My uneducated guess would be parallels. Other cultures have had forward-curved blades of a sort. They're not the best stabbers but difficult to...
I have a couple of Enfields, a Swedish Mauser, and a Garand; all a joy to shoot but the Swede is a work of art. They don't make them like that...
Something of a tangent, the khukri is an interesting design and makes a great camp knife. I got mine from Atlanta Cutlery about thirty years ago...
The Ghurkas during WW2 were conventional infantry units with an attitude; very much the definition used by Rich previously to describe "elite"....
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The Italians when properly motivated and led (a rare occurrence) and properly equipped (not quite so rare an occurrence outside armored or...
Not trying in any way to pick a fight or pick nits; I agree fully with your view on the term "elite". However, WWII was when special/commando/etc...
My pleasure, Sir. The Italian military gets a bad rap for its' performance in WW2 which, while understandable, is not entirely deserved. Decima...
The Devil's Brigade was the nickname for the First Special Service Force. Decima Mas was an Italian Naval unit that made use of swimmers and...
To be fair, though, by the standards of their day, many these units would be considered "special" as opposed to elite by today's nomenclature. My...
It would depend on the task at hand.
There is a small mound (about 20-25 feet high) on some land my family owns five miles from the Mississippi River. It's been dated to about 1200AD...
I thought it a photo as well. You have talent, Sir.
If you need more info on the Italian aspect of North Africa, you could drop by comandosupremo, a site dedicated to Italy's participation in WW2....
My thanks, Sirs.
With all of the threads/subsections/etc this place is a little overwhelming. Is there a way to get e-mail notifications when something new is...
Anyone here from the old 1JMA site?
I'm new to the forum. While I have an interest in WW2 in general, my primary interest is in the more obscure theaters ie the Aegean, Burma, etc....
