MSW

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 ā€˜Mothā€™ Eatonā€™s career, in collaboration with the flierā€™s son, Dr Charles S. Eaton. He also assisted in picture research for John Burtonā€™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. ā€œCurate and Compileā€œ
11006 Articles
Ancient Warfare Roman Spain 11 Min Read

Sertorian War (80-72 B. C.Ā E.)

Sertorius was a disaffected Roman who fought successfully against Sulla and Pompey. He was a masterly tactician specialising in surprise…

German Units Waffen-SS 20 Min Read

Waffen-SS ā€œWikingā€ Division atĀ Korsun

Wiking Waffen SS Division breaks out Korsun-Cherkassy Pocket. Ā  Following Soviet attacks in the middle of December out of their…

Crusades Medieval 17 Min Read

Outremerā€™s Demise

Salah ad-Din, or Saladin as he is known in the West, had been born in Tikrit in modern-day Iraq in…

Germany Naval Warship 15 Min Read

German Schnellboot (S-boat)

Schnellboot S-80 torpedo boat Camo Operations with the Kriegsmarine S-boats were often used to patrol the Baltic Sea and the…

Russia Warship 4 Min Read

Borodino class

In 1904 Moscow dispatched the 2nd Pacific Squadron, commanded by Admiral Zinovi Petrovich Rohdzsvenski, from the Baltic to the Pacific,…

Aircraft Naval Weapons 7 Min Read

Motobomba FFF

The Motabomba, or more properly the Motobomba FFF (Freri Fiore Filpa), was a torpedo used by Italian forces during World…

Air Warfare British Germany 6 Min Read

Operation Airthief ā€“ the plan to hijack an FwĀ 190A

Armin Faberā€™s Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-3 of III/JG 2 at RAF Pembrey, June 1942. In June 1942, Oberstleutnant Armin Faber was…

Air Warfare Germany 7 Min Read

Fw 190 ā€“ Entry into service In MarchĀ 1941

Oberleutnant Otto Behrens assumed command of Erprobungsstaffel 190 based at Rechlin- Roggenthin. The unit received six pre-production Fw 190A-Os and…

Austria France History Italy 12 Min Read

The War of Austrian Succession: 1740-1748 ā€“ InĀ Italy

The death of the Chevalier de Belle-Isle, Battle of Assietta. In October 1740, Emperor Charles VI died. In his youth…

Biography 4 Min Read

Polyxenidas

Polyxenidas a Rhodian general and admiral, who was exiled from his native country, and entered the service of Antiochus III…