Military and Naval
Elite Forces WWII
SAS in North Africa The British Commandos were the prototype for the modern special forces. Volunteers had to undergo an arduous training course. British & Commonwealth Forces had a plethora of small Elite units:- Levant Schooner Flotilla Raiding Support Regiment Special Raiding Squadron Small Scale Raiding Force Special Boat Service (section, squadron) Greek Sacred Squadron Long Range Desert Group Popski’s…
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Burma – War in The Shadows I
In parallel with the conventional war between the opposing armies, navies and air forces, there was another war, a war in the shadows. It was waged by diverse elements, covering a wide spectrum of participants, regular servicemen and women, civilians, intelligence agencies, other countries’ nationals, mercenaries etc. But like the…
Battle of Lodi, ( 10 May 1796 )
General Bonaparte gives his orders, in The Battle of Lodi, by Louis-François, Baron Lejeune A relatively minor engagement against the Austrian rear guard defending the bridge over the Adda River in the Italian village of Lodi, this battle was nevertheless instrumental in the development of Bonaparte’s self-perception and of his…
Burma – War in The Shadows II
Lysander Mk.IIIA(SD) Unit: 357 Sqn, RAF Serial: C (V9289) Burma, 1945. Camouflage scheme: Dark Green/Ocean Grey, undersides – Night. Code letter – Medium Sea Grey. B-24 Burma AIR SUPPORT FOR ISLD (MI6) AGENTS AND ACTIVITIES At the time of the Japanese invasion of Burma, Leslie Thom was a platoon commander…
First EIC War in India
The East India Company’s strange tactics meant that Shaista Khan’s court was divided in its opinion as to how to treat the English emissaries. Hedges’ visit to Dhaka brought the debate to a head. Shaista Khan himself was all for being lenient towards this strange and argumentative organization. Global trade…
Pearl Harbor—American’s React
Five of the U. S. Army pilots who got into the air and engaged the Japanese aircraft are pictured in front of a P-36A Hawk fighter shortly after the attack. From left to right are 2nd Lieutenant Harry W. Brown, 2nd Lieutenant Philip M. Rasmussen, 2nd Lieutenant Kenneth M. Taylor,…
Dolphin and the Barbary Pirates
Just after dawn on January 12, 1617, the morning watch aboard the Dolphin caught sight of a sail making toward them from the Sardinian shore. She was still a mile or so away, but as she came closer the sailor could see that she was a two-masted settee, the kind…