Death by Longbow
•April 30, 2018 • Be the First to Comment
English King Edward III’s longbowmen shattered multiple charges by French King Philip VI’s mounted French knights at Crécy in 1346. More »
•April 30, 2018 • Be the First to Comment
English King Edward III’s longbowmen shattered multiple charges by French King Philip VI’s mounted French knights at Crécy in 1346. More »
•January 15, 2018 • Be the First to Comment
The frequent bombing of the beautiful medieval city of Rouen, France, caused widespread death and destruction and resentment to the Allies. More »
•December 27, 2017 • Be the First to Comment
The naval combat that raged around the Philippines invasion was preceded by a game of reconnaisance, intelligence gathering, and planning. More »
•November 11, 2017 • Be the First to Comment
Nazi Germany spent many years (and a fortune) creating an invasion-proof barrier, only to have it breached in the span of a morning. More »
•November 10, 2017 • Be the First to Comment
The objective for the 101st airborne division after D Day was the capture of a German-held town. The gutsy paratroopers proved equipped for the task. More »
•October 16, 2017 • Be the First to Comment
The First Canadian Parachute Battalion jumps to victory on D-Day June 6, 1944. More »
•September 20, 2017 • Be the First to Comment
The Allies pounding of the German army trapped at Malaise in the summer of 1944 was unmerciful, but the victory could have been more complete. More »
•June 20, 2017 • Read Comments (15)
Despite its high production numbers, the Hawker Typhoon 1A and 1B were both plagued by a series of design and technical problems. More »
•May 22, 2017 • Be the First to Comment
After American airborne troops took Ste.-Mere-Eglise and St.-Come-du-Mont, it was Fallschirmjäger Regiment 6’s job to keep the vital city of Carentan from the Yanks. More »
•May 22, 2017 • Be the First to Comment
A tough German parachute regiment was tasked with halting the Allied invasion of Normandy. More »
