Diary JULY 4, 1914
World War One Diary for Saturday, July 4, 1914: POLITICS: AUSTRIA Archduke’s funeral at Artstetten family castle, 50 miles West of Vienna, after Hofburg Vienna lying-in-state.
Diary July 4, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, July 4, 1944: Western Front Normandy: British 2nd Army takes Carpiquet, west of Caen. Air War Western Europe: V-1 storage depots in limestone caverns at
Sinking the Bismarck – Operation Rhine Exercise
Operation Rheinübung (‘Rhine Exercise’), the final cruise of the Bismarck. Detailed action, numerous photos and video about the sinking of the great German battleship. Here to Part I: development, specifications,
Diary JULY 3, 1914
World War One Diary for Friday, July 3, 1914: POLITICS: AUSTRIA Hungarian Prime Minister Count Tisza demands in letter to Count Berchtold that Council of Ministers meet. POLITICS: TURKEY Constantinople
Diary July 3, 1944
World War One Diary for Monday, July 3, 1944: Eastern Front Central Sector: 100,000-strong German 4th Army encircled at Minsk. Mediterraneany Italy: Siena captured by Free-French troops. Sea War Channel:
Military ranks in the Second World War: a comparison of the Wehrmacht, the SS and the Allies
An overview of all military ranks and grades from the Second World War. Comparison tables for the Wehrmacht, the SS, the US Army, the Red Army, the British Army and
Diary JULY 2, 1914
World War One Diary for Thursday, July 2, 1914: POLITICS: AUSTRIA German Ambassador assures Count Berchtold and Emperor Francis Joseph (‘I see a very dark future’) of Berlin’s support. Francis
Diary July 2, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Sunday, July 2, 1944: Sea War Pacific: Americans land on Noemfoor Island, west of Biak. Crew of Japanese submarine I-8 murders survivors of SS Jean Nicolet.
War Mongrels – A Tactical WWII Adventure
Gaming Report of ‘War Mongrels’, the Tactical WWII Adventure. Gaming Report of ‘War Mongrels’, the Tactical WWII Adventure War Mongrels stands out as a compelling isometric real-time tactics game set
Diary JULY 1, 1914
World War One Diary for Wednesday, July 1, 1914: POLITICS: AUSTRIA Austrian battleship Viribus Unitis arrives at Trieste with Sarajevo victims’ bodies. POLITICS: SOUTH AFRICA Indian Relief Act. POLITICS: USA
Diary July 1, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Saturday, July 1, 1944: Sea War Pacific: US submarine Cobia sinks 6 ships in Japanese home waters during July; submarine Ray torpedoes 5 ships in Philippines-East
Diary JUNE 30, 1914
World War One Diary for Tuesday, June 30, 1914: POLITICS: GERMANY German Ambassador in Vienna informs Berlin that the Austrian Foreign Minister Count Berchtold holds Belgrade for responsible of the
Diary June 30, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Friday, June 30, 1944: Air War Western Europe: 250 Avro Lancaster bombers drop 1,000 t bombs on 2nd SS-Panzer-Division Das Reich and 9th SS Panzer Division,
Diary JUNE 29, 1914
World War One Diary for Monday, June 29, 1914: POLITICS: SERBIA Secretary of Austrian Legation in Belgrade suggests Serb complicity in Sarajevo murders. POLITICS: AUSTRIA-HUNGARY Anti-Serb riots in Vienna, Bruenn,
Diary June 29, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Thursday, June 29, 1944: Western Front Normandy: AMERICANS CAPTURE CHERBOURG. Eastern Front Central sector: Russians encircle German forces at Bobruisk. Pacific New Guinea: Australians reach river
Fighting Power Review
Fighting Power Review: A Must-Read Military Analysis? Fighting Power Review: A Must-Read Military Analysis? Looking to understand the contrasts in military performance between German and U.S. forces during World War
Diary JUNE 28, 1914
World War One Diary for Sunday, June 28, 1914: BOSNIA MURDERING OF ARCHDUKE FRANCIS FERDINAND AT SARAJEVO, AUSTRIAN HEIR, together with his wife Sophie, the Duchess of Hohenberg, during their
Diary June 28, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, June 28, 1944: Eastern Front Central Sector: 3rd BRF and supporting tank army, begin crossing river Berezina. Field Marshal Busch dismissed from Army Group Centre;
Diary June 27, 1944
WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, June 27, 1944: Sea War Channel: German armed trawlers M.4611 and V.213 gallantly engage destroyers Eskimo and Huron off Jersey (night June 27-28).
Diary June 27, 1919
World War One Diary for Friday, June 27, 1919: France – Peace Process: China says she will not sign Treaty due to Shantung clauses. Germany accepts final protocol. Next day,
