From what little I've read, the Italians were totally outclassed by British fighters and their success was pretty limited. Fiat CR.42 biplanes, Fiat...
Can anyone recommend a good text and/or documentary on the Italian contribution during the Battle of Britain? The Corpo Aereo Italiano participated...
I'm pretty sure the missile in the third and last pic is a Gordon IV. It was an air-to-air system used in the late 40s and early 50s.
Neat-O. Is it safe to assume this is a captured example that was operated for test purposes post-war or was it done so at some other time?
It would be pretty hard to forget those years. Now and in the future. ;)
Thank you for the recommendations. I do actually remember seeing Gungo Ho some years back. As best as I can recall, I haven't seen Up Front, so I...
Hello all. I'm curious; would anyone care to share their favorite Italian Campaign Films? There have been a number of good ones made over the...
Ugh. Trump. While a successful businessman by any measure, he sure knows how to stick both feet in his mouth at every turn. What he said about...
I've read that Spain sent a small contingent of personnel to aid the side of South Vietnam during the war. From what I've read, it was mainly...
I thought it might be interesting to discuss this topic: what books would you recommend on the topic of Axis collaborators in occupied territories?...
Ouch! While I've found Lawrence's posts (e.g., the Stuka variant, etc.) interesting, I'd have to agree that spamming these kinds of things to...
It appears the two links throw back a 404 error. However, the main site does appear here. Interesting site. The section on Unternehmen Seelöwe...
Would anyone know of a documentary that covers the collaborationist Milice Française that is in English? I've seen a number in French, but not the...
Thank you for the link, Diptanshu. I'm reading over this one now. :)
Indeed, that particular front was a blood bath and Italy really didn't get a whole lot of say in the post war period. The shaky economic, social,...
If one was a member of the historic peace churches (e.g., Quaker, Mennonite, Amish, Brethren in Christ, etc.), one could avoid military service, but...
A while back, the entire archive of Life magazine was put online in digital form. It is accessible via Google. I downloaded a tool called GooReader...
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