Forget the War Movies... The Real World War Two was Not a Neat Little Story about Heroes, it was Absolute Chaos, Poorly Run and a Lot of Luck... Let us get rid of the myths... The “Unbeatable” German Technology? Horse Shit!!! The Tiger was a nightmare! They died more on the road to figh…
Forget the War Movies... The Real World War Two was Not a Neat Little Story about Heroes, it was Absolute Chaos, Poorly Run and a Lot of Luck... Let us get rid of the myths... The “Unbeatable” German Technology? Horse Shit!!! The Tiger was a night…
In 1940, France had the numbers. The French army possessed a greater number of soldiers with all available firepower. According to theory their numbers should have made it simple to defeat Germany. They even had British backup. France should have …
Why would we buy P-51 Mustangs when De Havilland were building these sexy beasts? The DH.100 Vampire. It didn’t have the range of a Mustang, but it could climb higher and faster, and had a top speed of 548mph - 108mph faster than the P-51D. We also …
The P51 Mustang and the P47 Thunderbolt were two of the most famous and successful fighter planes of World War II. They were both designed and manufactured by American companies, North American Aviation and Republic Aviation respectively, and they b…
German troops chose not to use the M1 Garand since its semi-automatic operation was inappropriate for combat needs. German forces obtained enemy M1 Garands on battlefields which turned out to perform the same as their standard Kar98k rifles. German …
World War 2 was a difficult time not knowing which of the leaders of the Nazi party Germans disliked most. The government was highly strict. Leaders could end up in serious trouble should people say bad stuff about them. Worse they could be sent t…
The Nazi leaders had a major problem after they lost in Stalingrad. Their ideal army was annihilated. They did not want to make Germans lose hope. Therefore, someone in the position to dispense propaganda like Joseph Goebbels needed a method to pr…