London During WWII
1945 England was a deprecated mess. Rubble in the streets. Bombed out architecture with no time to repair, rats over taking the sewer system. …
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WWII
This is a series of articles, discoveries, strategies, tactics, weapons, policies, personalities, formations and battles of the Second World War.
Ike and Monty
Eisenhower came to believe that Bernard Montgomery is a good man to serve under, a difficult man to serve with and an impossible man to …
US Supplied The French After Normandy
The French relied on America for logistical support after the Normandy invasion. From pork free rations for Muslim soldiers to French-English dictionaries. Americans were bringing …
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The Shoe Mine.
The Schü-mine 42 (Shoe-mine), or Schützenmine 42, was a German manufactured anti-personnel mine used during World War II. It was a wooden box with a …
England in 1945, Was Barely Holding On.
The Squander Bug. A Character Created by British Authorities to Remind Brits to Save Everything. Like Smokey the Bear, Except For Recycling. 1945 England …
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Statistics From the Italian Campaign
The Allied casualties in the Italian campaign was 312,000 after 6088 days of fighting. Of those casualties, 23,501 were killed. German loses were put …
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US WWII War Production From Rick Atkinson’s The Day of Battle
“By now the American war machine had become the “prodigy of organization so admired by Churchill and so dreaded by German commanders. U.S. Production …
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Found This Amazing Lecture About The Culture of Army Boots.
Why Combat Boots? Natalie Hayes Writer’s comment: My roommates, Deborah and Mondana, asked why I would write an essay on combat boots. I am not …
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Of Rape and War
From “The Day of Battle: The War in Sicily and Italy, 1943-1944 (The Liberation Trilogy Book 2)” by Rick Atkinson. “Another …
The M-18 Hellcat
When the Tank Destroyer Force was organized in 1941, thye were looking for something light and fast and a heavy hitter. …
Mr. Scott.
James Doohan March 3, 1920 – July 20, 2005 He was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, the youngest of four children. And although he …
The DUKW
Its nomenclature notwithstanding, the DUKW was one of the most successful collaborations between the US government weapons procurement mission and competent scientific and engineering experts. …
Ernie Pyle Suffered Just Like Everyone Else.
About a thousand GIs and British soldiers who showed signs of Malaria were left behind before the HUSKY transports departed. Another ten thousand cases …
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Original D-Day Cricket Clickers
One of the ideas for keeping Operation Overlord a secret even during the invasion was to have paratroopers communicate with clicker, so Germans would not …
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The Original United States World War II Official US Army 6 X 30 Binoculars with an M17 Leather Case
This is sold out but amazingly these are still around. I found these on International Military Antiques, wherever found many wonders. These were improved …
The Amazing Cluster That Invading Sicily Became
From Rick Atkinson’s Day of Battle. “Ships wallowed like treasure laden galleons on the Spanish Main. The American convoys alone carried more than …
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More Astonishing Facts About US War Production in WW II.
“From late February to late March, 130 ships sailed for Africa with 84,000 soldiers, 24,000 vehicles, and a million tons of cargo. Although the U.S. …
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