1936 SCHARNHORST Like much of Germanys surface fleet during World War II, the Scharnhorst and her sister-ship the Gneisenau were really effective only in that they tied down precious British naval assets.
A POLITICAL NECESSITY
The Scharnhorsts were to have been enlarged Deutschland-class...
1944 USS MISSOURI. Missouri, or Mighty Mo, gained immortality when the Japanese surrender was signed aboard her in Tokyo Bay in August 1945. She is now a museum at Pearl Harbour.
A TWO-OCEAN NAVY
In 1940, authority was given by Congress to the US Navy to build six 45,000t battleships to...
British Challenger main battle tank crews, of the Kings Royal Hussars, arrived in Krivolak military training area, in the Former Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonia, from Greece. These tank crews will carry out further training during the coming weeks whilst awaiting further orders. - 1999
Medium MkA "Whippet"
The Mark A tank, nicknamed, the Whippet, was introduced in 1917. Faster than the earlier, heavy tanks, the Whippet was intended as a cavalry style weapon. These tanks proved effective at the offensive at Cambrai in November 1917, when nearly 400 tanks created a...
Wehrmacht soldier in the ardennes offensive, this picture was taken from a captured film unit.... you can see a clip of this very solider if you watch the "World At War" documentry series. it is the "pincers" episode. You can see the look of pain and defeat in the eyes of the...
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