I thought the saying came from a GeneralSmith, not Puller!
They did, 10th US Mountain Div, arrived a bit late though. 4,8 & 10 Indian Divs included men who grew up on Mountains that made the Italian Alps...
Plus the 1st Division USMC garrisoned Iceland until the US Army got its act together. Dont forget that the USA forced the Brits to pay for these...
Anyone who uses Wikipedia as a historical document has rocks in their head! Like David Irving it contains facts, and a whole lot of crap. From...
The Firefly had the British 17pdr, the 76mm was the 3" Gun and used by US Tankers in their Shermans.
'ZAC I have read the book by Glantz, but have found no/little mention of it in other histories. John Erikson in "The Road to Berlin" doesnt...
Now you are making it hard! Must've manouvered all the way back to Berlin.
http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/books/wwii/GuadC/p293.GIF The US ARmy, Centre for Military History's, History of Guadalcanal, The First Offensive,...
319 Infanterie Division Formed after the fall of France it found a cushy billet on the Channel islands and surrendered after the main German...
319 Infanterie Division Formed after the fall of France it found a cushy billet on the Channel islands and surrendered after the main German Armies
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/pacific_islands_1943_1945/guadalcanal.jpg I hadnt seen this site before...
Slim wasnt underated, he WAS the best British Commander of WW2. Re Zhukov, I wouldnt let the failure of Operation Mars sully his record, few...
O'Connor, led the 7 day raid past bardia, Tobruk to El Agheilia, returned after 2 years as a POW to lead VIII Corps across NW France . AB...
Not French, Italian
Bit mixed up, all of the Pakistanis are in England, I'm 13,000 miles away.
It would depend on what caused the stalemate proposed, you cant assume German superiority if they have just been stopped in their tracks.
It would also appear on the flags of more Nations than any other symbol. So how do we get rid of it??
Yep, They must have included the leaves on the trees. DLS must have stole it from an S&T FYI. All yours
What, no guesses?? It was more than a million.........
The Japs did capture G'canal, the Marines took it back. But,Its a long way from G'canal to anywhere. And the Japanese base building ability is...
