Great pics Kai. When you consider that the majority of todays missiles are direct descendants of German missile development in WW2 it reminds you...
Thanks for the tips Doc. You should also "air" old newspapers and magazines too, by turning the pages occasionally as a precaution against mould...
Over the Christmas break I managed to get in a bit of reading, and came up with some interesting information on German rocket and missile...
4th January 1944 RAF and USAAF aircraft begin carrying out “Operation Carpetbagger”, the delivery of supplies, equipment and personnel to support...
As Martin says, the rules were pretty strict for British troops returning with "souvenir" weapons. It was a chargeable offence. I remember my...
Colin, as the others have said, it's just "boys being boys". I don't remember the part you're talking about but I figure one of them was...
Anyone out there know of a good, reliable source for German military newspapers/mags from WW2, such as Signal, Die wehrmacht, Der Adler, etc. I...
3rd January 1942 General Sir Archibald Wavell, takes charge of the new American, British, Dutch, and Australian command (A.B.D.A.), with...
2003 resolutions... Read more books on WW2 Less sleep, so I can increase my posts on the Forum Invent something that everyone needs so I can...
1st January 1942 During the Arcadia Conference held in Washington, 26 Allied nations sign the United Nations Declaration, which pledges to follow...
It's an unfortunate fact of modern life, that a growing majority of people, especially the younger ones, are becoming ignorant about the...
This is not good news. My hope is that he will recover and re-join us here very shortly. ______________ "If a man does his best, what else is...
Guys and gals, it being christmas it's time for me to spend a few days with the family, so I'd just like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas...
25th December 1941 Hong Kong surrenders to the Japanese invaders. 26th – 28th December 1941 Britain launches Operation Archery. In a commando...
Martin, you'd have to be careful trying to get it into the country. It being a kamakaze plane they might think you were a terrorist.Mind you, if I...
Here's a few more German experimental weapons. K-P got me looking through some of my old reference books, and I found these other experimental...
22nd December1941 The US President, Franklin D Roosevelt, and the British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, meet at the Arcadia Conference, in...
Exciting? I don't know about you guys but I think it's time to start saving big time!!! I'd love to have one of those in my Christmas stocking....
Merry Christmas Charlie, have a great break, party on. ________ "Without question, the greatest invention in the history of mankind is beer....
Great stuff Kai. Definitely makes you wonder how the bomber offensive over Germany would have gone had the ground to air missile systems been in...
