foggy&stormy weather a blessing ?...
Veritable - written by Denis Whitaker would be a good start. It gives you a very good perpective from Allied perspective. I also recommend Race...
Did Arkansas fight in any World War I naval engagements ? It only fired its guns in anger in D-Day on June 1944
Design Warspite was laid down in October 1912 at Devonport Dockyard and launched on the River Tamar a year later.[3] On completion, Warspite...
Hitler usually worked with assumption , sometimes (especially in political diplomatic sense in earlier years of war) right but mostly (especialy...
This is the most likely explanation I can think of...Still it does not make Rommel's insistence to hold on and dig in Alamein right. And...
Invasion of Australia was deemed by Japanese impossible anyway as long as war in China continued and most of Imperial Army tied there. One member...
I am not in dire need right now. But yeah getting some kind of income would be nice even just for a self satisfaction for your daily toils.
Finally quit my job last month. I am at loss though. Lots of spare time at my hands. Don't know what to do. Conditioned my self so much to wake up...
Good God. The quality of Daily Mail has fallen so low ?
That is Operation Fortitude you are talking about. Its aim was to deceive OKW and OB-West that Normandy landings were a deceptin and real...
He seeked that permission on November 2nd right after Operation Supercharge that wiped out his remaining panzer reserves and ate up his defense...
Except those costly attacks in July 1942 were costly failures, They failed against much weaker opponents (in Miyterna New Zealanders were routed...
I disagree. All of Auchinleck poorly planned piecemental attacks failed disasterously in June/July 1942 once lines were stabilized on Alamein...
Before this thread becomes another "Montgomery = incompatent because he was slow though methodic and not a US cavalry commander" thread there is a...
What I do not get is Rommel's pursuit then decision to stand , fortify and defend his position at Alamein for almost four months. It is complately...
I have my own conclusion about Shingle but I am not sure if it is controversial or not. Given the limited sea lifting capabilities (most of the...
D-Day , Pegasus Bridge and Red Devils in Normandy - Lloyd Clark The Red Beret : The Story of Parachute Regiment at War 1940-45 - Hillary Aidan...
I dislike playing What if. History and historical events and trends have reasons more thaqn one determining factor..In that case 1920-30 nobody...
