First off the real credit for taking Omaha beach goes to the US Army. That said, a case can be made that a few USN "Tin Cans" provided meaningful...
Got to consider that the pool of desirable young men for these young German women had been considerably reduced by the fact so many were KIA and...
Never heard of drooping but have seen the them glow at night---)))) The 5"38 had a rifled liner. After so many rounds the rifling would be worn...
That's it urgh Thanks & it is on Netflix Up the Creek 1958 80 minutes When the Admiralty assigns bumbling Lt. Fairweather (David Tomlinson)...
A little off topic but .... I once saw a very young Peter Sellers in a movie about the "crews" of mothballed RN vessels. It was pretty...
Victor have you seen this article? It supports your last para. My first shipboard Chief was an RM3 on one of the Yangtse Reiver gunboats that...
"Yup OpanaPointer "Amateurs talk tactics but professsionals talk logictics" old US Army adage. I would not be surprised if Rome's centurians had...
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The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was the brainchild of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. CCC had two stated purposes: to provide outdoor...
This is one of my favorite movies. Hope you folks find the following article of interest, I sure did. Anyone know how the US Army actually...
TAKAO good info and thanks for the link to "of these radars had broken down during the long trip to the Far East and were not functional by the...
1. First off Skunk, Great picture of Groucho. I am a big fan of both his movies and his pioneering TV Show. The man was a true comic...
The transition of the Marines from a small specialized naval component to a large scale operational level offensive force has been a recent...
What I wrote is about all I know of the Uncle Jimmy's war. FWIW, it certainly seems to me, that he and his buddies did their duty. Good enough...
My Uncle's AT(Anti-Tank) UNIT consisted of four guns attached to the regimental HQ and deployed to support infantry. Their 57mm towed AT guns were...
Never heard that nick name. The more common is "Old Blood and Guts". Many of his troops would add OUR BLOOD HIS GUTS!
My German used to be pretty good but I must be missing something "Only the tough get into the garden" I don't get it!
My Uncle served under Patton in the Battle of the Bulge as an AT Gunner. He was wounded and his own Uncle, a Master Sgt MP, "borrowed" a jeep and...
BZ brndirt1 old son, very impressive post. I too am a big admirer of Vinegar Joe. Why didn't Marshall, who did not suffer fools or...
Not sure anything that brings the time table for Downfall Forward earlier is a good idea. The single thrust, by eliminating "non-essentail" Ops...
