Like what? As far as I know ther only fighter the Italians ever deployed which was in any way semi-modern and of quality was the Mc205, deployed...
Again, I refer you to 'Hitler's Italian Allies', I cited above. Actually, Itally pretty much was destined to lose. Apart from terrible leadership,...
If I may repost a message I posted from a thread on this topic from a while back: "Ah, the venerable Me262, beautiful, sleek, a technological...
Unlikely. While some more forces would have been available, there were simply not that many troops allocated to those regions in 1942, not when...
Depends where you are talking about. By 1944 there was a very active 5th column movement in the Occupied territories in the East, in occupied...
I recomment the excellent book 'Hitler's Italian Allies', by my thesis supervisor, Prof MacGregor Knox. Italy was a huge net drain on Germany,...
Rommel was an excellent tactical leader, one of about a dozen the top-notch german staff colleges produced. Rommel, while very skilled, was not...
One of the most important and lasting things to come out of the Third Reich: Infantry use and training. The German Infantry developped a system...
Until about late 1943, there were significant differences between treatment of occupied lands in the est and in the East, and that included...
Love this topic, origins of the French Resistance was a critical element of my Doctoral thesis. To deal with the larger issue first, there is no...
I will start with this. While it is undeniable that the Nazis were a force for terrible evil, this kind of dismissive generalisation defeats the...
Forgive me, I think both you and Fred are confusing two issues. On one side, yes an enormous number of students were taken away from cademic...
If Germany amanged to win the war in Europe, one can imagine a Germanic state stretching from Vichy to the Ukraine, surrounded by client states....
Well then, then please do what I also had asked Vermillion for... WHAT exactly did the Germans know, WHAT exactly did they support? HOW is it...
No, the 24,000 aircraft is accurate, I have also seen that other alternatives were 10,000 tanks, or 4-5 aircraft carriers. The enormous cost in...
Thats two threads in a row you have agreed with me Fred. Are you feeling ok today? [img]
Firstly, Albert Einstein had very little to do with the development of the Atom Bomb apart from providing some necessary background. Furthermore,...
Forgive me Kai, I know this is not your fault, but I had some difficulty understanding your point... Yes the German population supported the nazi...
Knightmove, please do not take this s an insult, as it is not intended as one at all, but it seems somewhat pointless to discuss a book you have...
I am not sure a comment made to the British Charge d'affaires after Kristalnacht qualifies in this case, as here is no reason for this to be...
