On March 9, 1916, troops under the command of Pancho Villa attacked Columbus, New Mexico and its local detachment of the US 13th Cavalry Regiment, killing 18 people and burning the town. Six days later, on orders from President Wilson, General Pershing led 4800 men into Mexico t…
On March 9, 1916, troops under the command of Pancho Villa attacked Columbus, New Mexico and its local detachment of the US 13th Cavalry Regiment, killing 18 people and burning the town. Six days later, on orders from President Woodrow Wilson, General John J. "Black Jack" Pershi…
Helps to discover the history of one of the most colourful and dramatic episodes of the Civil War.
Andrews raid er et spektakulært raid fra den amerikanske borgerkrig, der blandt andet er udødeliggjort i Buster Keatons stumfilm fra 1929 med titlen: "The General" og Walt Disney filmen: "The Great Locomotive Chase". Ideen til raidet kom fra brigadegeneral Ormsby Mitchel fra nor…
In December 1943 Monte La Difensa was part of the formidable German defences overlooking the Allies' planned route to Rome via Monte Cassino. In the First Special Service Force's first combat in the Mediterranean theater, the Force would employ its special training in mountain a…
U-47 in scapa flow - the sinking of hms royal oak 1939
by Konstam, Angus, Gilliland, Alan
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U-47 in Scapa Flow: the sinking of HMS Royal Oak 1939
by Dennis, Peter, Konstam, Angus, Gilliland, Alan
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Hæftet beskriver det britiske kommandoraid mod Vågsøy i december 1941. I løbet af 1940 og 1941 havde briterne med deres ny formerede kommandostyrker gennemført flere raids mod det besatte Norge med en hvis succes. Hæftet beskriver det største raid, der under navnet "Opreration A…