There was a significant number of Japanese living and working in Malaya and Singapore prior to hostilities starting. Most were "sleeper" agents who...
The two chaps below are both WWII veterans from the Royal Tank Regiment (RTR). Maurice on the left, fought in the North African desert winning the...
A shame that the third brigade of 8th Division was wasted as garrison troops on Islands they could not defend. This brigade became POW's without...
If you declare war, you have to fight until someone loses and surrenders. If you don't declare war you can stop the conflict and declare mission...
I recently watched a TV programme about "operation mincemeat" where the British planted a dead body in the sea off the coast of Spain, with false...
[ATTACH] There is already a Ghurka memorial in central London, right outside the Ministry of Defence, a stone's throw from Horse Guards Parade and...
I walked into the cemetary at Wareham, Dorset, England today during my lunch hour at work. There are a number of military graves, all WW1, all...
What I meant was that if a similar action had taken place off Norway in 1940 against a German heavy cruiser, the action would have resulted in many...
As stated above, in wartime "local" stops being important. You will get English in Scots regiments and visa versa.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Historical-Record-Prince-Regiment-Dragoon/dp/1164161571/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1367183647&sr=1-2&keywords=3rd dragoon...
http://www.tankmuseum.org/ixbin/indexplus?record=ART2861&_IXMENU_=top Tha above link shows that a modern helmet can stop a bullet. However, as...
[ATTACH] photo is of a DU armour piercing round. On hitting the target at most 20% of the projectile will turn to dust during armour penetration....
Radio silence is normally observed before contact with the enemy is made. this is to ensure that your position or important information is not given...
For me it has to be the F15 Eagle, for years it has been the best fighter in the world, and is still able to hold it's own against it's rivals. The...
[ATTACH] The No 19 radio was used by British tanks from about 1942 0nwards. It had a low and high power settings. At low power it had a range of...
It has been quoted that had this action occured off Norway in 1940 instead of Malaya in 1945 there would have been medals and awards galore for the...
Dunkirk allowed the cream of the British Army, it's pre war regular forces, to escape to fight another day. It was a vital operation.
Gutted, I have read this thread only 2 days after visiting my fathers grave at Skerton cemetery in Lancaster. I saw the Recce Regiment grave whilst I...
Not Afrika Corps but certainly Rommel, on D Day 6th June 1944, it is a matter of historical fact that one of Montgomery's aides said to him, " I wish...
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