The attack on Port Moresby which I used as an example was a part of the initial Jap offensive, when they still had superiority in almost every...
Why were the Finns so succesful with the Buffalo? I mean, their kill to loss ratio was incredible, in sharp contrast with the dismal (and mortal)...
Roger that, JC. Opinions, anyone?
The story of the Stewart deserves a thread of its own. Fascinating!
Now, this attack against San Pablo airfield I didn´t know about... Why did the [Racist Term Removed] Japanese quit using paras? I mean, they...
Interesting place... ;)
Boy, do I love it when I find people interested in the early days in the Pacific...
Lots of numbers, little appreciation of the real world. Wonder what this guy thought after Clark Field, or Raffles Square...
Did the signalmen get caught because of Ultra? Or was their capture the consecuence of a brilliant work of counter-intelligence, this as in using...
Thanks for the info. When I came across the thread about the Brandenburgers in Africa, I remembered about this special signals collection unit,...
By the way, nosing around I found this website: Air Force History Program Great stuff, with lots of downloadable material, including the whole...
I have heard of a german special unit which had been collecting intel (signals) on the 8th Army for quite a while when the battle of El Alamein...
Commonwealth troops in the desert loved to get their hands on Italian Bredas, both MG´s and cannons. [IMG] British troops in Tobruk man a 20mm...
Maybe not my absolute favorite, but the first good one that comes to my mind right now, is that at the end of "Bataan", when Robert Taylor curses...
With all this talk about gunships, one wonders where, in those days, did the line stand between this experimental concept and that of night...
Wow...
The concept of a heavy air gunship to supplement escorting fighters by providing the innermost layer of defense for a bomber or transport...
Even though I already knew about this affair since a while ago, there´s one thing that I still don´t get: What was the stand of Indochina when...
The P.S. never surrendered! They kept the fight as guerrillas until the liberation, and held out on almost nothing far longer than they were...
Do you have any more info on the period after the disbanding of the AVG? I mean, it´s been rather difficult for me to find some really in depth...
