Welcome Natascha. Some of the members of this place seem quite expert, others of us are less so. But it is hard to read your mind. Please ask...
All well and good, but I asked for the release date of the film clip. I presume it was post-war but I would like confirmation of this. Otherwise...
When was the American version of the story (film) released? I had always read, heard, that knowledge of anything to do with interception of...
The reason why the soldiers of the first wave carried so much weight was because they were told to. Soldiers were loaded with so much junk whether...
Hello Ozgreat. Welcome. I am curious to pick your brain. What can you tell me about the Anglo-Dutch wars of the 17th century? I have been...
"Hitler also knew America had the industries, warehouses, and Manpower to over throw him that's also another reason on why Hitler didn't want America...
Ben, yours is an interesting question, one which can provoke much thought and not a little ink to be spilt. But your analysis is shallow and shows...
Here is an excellent video of a university lecture regarding the weaknesses of R.E. Lee as a commander, the endemic problems of the Army of Northern...
Soldier of Orange, the Dutch version. I have seen both the Dutch (original) and American versions and must strongly advocate for the original, even...
My father and his father were Swedish nationals living in the NYC area during WWII, and so "strictly neutral". But in 1941 they left Sweden for...
Thank you for the feedback and for the full photos. These are obvious formal unit portraits. I can say little more of the "officer" photo, other...
In the first picture we see both British "other ranks" (second and third ranks) and four stout and hale Ghurkas, soldiers in the British allied units...
Perhaps I can shed the tiniest ray of light on your pictures. Let me start with the second: It is of men of the British Raj era, meaning prior to...
I just found an excellent British called "Time Team". They do some very good job of archeology. Special #38 concerns the re-discovery of a...
I just found this lecture, I have not had a chance to screen it ut I thought to bring it to your attention: [media]
Oh, during the Great War the Russians captured a copy of the German Naval Code which was immediately forwarded somehow to the British Admiralty....
For all my extensive reading and research the Soviets were NEVER told the secret of the Boffins of Bletchley Park. In fact, while they did...
Stoves? What do you mean by stoves? There are a wide variety of cheap, tin devices which could be termed with a stretch as "stoves". Give the...
Whale fat (blubber) was traditionally rendered and refined into a purified oil used in heating lamps. As I understand it, it was clear, colourless,...
Almost any plane can be a "spy plane". Look up KAL-007 (yes, that was a real designation), a South Korean commercial airliner which was being used...
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