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... Fromelles was an unmitigated disaster. It was conceived as a ruse to divert German attention away from the campaign on the Somme in July 1916. It took more than a year after the claims were made ...
...aying that this elections are basically about the empire question? That's the critical question in this campaign: do Americans want a neo-empire in the Middle East? Do they want US troops permanen...
... a computer analysis program called the Quantified Judgement Model, specifically in this case the 'Ardennes Campaign Simulation Data Base' . This allowed a true 'boiling down' of combat performance by...
As part of the campaign to take Midway Island in June 1942, the Japanese bombed Dutch Harbor in the Aleutian Islands and occupied Attu and Kiska islands as part of a diversion away from the main opera
...British blew it again getting dependent on Burmese oil and the middle east. The WW2 Mediterranian and Burma campaigns were about that. Post war it did not get better leading to Britain joining Europe ...
...ress, Kent, OH, 1997, 278 pages. Taken at the Flood; Robert E. Lee and Confederate Strategy in the Maryland Campaign of 1862 by Joseph L. Harsh, The Kent State University Press, Kent, OH, 1999, 649 pa...
The accepted wisdom on 'grand strategy' in the Civil War is that the proper target for Union campaigns was the rebel armies, not any territorial location. I've been thinking about this for a long ti
...etween them. Richard Ewell gets the Second Corps division that went to Edward Johnson in OTL. Second, the campaign leading up to Gettysburg goes much the same. Of course Jackson would not hesitate...
.... The second purpose is to shatter the morale of the population, reducing their will to fight. Some bombing campaigns have achieved the first purpose; the second certainly was not achieved in the case...
...his ignoring technology was a very bad idea, but at the time it seemed like a good idea. 2. Why the Russian campaign failed? 3. The advantage of being the countries political leader as well. 4. Failur...
...bout the operation Barbarossa (Germany invades Russia). The German victories in the beginning of the Russia-campaign were overwhelming. Some historians presume that the Russians were surprised by th...
Hello everyone, I'm new to this group. Have been following the exchange about the Peninsular Campaign with great interest, and have a question besides. I'm in Germany, and my access to U.S. Civil War
...apher and was posted to Egypt in 1942, after which his mobile unit followed the allied forces in the desert campaigns. It seems to have been some kind a service club, and apparently sponsored various ...
...odd' numbered armies and their commanders (Bradley, Hodges, Patton, Clark, Troscott, Patch and Simpson) and campaigns in ETO. What about 'even' numbered armies? I've never heard about US 2nd and 4th...
I want to thank everyone for their fascinating responses to my question about the Peninsular Campaign. I would now like to ask why the capital of the Confederacy was moved from Montgomery, Alabama to
Hello, I am trying to find out more about the service and campaigns of German E boats and there crews but am finding it very hard. Sites concerned with the Kriegsmarine either go on about big ships
...esent. The Union trumped-up the Fort Pillow events into the 'atrocity' of the war for the 1864 presidential campaign. The Confederacy had no credible response as General Forrest's report to his superi...
...pines which were 16,000-plus killed. MacArthur's planners first calculated the total losses for a 120 day campaign in Kyushu would have been roughly 125,000, a quarter of which would be deaths, i.e....
I am searching for information on the 7th Iowa Cavalry activities in the Nebraska Territory during the Civil War. My great great grandfather fought with Co. 'A' of the 7th Iowa Cavalry under Capt. Edw
Regarding railroad use for logistic support in the Northwest Europe campaign, a quick look at the US Army official history reveals that by 1-1-45 at the latest, over half of the supplies delivered to
...raitor or a coward' because he refused to press his large advantage over the Confederates in the Peninsular Campaign. For example, Burns claims that McClellan held a 10 to 1 advantage in numbers of tr...
Hey all, I've see many books about the Turkey Shoot, but can anyone recommend a good book on the land campaign? Thanks, Brian Williams
...ade his foray into Pennsylvania. Bearrs wrote an excellent (although tedious IMHO) history of the Vicksburg campaign which you should investigate. Well that's because no army that size had existed p...
...pretty much had Vicksburg and needed to only wait; a victory in PA wouldn't have changed that. The whole PA campaign seems to me to be more like a long shot than the so called High Tide of the Confede...
Just about 1/2 way through a book on the campaigns in Burma. Apparently when the Japanese were getting ready to build the railway that was fictionalized in the book and movie BRIDGE OVER THE RIVER KWA
...ed, along with the effectiveness of targeting the cities. (stuff deleted. Subject now shifts to the USAAF campaign against Japan) To impede production. The US realized, rather late, that transport...
...made-up of old and geriatric men. I would have no doubt that their ranks had been made up from many old WW1 campaigners. I would have imagined that many would have enlisted in the firm belief that Eng...
...not knowing what they were doing was so foolish. But legal norms and truth are two factors missing from the campaign....
Briefly - NO! The IRA launched a bombing campaign in Northern Ireland and England in April 1938. They had a very ambitious plan of sabotage - called the S-Plan - but a lack of personnel and adequate e
I am interested in learning more about the Japanese campaign in the Dutch East Indies during the winter of 1941/42. Can anyone suggest a good book that gives more then just a bare bones description of
...3 days, units, ...). Can anyone recommend me a certain book? A couple of times I read about 'The Gettysburg Campaign' written by Coddington. Is this book worth buying? Thank you very much and greeti...
... Warsaw rising. Can any of our Polish members let me know if any considerable numbers of the AK and/or 1939 Campaign + exiles have returned to Poland since the collapse of Communism? Bill Brown -o- 'M...
...aver Dam or the chapel to which he belongs. During the war he travelled from Wisconsin to the Vicksburg campaign, then onto Texas, Louisiana where hed died in a 'mopping up operation' and the lett...
... anyone could recommend some decent reading on North Africa prior to Germany's involvement i.e. the Italian campaigns. Successful (or not) I know they were there, however, whenever I attempt to rese...
... itself outgunned by T34 and KV s. But it didn t seem to make that much difference in the outcomes of those campaigns. There were other factors which were far more important. This was probably very ...
...eem unable to answer.. 1) During glider operations did they still wear the 'jump smock'? 2) In the desert campaign did they wear the 'Jump smock' at all? 3) When did 'sidelace up' boots replace 'Fro...
...terwar policing actions, Guadalcanal, Torch, and Kasserine. I am aware of U.S. tank actions in all of these campaigns (yes, even a National Guard Renault FT called out in the interwar years to protect...
... English Patient'. Count Almasi was an adventurer, explorer, and surveyor who played a role in the German campaign in North Africa by using his intimate knowledge of the North African terrain to lea...
... the polish government evolved different plans how to annex large parts of Germany and started a propaganda campaign. This was for example the Westmarkenverein (=club), the Club of the people who vote...
...le, Wiley Sword, in 'The Confederacy's Last Hurrah,' states that in the Spring Hill, Franklin and Nashville campaign, Federal Cavalry leader John Croxton ordered an attack on Confederate pickets near ...
I am trying to decipher map co-ordinate references used during the Normandy campaign in WW2. Does anyone have a pointer to a reference (book, archive document, web site etc.) that explains the map co-
The 7th Panzer Division was under Erwin Rommel's command during 1940's French campaign, and Rommel's diary shows that he have PzKwIII, PzKwIV and also Czech's Pz38(t) in his Panzer Division. But wha
...was defeated by the Russian army toward the end of WWII. However, I can't find any more information on this campaign. If anyone has any info please tell me how to get it. Thank you very much....
...tralian forces would not be allowed to take part in the Normandy landings or any other part of the European campaign. At that time I asked why this might be, and whether Australia had in fact ever o...
... germans in the CW since many years. At the time I'm preparing a book, that deals with the Chancellorsville campaign and the role of the XI. corps. Who has further information and wants to share with ...
...r on the strategic and tactical problems facing both the Allied and German navies during the 1940 Norwegian Campaign. Any information or links to websites would be appreciated. I thank you in advanc...
Does anyone have any accounts of the Goliath and Borgward BIV in action, particularly in the Normandy campaign?
Hello, Just wondering.... Well, I just wondering if the Italian campaign is worthy since it is suitable for defensive , i.e Monte Cassino. And if Anzio succeded, that is mean that Allied forces ca
...thousand mile front. Hmm. Still spread out on about 700 miles of frontage, not 70 miles like the Normandy campaign. If you don't think unit density is significant, you're wrong. C'mon Drax. We bot...
...books or sites where I can find som good info on the OSS's missions In Europe? For some reason the European Campaign interests more....
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