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Forschungsmitarbeiter Mitch Williamson is a technical writer with an interest in military and naval affairs. He has published articles in Cross & Cockade International and Wartime magazines. He was research associate for the Bio-history Cross in the Sky, a book about Charles ‘Moth’ Eaton’s career, in collaboration with the flier’s son, Dr Charles S. Eaton. He also assisted in picture research for John Burton’s Fortnight of Infamy. Mitch is now publishing on the WWW various specialist websites combined with custom website design work. He enjoys working and supporting his local C3 Church. “Curate and Compile“
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Biography Russia 9 Min Read

Cornelius Cruys

Cornelius Cruys (14 June 1655 – 14 June 1727) was a Norwegian–Dutch admiral of the Imperial Russian Navy, and the…

Baltic Crusades Poland 21 Min Read

Crusader Sieges of Vilnius

Lithuanian Grand-Duke JagieƂƂo’s brothers wanted heavier cannons to oppose the Teutonic Knights’ new weapons, but since gun carriages did not…

Small Arms 11 Min Read

THE MAXIM IN BATTLE

The first recorded combat use of the Maxim was in the British colony of Sierra Leone on 21 November 1888.…

Germany Soviet 22 Min Read

Eastern Front Tank Battles, North of Orel, 5 July-29 August 1942

Marshal Georgy Zhukov had expected the main German summer offensive to try again for Moscow and the Stavka assessed that…

Prussia 20 Min Read

Prussia of Bismarck

In 1858 William became Regent in place of his brother. New elections to the Landtag produced liberal successes and William…

Russia 22 Min Read

The Varangians in Central Russia

The Invitation of the Varangians: Rurik and his brothers arrive in Staraya Ladoga. The Varangians, mostly of Danish and Swedish…

Russia 28 Min Read

Kievan Rus

Principalities of the later Kievan Rus (after the death of Yaroslav I in 1054). (the background map is a modern…

Russia Warship 18 Min Read

RUSSIAN TORPEDO BOATS

The first successful torpedo attack in warfare occurred during the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878. On January 26, 1878, off Batum…

British SpecForce 37 Min Read

OPERATION TOPSY Part I

The Italian torpedo boats ”Castore” and ”Montanari” firing upon British MTBs and MLs at Tobruk harbour, part of Force A,…

British SpecForce 40 Min Read

OPERATION TOPSY Part II

Whilst Tobruk was being attacked, the second raid, Operation Bigamy, would target Benghazi. This group, dubbed Force X, would comprise…