the unidentified MIAs, i am guessing, were really KIAs, deserters, or any other fate that may have befallen soldiers. Here when you need me...
Anderson Bomb Shelters were given free to households along with nuts and bolts and instructions on how to assemble them (they came in prefab...
I bought a WWII German helmet in Normandy, France last year. I bought it at a smallish store. My questionis this: How can I tell if it is a...
This mess in Iraq should prove to be a good, but bloody, training ground for the US. I have a feeling this will come back to haunt them later on...
Well you know, most of the troops in Iraq are US. Also, a lot of the units in Iraq (besides the Airborne) are reserve units. These men and...
Very cool Otto, I also saw something about on AOL.
Heer General, Might the commander be Maj General Edward Dietl who commanded the 3rd Mountain Division?
Heer General, Might that commander be Maj General Edward Dietl who commanded the 3rd Mountain Division?
I'm am a freshman in in High School :eek: , but I have been interested in WWII since I saw something about it on the History Channel when I...
My father was in the USAF for 20 years and he did A LOT of shooting when he was a kid without ear protection. Now he has a severe hearing...
After the 1st Gulf War, the US Army was reduced in size from 13 to 10 Divisions. Now rumors are going around that it might be reduced down to 8...
Good Job Friedrich! Keep up the good work, (but not so fast that I can't catch you! :D :cool: )
During the Battle of Britain, the Germans had a dedicated air-sea rescue squadron made up of Dornnier Do 24s, Heinkel He 59s and some He 115Cs....
Hello, Everyone seems very knowledgeable about military affairs, and I was wondering how many of the members here are veterans or are curently in...
If the Japanese had not struck at Pearl, but did strike everywhere else on Dec 7/8 (philippines, etc), what would the US respose be? The Japanese...
OK, this all depends on the units around the airfield, but couldn't you land gliders and paras directly on the airfield?* I know it's risky, but...
Although the Italian Navy had a considerable number of modern capital ships, it lacked one crucial thing (besides radar). Most of the ships were...
I got a book called Geography and the History of Warfare: Battlegrounds. It's very interesting, it looks at battles from Alexander the Great to...
Hello, Everyone here seems very knowledgeable about WWII. I was wondering how many of you are veterans of any war, or if you are involved in the...
