The ‘Ghost Army’ in Europe Anderson Wilson served in the ‘Ghost Army’ that tricked German soldiers into believing the U.S. Army had significant forces in areas that were lightly defended. (Photo by Scott Threlkeld, used by permission of The Advocate, Baton Rouge, Louisiana) ...
Issues: The Italeri kit does not include an appropriate tail wheel for an A-24. Unclear whether aircraft 42-54298 actually flew in the Aleutians, although its unit certainly did. These aircraft would have had block tread tires to cope with the slippery Aleutian airstrips. Unclear from photogra...
it hadn't made its way to pinball until Pacific Amusement released a game called Contact in 1933. Contact had an electrically powered coil to kick the ball out of a bonus hole in the middle of the playfield. Another coil rang a bell to indicate the...
United Kingdom (1938-1941) Cruiser Tank – 65 Built In the 1930s, the British Army wanted to develop a new Cruiser tank class, taking over the breakthrough exploitation role held by the cavalry before WWI. Early attempts would see the introduction of the Cruiser Mk.I and II, which were...
France (1936-1940) Light Infantry Tank – 100 Built Although relatively unknown, the FCM 36 was one of the French Army’s light tanks used during the battles of May and June 1940. Technically very advanced compared to other French vehicles of the type, it proved its effectiveness during a ...