Not really, I have seen numerous documentary films about the Battle of France in 1940 where they show T26's, BT series and T34's roaring over the...
I find this an interesting little read in relation to the T34 and German tanks. Operation Barbarossa: T-34 Myth Buster
I thought I might have read something about AA rockets trailing wires but only as a German low lovel airfield defence system, Looking online...
The problem with just saying things like the Panzer III could be penetrated at x yds by y calibre gun has several flaws. The T34 originally had...
I never knew the US used Mils for bearings during WW2, I thought they were a 50's adoption along with many other NATO standards. The Prismatic...
We (British Army) still had our LMD (Light Mobile Diggers) in the 1990's, they were replaced by the back hoe's on the Hydrema LWT (Light Wheeled...
Fire-power, The British Army Weapons & Theories of War 1904 - 1945 by Shelford Bidwell & Dominic Graham. A look at British Artillery, tactics and...
I have the Osprey book, German Field Fortifications 1939-45, part of their Fortress range. Its a good place to start when looking at Field...
Sorry for late reply, I was there for the draw down, end of 1992 to 1994, stole me own piece of the Berlin wall. Us Sappers were never confused....
This quote I would tend to place in a specific context, what tank would the average German Infantryman see more of, T34's or their own supporting...
Ok I second that sentiment, damn good picture quality. Where the pictures appear to have originated from. http://www.shorpy.com/image/tid/179
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-nSxFimoHg The Semple was however based on a US design that was sold commercially as a 'cheap' alternative to a...
In lieu of the ability to actually attack Germany itself they had to choose some other battleground. They had to fight, train and practice somewhere.
The 'Things' at the start of this video of a British Army demonstration in 1926. I thought they were vehicles made to resemble horses for a bit...
It was on the approach to Tegel Airport. the French built the runway during the blockade and the Soviets erected the mast to restrict the...
The unit they are with may help a little. A 57mm anti-tank gun and a patrol of American GI's from the 30th Infantry Division peer eastward toward...
I was a Sapper, we used to go for two weeks every other year for a Range Camp, the Belgium Army took us through some exercises like crawling under...
Not all Afghanistanie's live in Afghanistan, not all Muslims live in the Middle East, not all are uneducated farmers. It is not just local public...
Many a week I spent enjoying a restful sleep in those accommodation blocks and many an hour cursing the hill the camp was built on while doing PT....
In the present climate and with such an easy way to disseminate information, I would expect people to view the propaganda value of photos and...
