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Xanthippus of Carthage
Battle of Bagradas: Regulusās defeat: Libya 255 BC. 255ā245 BC Carthaginian Empire Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Spartan mercenary general hired by the Carthaginians to aid in their war against the Romans during the First Punic War. Credited for developing military tactics used by Carthage, he led Carthaginian soldiers into the battle of Tunis where the Roman expeditionary force was routed and the Roman…
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Captain Darryl Hollands ā Steamroller FarmĀ 1943
The previous evening a German counter-offensive had cut the road between El Aroussa and Medjez el Bab. The commander of Y Division, a scratch force holding this sector of the front, had no idea of the enemyās strength and he decided to probe the area of Steamroller Farm, four and…
Battle of ArsufĀ 1191
āRichard the Lionheart, Battle of Arsuf, 1191ā Justo Jimeno Bazaga The Crusader armies tended to be an ill-assorted mix of troop types and fairly undisciplined. The backbone was provided by mounted men-at-arms and nobles from the Christian kingdoms of Europe. Armoured in chain mail and an open-faced metal helm, the…
The Swedish QuestionĀ I
Swedenās role in World War II has evoked little interest outside of that country. Although we now know this nation would never enter the war, Hitler and Dƶnitz could not count on this. For Hitler Sweden represented a valuable source of raw materials and manufactured goods, as well as a…
The Swedish QuestionĀ II
Dƶnitz was even more wary of Sweden than Raeder. When he assumed command of the navy in January 1943 Hitler wanted him to scrap the surface fleet, but Dƶnitz pointed out that powerful German naval forces in the Baltic would help influence Swedenās attitude. A major irritant to Dƶnitz was…
āLA CADUTA DEGLI DEIā PartĀ I
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Gliders and āNuts!ā
439th glider taking off for Bastogne resupply 27 December 1944. The heroic efforts of American forces in action at Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge need no retelling. However, few historians give more than a casual mention of the part that gliders and glider pilots played in this important…