A very interesting series of photographs which I haven't seen reproduced together before.
'The Blitz - Then & Now Vol.3' is a very good source for the V-weapon atatcks. Of the 5,232 ground-launched weapons to cross the UK coast, 2,340...
I don't have sources to hand, but I believe the British used the 'double cross system' ( ie the 'turning' of captured German agents ) to report...
Reference is made to this in John Nelson Rickard's 'Advance and Destroy - Patton As Commander In The Bulge' ( University Press of Kentucky, 2011...
Accounts of the final 'tallboy' raid against the Tirpitz by 617 & 9 Squadrons RAF refer to the main armament being used against the Lancasters at...
I'm sorry that I can't answer the original question ( surely there must be a figure somewhere ? ). But, just to take RAF Bomber Command as an...
Montgomery had many fault ( and then some ! ). But in case the impression is given that he squandered American lives, consider the situation of...
A new thread for 2021.
Well, I must say that's a bit harsh.....some of us collectors have been known to take a bath at least once a month ! :p
If you mean Panther '131' in the first post, it was disabled by USAAF P-47 Thunderbolts which atatcked Peiper's column on the uphill stretch of...
Well, for the whole of 2020, I added virtually nothing to my collection ! :( Lost interest ? No......in fact, revisiting my collection ( even...
I think we have to be realistic - WWII is now a long time ago and most of the true veterans are now either in very advanced years or, sadly, no...
Very nice ! True 'Jungle Carbines' are now very sought-after ( despite seeing limited WWII usage ). I enjoyed firing one of these years ago ( yes...
In my opinion, a fake. Without even beginning to research the decal, it has the look of being applied over the rust.It just looks 'wrong'. These...
Glad you like it ! It's actually my favourite of all my 'Then & Nows'. It seems like yesterday but scary to think that it was in fact 2004........:(
It was truly awful to read this. PzJgr is one of the real longtime stalwarts of this Forum and I'm deeply shocked by the news. My condolences and...
Jeff, this is O/T, but just for you................
'The Last Days Of Patton' is a very 'readable' account and I don't think it's totally outdated. However, more research has been done since it was...
I noticed in this thread that someone mentioned Guy Sajer's 'The Forgotten Soldier'. I remembered that we've had some good discussions in the past...
I have several shelves groaning under the weight of Eastern Front books. There are some good recommendations above ( especially the David Stahel...
