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The German Army suffered from a catastrophic shortage of replacements ever since it had gone to war in Russia, but particularly from 1944 onwards. That the army had come to this state was in part a response to the failed attempt on Hitler’s life in July 1944, but also due to the draining losses suffered on the Eastern Front. Since…
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‘Wayne Reynolds Artwork’ Hugh De Payens, a knight of the lower nobility of Champagne, approached King Baldwin II with a…
England, circa 17 September 1944. Shows the launch of Operation Market. Troops of the British 1st Airborne Division boarding Horsa…
Kingship in medieval times was a thing apart, remote from ordinary human preoccupations, touched with divinity. A king did not…
Weapons and Warfare has been updated with a save posts feature, accessibility options and a new store. While on a post page, you can now easily save a post to read later: New accessibility options…
Read more about the World War II match up between Spitfire XIVs versus Bf 109Ks here:
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One of the main American weapons produced as a counter to the low-flying aircraft was not of the same calibre…
Havhingsten fra Glendalough in dock. The Havhingsten is a faithful reconstruction of Skuldelev 2, the second longest Viking longship ever…
Hostilities came too soon for the Imperial Russian Navy, which had a target of 1917 to achieve a fully operational…
The reign of Charlemagne, however, would witness the beginnings of the Viking Age, aiding in the deterioration of centralized government…
1. Serbian infantry, mid-14th century This man is in almost all aspects identical to the heavy infantry of Italy. His separate mail-covered gauntlets may, in fact, have been a Byzantine and Balkan fashion that had spread to Italy early in the 14th century. Only his massive splinted gorget neck and…
In March 1943 an important new American medium bomber, the Martin B-26 Marauder, arrived in the European theatre of operations. One of the most controversial Allied medium bombers of the Second World War, at least in the early stages of its career, the Glenn L. Martin 179 was entered in…
Chinese military assets in the South China Sea. While it is difficult to discern China’s intentions regarding the use of force in the South China Sea, one thing can be stated with certainty: Beijing has systematically bolstered the capabilities of its navy, transforming a large but unimpressive coastal-defense fleet into…
Whether out in the North Atlantic, up in the Arctic or throughout the Mediterranean, the cutting edge of German naval power – the U-boat – was being blunted by an increasingly effective Allied response that used intelligence gained through Enigma decrypts, stronger escort groups and more plentiful aircraft equipped with…
217 BC – During the Wars of the Diadochi at the Battle of Raphia, Ptolemy IV Philopator of Egypt with 70,000 infantry, 5,000 cavalry, and 73 war elephants fought the army of Antiochus III. The Antiochids suffered just under 10,000 foot dead, about 300 horse and 5 elephants; 4,000 men…
Prior to 1968 there were few, if any, in Vietnam that even imagined the VC/NVA forces in South Vietnam were equipped with tanks. A few in the intelligence system exercising hindsight, made “I knew it all the time” claims but these statements deserved and received little attention. Events of 24…
The Dornier Do 26A (V-1, D-AGNT “Seeadler”) flying boat. Dornier Do 26V4 In the 20s and 30s of last century, the firm Dornier was the leading one in German flying boat construction. The chosen configuration, engines in tandem and wing stubs (“sponsons”) on the lower fuselage for water stability proved…
Anzacs and Greek soldiers sharing a drink before the onslaught of the German military machine. Overwhelmed by Hitler’s blitzkrieg on mainland Greece and evacuated by ship to Crete, British and Anzac forces joined Cretan soldiers to defend the island. With the Germans astride the line of retreat at Corinth, the…
British coastal assault on St Cast in Brittany in September 1758. A German map, published…
Schnellboot S-80 torpedo boat Camo Operations with the Kriegsmarine S-boats were often used to patrol…
American Lend-Lease supplies to the USSR 1941–45. Soviet historiography is mocked in the West, where…
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