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Benevolens Magister
Is that the Stars and Stripes flying from the bow ?
Picture of the day. (21 Viewers)
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michaelmaltby
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This past month I've been reading Rick Atkinson's trilogy on the USA (and Allies) in Europe, WW2. [An Army At Dawn, etc]. The record of the German paras throughout is mind-blowing. Their triumph was the assault in 1940 ... Crete, later, was a pyrric victory, and thereafter they were always in losing situations where their only avenue for valor and brilliance was in "spoiling" ... and they were the masters of spoiling ... just ask the Canadians who mouse-holed through Ortona, Italy.
Master soldiers ...
Master soldiers ...
michaelmaltby
Colonel
michaelmaltby
Colonel
...... and reality
Old Wizard
2nd Lieutenant
Yes, but elite soldiers can only do so much...loved reading that trilogy.
michaelmaltby
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Crimea_River
Marshal
Yes Terry. The pic was taken in Philadelphia where the ship had some equipment stripped for evaluation before being being sent out to the Pacific for A-bomb tests.
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Benevolens Magister
Thanks Andy.
Old Wizard
2nd Lieutenant
michaelmaltby
Colonel
Stalingrad ....
johnbr
2nd Lieutenant
johnbr
2nd Lieutenant
HMCS Sudbury at sea, circa 1944-1945
johnbr
2nd Lieutenant
johnbr
2nd Lieutenant
U-861 at Trondheim Submarine Base
johnbr
2nd Lieutenant
Hans-Joachim Marseille
johnbr
2nd Lieutenant
Japan 40 cm/45 (15.7") Type 94 - NavWeaps
Rare photograph showing Musashi firing her forward guns during gunnery trials in 1942. This photograph was provided to a newspaper by the family of Captain Tameshige Nagahashi who was a gunnery officer on Musashi.
Rare photograph showing Musashi firing her forward guns during gunnery trials in 1942. This photograph was provided to a newspaper by the family of Captain Tameshige Nagahashi who was a gunnery officer on Musashi.
I am not sure If that is WW2 but the Iowa served in several wars so for "authenticity" I'm not sure what you are asking for
