Overall, I'd say the water-cooled, belt-fed, machine-gun was the biggest game changer in the Great War. That followed closely by artillery. Its...
That theory has been around for sometime. That is if Barbarossa succeeded, the Europe Axis would have turned their attention to consolidating power...
The PPSh-41 and PPS-43 submachine-guns were reliable weapons produced in huge quantities. The DP-28 wasn't a bad light machine-gun (LMG). The...
Its not a particularly realistic "what if" scenario, but if the combined forces of the Axis, the British Empire, and the United States attacked the...
LMAO! True and, perhaps, not surprising considering the history of said at times. But, I digress.
To be candid, its sort of seems like a bizarre question. Yes, the German war machine was impressive and the strongest on the Axis side of the war....
Thank you Interrogator for the insights. Since posting, I have dug up sources indicating interwar and wartime translations in the Axis nations:...
Hello all. I am curious about translations of Mein Kampf in to the languages of the other Axis powers. I know it was translated into Italian during...
Hello all. I've read only one, and very short at that, book on the topic of Hungary during the war. Other longer texts, of course, included...
I haven't seen it yet, though likely will as I've seen just about every film on the Second World War that I can. One of the things that has turned...
Well, "hippies" covers a lot of ground in terms of the social movements of that time. If, however, you mean those that specifically harassed...
Hello all. I am wondering about the last communications that occurred between Germany and Japan in the last hours of the Third Reich. What material...
Hello all. As many may know, there was a secret government document created by the Empire of Japan entitled An Investigation of Global Policy with...
Hello all. Would anyone know of extant copies of Volkssturm training materials (e.g., manuals, pamphlets, etc.) that can be viewed online in some...
Glad to help. I know how hard it can be to track down an older book. Having the details like in the OP make it much easier to do so. Its way worse...
Hello all. Can anyone recommend a book or books that cover the merchant marine of the combatants of the Second World War? I'm looking for a text...
Alabris shows several for sale here. Amazon offers a reprint version here. Hope that helps. :)
Hey pally and welcome aboard. I too am fascinated by all things World War II history and this forum is a great resource. Is there any particular...
One that likely requires mentioning is likely the PPSh-41. It had a 71-round drum or 35-round magazine. It fired a relatively flat-shooting and...
Concerning Axis, man-portable flamethrowers, A primer that might help get you started is shown below. While not exhaustive, it should help with...
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