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SURGICAL STRIKE: EXPERIENCES OF A STUKA ACE, PART 1
Attack procedures of dive bombers on naval targets: Operational experience of III./St.G.1. against England and in the Mediterranean Sea ‘"Experience in…
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ARNO'S WAR: A RESEARCH MASTERCLASS
GUEST AUTHOR: ANDREW LUCAS (ROYALSAXONARMY.CO.UK)
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THE MYTH OF A 'JEWISH' SHOOTING STAR: FIGHTER ACE EDMUND NATHANAEL
Emil Edmund Nathanael came to my closer attention several years ago when I managed to acquire a signed portrait photograph of him in an estate sale in…
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THE REAL ‘LAST SURVIVOR’ OF THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO
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'WITH THE BEST GREETINGS, THE SLAYER OF FRENCHMEN' (2)
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BROTHERS OF THE BLADE: TWO LIVES AGAINST NAPOLEON (4)
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THE MYTH OF A 'JEWISH' SHOOTING STAR: FIGHTER ACE EDMUND NATHANAEL
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'A VICTIM OF PROPAGANDA', TIGERS IN COMBAT
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'WITH THE BEST GREETINGS, THE SLAYER OF FRENCHMEN' (4)
The letters of a 17-year old Berlin war volunteer from Belgium and France, 1914/1915, Part 4 (Final part) #WW1 #history 'You have seen so many hundreds…
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'WITH THE BEST GREETINGS, THE SLAYER OF FRENCHMEN' (3)
The letters of a 17-year old Berlin war volunteer from Belgium and France, 1914/1915, Part 3 - "At least I saw the church spires of Ypres! Right in…
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LISTEN TO 'BLOOD, DUST AND SNOW: DIARIES OF A PANZER COMMANDER'
Audiobook now available world-wide - listen to a sample!
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'A VICTIM OF PROPAGANDA', TIGERS IN COMBAT
Field experience report of Schwere Panzer-Abteilung 506, Russia, 1943
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LAST LETTERS FROM NORMANDY, JULY-AUGUST 1944.
'An eye for an eye, that's how it works here.' #WW2 #History
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GERMAN WAR VETERANS IN 'THE LONGEST DAY'
A classic war movie revisited (Part 1) #WW2 #History #WarMovies
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1914: THE MYTH OF THE FIRST IRON CROSS
NO IRON CROSS FOR OSKAR NIEMEYER #WW1 #history #mons
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'WOOLWORTH GUNS' MADE IN RUSSIA
Snippet from the Archives: Experiences with German and Russian infantry weapons, Army Group North, 1942. #WW2 #History #Russia #Germany #arms
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BROTHERS OF THE BLADE: TWO LIVES AGAINST NAPOLEON (4)
INSTALMENT NO. 4 : DIARY OF EUGEN VON HIRSCHFELD 13 SEPTEMBER 1810 TO 4 JANUARY 1811. #history #diary #NapoleonicWars #
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