Tue, May 19, 2020
Operation Bolo was a ruse that destroyed near half the MiG 21 inventory of North Vietnam in 1967. F-4 Phantom IIs masqueraded as F-105 Thunderchiefs to draw the Vietnamese fighters into the trap.
Sun, Mar 6, 2022
Hitler's distrust of his Italian and VIchy France allies gave American forces the element of surprise in their 1942 amphibious assault on North Africa.
Tue, Apr 5, 2022
The m26 Pershing heavy tank was fielded in small numbers in 1944 Europe. It proved effective though not invincible against all the Nazi tanks of that era. But it's time to shine was head-to-head against Chinese T34/85s in the Korean War.
Sat, Apr 23, 2022
The fire bombing of Tokyo in 1945 was the worst calamity of World War Two but is less well know than the comparable raids on Hamburg, Dresden and the nuclear bombings of Hirshima and Nagasaki.
Tue, May 17, 2022
The World War One Battle of Cantigny was the United States Army's first taste of major combat since the American Civil War. The Army's first ever division size units using a uniquely American force structure rapidly defeated the German defenders and established the United States Army as a world class military force.
Tue, May 31, 2022
Carlos Hathcock was the most prolific sniper of the Vietnam War dispatching at least 100 enemy soldiers and probably closer to 300. His exploits included sniper duels with two of North Vietnam's most notorious snipers.
Mon, Jun 6, 2022
In the opening days of Operation Barbarosa over 4,000 Nazi and Soviet tanks clashed in the Battle of Brody. Much to their surprise the Nazis discover the Soviet had two superior tank models. But the Soviets had too few of these tanks and were unprepared to defend against the surprise attack.
Tue, Sep 27, 2022
Preservation of invaded countries' infrastructures was critical to the success of the Nazi blitzkrieg. To secure these bridges and railroads a special until was created to infiltrate and impersonate enemy defenders then launch surprise attacks once the invasions began.
Tue, Dec 13, 2022
The World War Two exploits of Jake 'McNasty' McNiece and his paratrooper unit, The Filty Thirteen'.
Tue, Dec 13, 2022
Jake McNiece was a brutally determined man who, upon enlisting to be a paratrooper caused no end of mayhem during training. But that was nothing compared to the havoc he caused behind enemy lines in World War Two Europe.
Sun, Dec 18, 2022
Rapidly losing control of the Pacific and aware of United States' plans to attack its home islands from airbases in China, Japan launches a massive effort to complete it's conquest of China.
Mon, Jan 9, 2023
The story of the fall of the Philipines to the Japanaese in World War Two.
Mon, Jan 16, 2023
Russian general Zhukov presented the disastrous Battle of Rzhev as a diversion for Operation Uranus that drove the Nazis form Stalingrad. Is this believable considering the extensive planning and resources committed by the Soviets?
Wed, Feb 8, 2023
Presented here is a scathing analysis of the British defense to Singapore early in World War Two, an event that brought disgrace and destroyed the reputation to the British Empire.
Tue, Feb 21, 2023
Following the Tet Offensive in 1968 a Division or the North Vietnamese Army invaded the Dong Ha Sector which would be a major blow to the US supply network. A force of just 600 Marines defended the sector. Though heavily armed including some armor and artillery 80% of the force would be killed or wounded before the North Vietnamese withdrew.
Mon, Apr 3, 2023
In 1937 Japan began the Second Sino-Japanese war with the Battle of Shanghai. Afterward the Chinese gained the support of the Soviets, Britian and the United States eventually merging with the outbreak of war in Europe to become World War Two.
Mon, Apr 17, 2023
The Nazi's Sturmtiger self-propelled assault gun fired a 380 mm rocket with an 800 pound warhead up to four miles. Though devastating the gun was inaccurate, the size of the shells severely limited the number that could be carried and it's fire rate slow so the weapon was forced to use a shoot and scoot tactics.
Mon, Jul 3, 2023
The initial combat between the Allies and Nazis in World War Two was initiated by the French in an effort to occupy Saarland. But the French soon withdrew despite substantial numerical superiority.
Fri, Jul 7, 2023
Toward the close of World War Two Stalin prepared a major offense to take Manchuria from Japan. The Allies had encourage such an invasion for quite some time but Stalin kept his plans secret waiting for America to first drop the Atomic bombs on Japan so he could attack Japan at its weakest.
Sat, Jul 8, 2023
An account of the Soviet disastrous failed invasion of Finland in 1939.