The BBC has a gallery of images of the underground war, which includes two maps of trenches and tunnels,here, and there’s a fascinating report of contemporary archaeological excavations of the same sitehere. There are also helpful discussions and diagramshere. But the most comprehensive discussion...
Map of the Western Front and the Race to the Sea, 1914 French bayonet charge German infantry on the battlefield, 7 August 1914 At the outbreak of the First World War, the German Army (consisting in the West of seven field armies) executed a modified version of the Schlieffen Plan, ...
, the trio of heads-of-state build complex relationships of diplomacy as they map out plans for D-Day, the UN, and more. Lithgow, Hoskins, and Caine turn in excellent performances in this sterling characterization of the men who occasioned some of the 20th centuries most momentous events. ...
World War II Database Home »Events »The Second Sino-Japanese War/CBI Theater » Battle of Rangoon Battle of Rangoon 25 Apr 1945 - 6 May 1945 Contributor:C. Peter Chen ww2dbaseAs the Japanese defenses crumbled in central Burma, two separate forces raced for the glory of capturing ...
The German siege of Verdun and its ring of forts, which comprised the longest battle of the First World War, has its roots in a letter sent by the German Chief of Staff, Erich von Falkenhayn, to the Kaiser, Wilhelm II, on Christmas Day 1915....
World War I (WWI or WW1), also known as the First World War, was a global war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918. From the time of its occurrence until the approach of World War II in 1939, it was called simply
Following the war Lloyd George's administration was effectively kept afloat by support from the Conservatives. With the return of four million men from the trenches, Britain's economy went into decline and unemployment was rife. Meanwhile in Ireland violence led to the formation of the Irish Free...
Empire. What began as a mobile war quickly turned into a static one, with the entrenchment of the Allied and Entente armies. By 1915, the momentum that had previously animated early fighting had vanished, leading to a grueling war of attrition in the trenches across Europe and the ...
week nights. I really love how slick the Rubicon Models kits assemble, paint up and look when completed. More views of the finished models are below, but I can’t wait to get these on the table atMetropolitan Wargamersin Brooklyn, NY and see how they perform in pushing back the Allies...
That is why we are the Eaters of Worlds, and the War Hounds no longer." —Captain Khârn of the World Eaters Legion's 8th Assault Company, from his unpublished treatise The Eighteen LegionsWorld EatersWarcry "Blood for the Blood God! Skulls for the Skull Throne! Death to the False ...