Sergeant Mackenzie is a beautiful song. It was written by Sergeant John Mackenzie's great grandson. Sergeant Mackenzie was bayoneted to death...
lol I love these stories, keep 'em comin' guys!
War is such an awful thing, it's nice to hear some lighter news coming from the front. In defense of Henderson field on Guadalcanal, sometimes...
HAHAHA!!! That was so funny! I fell out of my chair I was laughing so hard!!
Well written! I forgot about the little Grease gun! I'm pretty sure it got issued to tankers as well as infantry, didn't it? WAY OFF TOPIC!!!!...
The Sten was originally created as a cheaper alternative to the Thompson. Thompsons cost $225 and consisted of numerous parts. British commandos...
Yes. I know that. The M1911 Colt pistol is called an automatic pistol. Automatic pistol is even written in trademarks on the side of some...
Yes, I'm pretty sure the Nazis lost. :) If the eastern seaboard would be out of range, does anyone think the Brandenburgers could infiltrate...
When you say that, do you mean that you think the automatic rifle was not necessary? I think the M1 Garand was a key element in winning the war....
Just to clarify, remember that the difference is that all the technology was constructed and available at the beggining of the war. The 262 and...
The Gewehr 43 semi-automatic rifle came to service 1943. The STG 44 came into service 1944. The King Tiger Tank (Tiger II) also came 1944. What if...
I think it was long overdue, the world had been using bolt-action for over 20 years! The job was just finally taken up by someone who could do...
What are some good war-movies-in-a-book?
Why do you think that the M1 Garand was the only automatic rifle in WWII? The Gewehr 43 didn't come until later in the War, so how come it took...
Darnit, I'm drawing a blank! Can you narrow it down by country?