It is interesting how things can change quickly during war. Despite all its flaws, the British were willing to buy thousands of M3 Lees/Grants...
I noticed that there was a discussion on that thread about the Russians resurrecting the GZ and using it for awhile. I didn't make it through the...
This was a war of attrition. The first to run out of trained troops, fuel, ammo, and equipment, loses. For all of its unexpected early...
All Japan had to do was to provide the Nationalists with a few older weapons and ammunition that is not up to service by their front-line troops....
1. You have to remember that in the time frame I am looking at, Russia was working on getting the Nationalists and CCR to work together because...
My reference to the Allies is that the Chinese would be totally supportive of the Japanese and there would be no British or American activities on...
Lets say that during the 1920's, Japan makes overtures to Chiang Kai-shek and convinces him to join them against the remnants of the leftist and...
Eisenhower was very much a "behind the curtains" type of commander. Many of his more forceful decisions were kept out of the public eye. It was...
I have to agree that this smacks of drivel. Patton was a brilliant general, but you do not run a military on genius alone. Eisenhower was put in...
Curious, you under estimate the vulnerabilities of riverine warfare. You are moving long distances that you would not have full control over,...
I probably should have phrased it differently. However, I do think that it was Patton that stated something similar. It is my opinion that you...
Pardon if my memory about the battle of Kursk is limited. As I recall it, the USSR knew that they were going to attack and where, months in...
I have always considered the tank best as an infantry support vehicle. There is no need to sacrifice one tank against another if the use of...
The Japanese could not win at Tarawa. If they would have repulsed the American forces, there would have been an intense softening bombardment of...
It is a lot like comparing Grant with Lee. Both great generals, but different ways of doing things.
In those days, there were a lot of conspiracy theories involving jews going around. Ford did not start the theories, but he bit into them, as did...
In most cases, the medics were a special breed. Some were those who wanted to be doctors after the war, others were Quakers and other...
There were several similar attempts at heavy tanks. The T29-32 were four in the 65-72.5 ton range with 105mm and 155mm weapons. The T28 wasn't...
The story I was told, there was a shorter than normal barrel on the models issued to the Seabees. It was a M3 that had the stock removed past the...
A friend took a ride on the B-17. I keep waiting for them to come back, but its been about ten years. Interestingly, the Stillwater, OK airport...
