Diary August 25, 1940
Diary for Sunday, August 25, 1940: Air War FIRST RAF NIGHT RAID ON BERLIN: 81 bombers despatched, but many fail to find target; slight damage in city center and suburbs. […]
Diary August 25, 1945
Diary for Saturday, August 25, 1945: Occupied countries Germany: British forces in Western Europe redesignated ‘British Army of the Rhine’ (BAOR). Home Fronts USA: Vice-Admiral Willis A. Lee Jr. (‘Ching’
‘Gray Zone Warfare’ PC shooter game in test
Gray Zone Warfare Shooter Game Review: Tactics and Tension in a New Era of Combat. Gray Zone Warfare Shooter Game Review: Tactics and Tension in a New Era of Combat
Diary August 24, 1915
Diary for Tuesday, August 24, 1915: Southern Front Italian Front: Austrian counter-offensive. Sea War East Africa: Royal Navy C-in-C reports 2 planes and 2 guns landed at Mombasa, 150 men
Diary August 24, 1940
Diary for Saturday, August 24, 1940: Air War Heavy raids on airfields in southeastern England: Manston evacuated; North Weald and Hornchurch also hard hit. Residential areas of Portsmouth and Ramsgate
Diary August 24, 1945
Diary for Friday, August 24, 1945: Home Fronts Britain: Attlee complains that abrupt ending of US Lease-Lend program has left Britain in a ‘very serious financial position’. Bevin says 700,000
Universal (Bren) Carrier
The British Universal (or Bren Gun) Carrier from the Second World War. Introduction to the British Universal Carrier The British Universal Carrier, often referred to as the Bren Gun Carrier,
Diary August 23, 1915
Diary for Monday, August 23, 1915: Sea War Channel: Dover Patrol monitors shell Zeebrugge and Knocke. Adriatic: German U-boats U34 and U35 reach Cattaro after leaving Heligoland (August 4), sail
Diary August 23, 1940
Diary for Friday, August 23, 1940: Sea War Heinkel He 115 seaplanes torpedo two cargo ships and damage third in Moray Firth.
Diary August 23, 1945
Diary for Thursday, August 23, 1945: Occupied countries Austria: British, American and French troops enter Vienna. Home Fronts Britain: Both Houses of Parliament ratify UN Charter.
Stalingrad (Movie, 1993)
Exploring the German War Movie ‘Stalingrad’ (1993): A Gripping Portrayal of the Battle and its Human Toll. The film ‘Stalingrad’ takes viewers on a harrowing journey through the eyes of
Diary August 22, 1915
Diary for Sunday, August 22, 1915: Sea War North Sea: 2 French destroyers sink German A15 coastal torpedo boat near Ostend (night August 22-23). Western Front Vosges: French gains include
Diary August 22, 1940
Diary for Thursday, August 22, 1940: Sea War German super-heavy artillery bombards a convoy for 80 minutes (no hits). Fire switched to Dover town in evening; British 14-inch gun replies
Diary August 22, 1945
Diary for Wednesday, August 22, 1945: Russo-Japanese War Manchuria: KWANTUNG ARMY SURRENDERS AT HARBIN. Russian airborne forces land at Port Arthur. ‘Emperor Kang Teh’ of Manchukuo - Japanese puppet ruler
Battleship HMS Dreadnought
Revolutionary British battleship HMS Dreadnought: The Russo-Japanese War of 1904-05 showed the world the need for a radical change in the design of warships. In most major navies these plans
Diary August 21, 1915
Diary for Saturday, August 21, 1915: Middle East Gallipoli, Suvla bridgehead – Battle of Scimitar Hill and Western Hills: 4 British divisions fail to break through, lose 5,300 casualties, but
Diary August 21, 1940
Diary for Wednesday, August 21, 1940: Secret War Leon Trotsky, exiled Russian Revolutionary leader and founder of Red Army, assassinated by NKVD agent in Mexico City; aged 61.
Diary August 21, 1945
Diary for Tuesday, August 21, 1945: Home Fronts USA: All outstanding Lease-Lend contracts cancelled.
Dutch Armed Forces
Strength and organization of the Army, Air Force and Navy of the Netherlands in Europe at the time of the German invasion in May 1940. Dutch Armed Forces in World
WWII Sidearms of Soldiers and Officers
WWII Sidearms of Soldiers and Officers. In World War II, sidearms served roles far beyond simple backup weapons. They were symbols of authority, tools for close-quarters combat, and often the
