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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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German Units 22 Min Read

Germany: Ships and Strategy

Stefan Draminski Berlin was always well aware of the hostility of the United States, even in the thirties when few…

AFV Germany 16 Min Read

Infantry Fighting Vehicle Puma

The Puma is an Infantry Fighting vehicle developed in Germany to replace the aging fleet of German Marder IFVs. The…

Battle British Naval History 28 Min Read

Raid on Medway I

Upnor Castle, which lies opposite the dockyard at Chatham, played an important part in the defence of the yard at…

Battle British Naval History 29 Min Read

Raid on Medway II

De Zeven ProvinciĂ«n was a Dutch ship of the line, originally armed with 80 guns. The name of the ship…

Warship 11 Min Read

Deutschland class

As long as Chancellor Otto von Bismarck remained in power, the German Navy was distinctly subordinate to the German army…

Naval Weapons 10 Min Read

ASDIC

This pictorial illustrates the shape of the detection area for the 144 ASDIC, the ‘Q; attachment and the 147 Asdic.…

Ancient Warfare Battle 11 Min Read

THE BATTLE OF THE GRANICUS RIVER

Arsites, satrap of Hellespontine Phrygia, had hastily summoned various generals to the town of Zelea (Sarikoy), about 20 miles from…

Air Warfare 11 Min Read

USAF Bomber Doctrine -Vietnam

USAF planners wished to declare the Korean War a success and move on. Most of all, they wished to put…

Mercenaries 17 Min Read

Saxon England: the first English mercenaries

Breton Light Cavalry The Saxons had conquered England from the Romano-British in the fifth and sixth centuries, effectively eliminating them…

ANZAC Battle British Germany 13 Min Read

Flers-Courcelette 15 Sept 1916

On 1 July 1916 the British began a massive offensive against German positions along the Somme. Field Marshal Sir Douglas…