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... Marc Lynch was there and he posted his impressions on his blog. It seems that Kagan said that American forces withdrawals would starts soon but not before the national elections in Iraq sure that's...
...helling the Quemoy islands on August 23, 1958, U.S. Air Force Headquarters apparently assured Pacific Air Forces "that, assuming presidential approval, any Communist assault upon the offshore islands ...
...es Campaign Simulation Data Base' . This allowed a true 'boiling down' of combat performance by different forces, and gives the following values 1 German = 1.2 American = 2 Russian soldiers in 'combat...
...we can see how important the eastern front was not because its fighting contribution agianst large german forces. the russian actually prevented the nuclear slaughter....
...ew that Japan planned on attacking the United States, but still he did nothing about warning the American forces at Pearl Harbor. And on December 7,1941, Japan launched a 'surprise attack.' I defi...
(at all these time German forces were still engaging Allied forces) PzKpW-IVF2S - first service early 1942, eastern front PzKpW-V 'Panther' - first service July 1943, eastern front PzKpW-VI 'Tiger A
... I know that Britain and Finland were techincally at war, but was there ever any fighting between Finnish forces and non-Russian Allied forces? Jim Bailey...
...the nazi crusade. imagine for example the complications to, for example, catholic chaplains in the german forces, germany's relations with neutrals - how for example would spain and ireland have react...
Is there a counter to the argument that the importance of D-Day is over blown because 80% of the Nazi forces were committed to the Eastern front fight with Russia? http://www.counterpunch.org/dday06
Hi, I have a specific question. Today somebody told me that axis forces (Luftwaffe) did airdrop propaganda leaflets in Turkish somewhere in N-Africa and/or the Balkan. Some of these are said to be
I am interested in information on the operations and activities of non-US allied forces in the Pacific. I know they were engaged long before the US entered the war but have seen little information on
... against the United States and Great Britain in 1945. During March, April, and May 1945, the Soviet armed forces treated American prisoners of war liberated from German prisoner of war camps as enemy ...
...assume the weather was too bad for an invasion? Also why couldn't Hans Luck get permission to repel the forces at Pegasus Bridge and then go on to attack the Americans on the beaches with his Panzer...
...e field late in the day after Hill's assaults Frayser's Farm - late attacks slowly force back the union forces Manassas - decisive attack is delivered to late to reap the fruits of victory Antie...
... McClellan was so close to his lines of operation at Frederick, Maryland, he would never have divided his forces to capture Harper's Ferry. In the final analysis, Harsh has some excellent ideas on L...
...ight with the same handicaps that Rommel faced (Insane Commander, inadequate supplies, overwhelming enemy forces, etc), I doubt he could've had his romp through western Europe. Personally I think bo...
... instance, at Opequon Creek, Sheridan drove Early off the field with 34% losses - but lost 10% of his own forces and more men. Grant beat Pemberton at Champion's Hill, inflicting 19% losses, but lost ...
I expect petroleum products produced in Ploesti, Romania, were utilized by German forces advancing on Stalingrad etc, however... Questions: -were any petroleum products from this area transported
...counting and found that Washington DC had far less then x thousand men. Apparantly McClellan was counting forces in the Shenandoah also or something like that McClellan behavior is very odd when you c...
...egarding B-24 operations over Europe and have come across the rank of 'Flight Officer' in the US Army Air Forces. The two Flight Officers about whom I've read were both Liberator bombardiers. Can an...
I was wondering how many Tiger tanks would the US forces (not the British and Canadians) have faced in combat (not just knocked out due to air action) from June 6th to September 1944 ? US soldiers fac
During the Civil War which U.S. Flag was mostly used by Union forces...name and the number, arrangement of stars?
...esert army from 1940-1942 all of which played a role in the > containment and then utter rout of the Axis forces at 2nd > Alamein. While the British did (eventually) have superior > numbers, that wasn...
Does anyone know of some good books about any WW2 airforces or specific aircrews? I have read: A Wing and a Prayer Wings of Morning Angels of Death: Goerings Luftwaffe Memphis Belle The Mighty Eighth
...concentrates on The Rock of Chickamauga and the conflict on Sept 20th, 1863 In the initial setup of the forces, Brannan (3/XIV) is encamped near Snodgrass Hill with Connell, Croxton and half of Van ...
...nificant fact: that the Potsdam declaration called for the unconditional surrender *of the Japanese armed forces*. So from the beginning of the back & forth (if we are not permitted to call them negot...
Would anyone be able to suggest source material regarding the OOB's for the French forces garrisoning Syria in 1941? Further, could you suggest information on camouflage patterns and markings for the
... secret game in Feb 41 sketching out the deep defence plan. The plan was basically to keep the frontier forces in place (as it was too late to move them), build a second 'operational' echelon 300-50...
snip> Also, because I've seen Gods & Generals (which I have several problems Jackson's cook went on to serve Jackson's aide Sandy Pendleton until Sandy was killed. The cook then returned to Lexingto
...soners held there were thirty-six generals, including Hans Jurgen von Arnim. Von Arnim commanded the Axis forces in North Africa after Rommel was recalled to Germany. The German generals, held in a ...
...ssing the Suez Canal knocked down the Israeli sandberm using high pressure water hoses. Could the Union forces have done something similar using pumps on steam powered gunboats, or were the logistic...
I am reading Kommando: German Special Forces of World War II (by James Lucas ISBN:0312459408 St. Martin's Press, 1985) and wondered which Para Engineer Battalion is the one commanded by Major Witzig,
...ates to sit absolutely quiet while two or three nations before our very eyes organized naval and military forces and went out and conquered the balance of the earth, including the seven seas and all t...
...ur had a hand in that calling victories by the Australians 'Allied victories' and victories with American forces involved 'American victories'. American media as you pointed out have been horribly par...
What if D-Day had been a failure ? What where the plans next ? I suppose that reserves and evacuated forces would have been sent to the South of France to open the Second Front where and wherever po
...supply requirements for early October of 18,800 tons/day, assuming similar tonnages could be lifted to US forces that were further away from their supply dumps using the same trucks. This US tonnage h...
...Brad was photographing carnage shortly after the battle at Antietem. How close as the press with fighting forces? Bob Kolker...
... Force as a photographer 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...
...ray for our nation. Let us pray for those who have never known Jesus Christ and redeeming love; for moral forces everywhere, for our national leaders. Let prayer be our passion. Let prayer be our prac...
...emendous success by British commandos during raids on Fortress Europa prior to D-Day and against Japanese forces in the other WWII theatre.' What battle(s) would the De Lisle carbine would have been...
... out. As such, I'd have to say that it is arguable that Fletcher was in over his head commanding American forces in the situations he was in. Maybe later in the war, but still, I find it telling that ...
Greetings! I need a reference which mentions or explains that the US military in Hawaii placed their forces on alert in the weeks preceding the attack at Pearl Harbor in 1941 (even though they were no
... eventually. The alternative to standing siege was to break out. So the Confederates concentrated their forces, attacked the southern end of the Union encirclement, and broke through. Then, thanks t...
... element of the 42nd Division. The satellite camps appear to have been subsequently taken by various U.S. forces as the advance continued. W.J.Hopwood...
It's too far and the naval forces would be too vulnerable from the air, and from the conveniently located Home Fleet at Scapa Flow. Add to that that it would be out of range of German fighter escort (
...e 'overt act' at Pearl Harbor was an air attack. c. It is treasonous to allow the enemy to destroy your forces so this order is explicit treason on its face. Roosevelt was a traitor. Answer: yes. ...
While reading A Bridge Too Far I noticed that on one occassion the author comments that Sepp Krafts forces were equiped with an experimental multi-barreled rocket-launcher, not to be confused with the
...cluding WWII and until 1948 a native-born U.S. citizen could lose his citizenship by serving in the Armed forces or the government of a foreign power. During WWII the U.S. fully understood and recogni...
...h SS asked 'Why did they not drive on to Elst instead of staying in Lent? ..there were no German armoured forces available to block Elst?' Why indeed!...
...s, details about the cooperation afforded to the Axis, and if possible some treatment about Spanish armed forces during WWII (I know that Franco stepped up rearmament in 1940, but don't know what beca...
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