now there was definitely a truce on Christmas Eve, December 24, 1914. It is reported that soldiers sang carols and crossed into no mans land to...
I once heard about the Women Airforce Service Pilots, who had 38 women die flying aircraft in the line of duty yet they where buried with no...
yep, you and me both buddy:cry:
I have read briefly about this film somewhere, it's supposed to be a "thriller" thats aimed at teaching people how to stay sharp and on the...
Gerhard Johannes Paul Domagk discovered Sulfanilamide arond 1936, and it became a soldiers saviour during the second world war, American soldiers...
Before the Normandy landings, the allied forces implented a massive plan of deception aimed at confusing the enemy as to the size and locatin of...
This medal was awarded to recognise the acts of courage performed by foreign civilians or military personnel, in the furtherance of the British...
I havent yet been able to find anywhere that states how many of these have been given out. Looking into it, it really seems like the Japanese...
Purple heart has been awarded to many people and is still awarded today, so there arent many comprehensive lists of recipients available, though I...
lol, well thats something that most certainly comes down to personal taste. I think some uniforms from the US army or marine look rather smart,...
it was terrile then, but it would also be terrible all the same still in this day and age, I don't think that any modern amenities would help when...
I just had to google that little fact there, and I found out apparently these little kanine kamikazes took out around 300 nazi tanks in the war :dada:
Yes, Greece has a navy, and it was put into use during world war 2! (it was around before ww2 though!) The Hellenic Royal Navy in fact became...
This is one of the two models of tanks that where being used by the japanese during world war 2. It was actually a french lite tank called the...
Not specifically, although I will have to go over ww2 in detail for both courses, neither are focused solely on ww2. World war 2 had such a...
Yeah, at first I thought hey she is old enough right, then I checked and doubted that they would have a 15 yrold secretary working in the cabinet,...
It can often be so hard in History to determine the actual truth of any event, especially when the only recordings or writings are done with such...
The George Cross is the highest civil award for bravery a person can recieve, it is the civilian counter-part of the Victoria Cross and can be...
Hi, I noticed this section of the forum hasnt got much going on yet, so I thought I could start by posting some british war clothing and medals...
Well, it wouldnt be surprising if she was a young secretary type in Churchills cabinet back then taking notes silently in the corner! She might...