At Antietam, I think Lee might have had a full blown disaster if Burnside had ever done an average job of testing the famous creek to find it only...
Going back to Antietam for a minute... Union victory since the Confederate invasion was rebuffed (stragetic) and tactical since the South lost...
Actually it was in WW1, wish I could recall the exact book. But I was under the impression that those soldiers were really "Amazons"... Napoleon...
On a side note... I find it a bit odd that Haig's sister led an anti-war movement during the war. And they remained close until much later in life.
I can't tell the source without far to much searching, but I remember an autobiography where an English soldier got mixed into a Scot unit and...
Looking over the films here, I have to agree with post 452. Too bad they all aren't in German. (No offense intended to our German friends, just...
USMC You make me soooo old. In '68 the speech was 'It ain't a war, but we're sending 50,000 more'. PT gear was the field shirt (green) and bloused...
I may not be correct here, but by 1944 it might not have been very smart to say the war in the East was a disaster.I like your general assessment...
I bow to general opinion. We had the old GI leather boots, not the fancy nylon 'jungle' issue... but I must be wrong.
USMC Ah come on. I was only a grunt, but we ran ever day for at least 5 miles once (on rare occasions more) wearing the old boots. And every army...
USMCPrice I agree with you completely today, but in the future.... ? Yes infantry is a special branch, today as it was 50 years ago. Yes you had...
Late to the thread as usual, but I read the whole thing and maybe someone is still around; so here goes with my comments: First- Volga Boatman,...
Could this have altered the course of the war? As big as "Ultra"? Certainly a top choice.
A few stray thoughts and questions on the unseen war. Who claims the title of the best spy of the war ? It seems there are many possible...
look at "you tube craigsmith48" upload of song 'wing and a prayer' to see photos of B-17 'All American' 414BG out of Foggia. Also B-17 with...
One of the confusing issues with this point is, 'Which German people?'. German society was/is made up from many various sectors, each with it's...
The Kaiser actually forced Bismarck out of office. He wanted a more direct role in events, and was far more liable to be influenced by others than...
On reflection I can think of several wars won by the defense. The broken siege at Vienna against the Turks, many broken sieges for that matter...
Well if anyone still looks at this site some points: The US did not help either side since it was following a policy of isolation. At the time...
