ww2

I was in an argument on another (political) forum, with someone who is a contrarian and knows little about warfare. He was contending that the two atomic bombs had to be dropped because the invading allies would suffer 250,000 casualties. I couldn't be bothered debating him, but I started...

Part of my job is to do with archive footage. In anticipation of the commemoration of D-Day I rediscovered Hollywood director George Steven's colour home movies of his war. He volunteered at 37 and was put in charge of a combat film unit, filming of course in B/W but he took his 16mm camera...

From interview at http://grogheads.com/interviews/15577 Any of John McManus’s books! – For example he covers the general experience of war for the soldier in Grunts: Inside the American Infantry Combat Experience, World War II Through Iraq. Also The Dead and Those About to Die which...

Greetings all, I've played Silent Hunter 1, 2, III, IV & V - modded versions of IV & V are my favourites - but it's been a while since I played any. Love the long game of submarine warfare - patrolling, chasing, maneuvering, firing & then getting the hell out. (Well I occasionally survived...

Rented and watched this DVD with my wife last night. She thought it was okay as a WW2-lite movie. I thought it wound up sucking raw sewage. Rotten Tomatoes describes this as "a handsome empty shell of a movie" and I must agree. I found this WW2 thriller disappointing on so many levels and...

Has anyone tried out the Czechoslovak-army-1938 mod? I hear it is very stable.

Scheduled for release in November 2016 WWII American Army Medic Desmond T. Doss, who served during the Battle of Okinawa, refuses to kill people and becomes the first Conscientious Objector in American history to be awarded the Medal of Honor. Director: Mel Gibson Writers: Andrew Knight...