I read about that in one of the few works on the Winter war that I've been able to find in English,as well as having talked prsonally to a few of...
"And what volunteers are you thinking of here? The US didn't have anybody to send, and I am unaware of the Germans having any thought of doing so...
The Finns holding out for a few more months during the winter war,until both German and US volunteer forces reach Finland,and begin operation...
I'd have wanted to be one of the Finnish guerrillas,such as Simo Hayha,ripping the Red Army out a new a$$hole
a successful landing at Dieppe?
two battalions worth of Panthers,still in the factory grease,were captured in a warehouse complex in Baghdad in OIF1.Also used against us were a...
A few weeks ago,I got my first chance to fire an M-1 Garand,at a military funeral that my American Legion post did.Unfortunately,the rifles that...
I'd have to agree with you on "the longest day'Thats got to be my all time favorite WW2 movie
the US cavalry was officially dismounted in 1940,although the 26th Cavalry,of the Philipine scouts,did mount the last charge of horse...
My father,pharmacist's mate third class Lester B. King,recieved the silver star for heroism at Tarawa,for saving 16 wounded marines while...
well,I got my brains scrambled a bit over there-sustained some neuro damage from the last IED strike I was in,but I walked away more or less...
I just stumbled across this forum,and being a military history freak,and WW2 buff,this looked pretty good.I'm a retired cavalry NCO with three...
