Tag Archives: WW II

Light Tank M24 Chaffee

Posted on March 8, 2010 by

M24 Chaffee M24 Chaffee Light Tank M24 Chaffee M24 Chaffee M24 Chaffee M24 Chaffee From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Type Light tank Place of origin United States Production history Produced 1944–August 1945 Specifications Weight 18.4 tonnes (40,500 lb) Length 5.56 … Continue reading →

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Tiger I PzKpfw VI Ausf H and Ausf E

Posted on February 18, 2010 by

Wittmann’s Tiger S04 Wittmann’s Tiger I in Villers-Bocage Tiger I PzKpfw VI Ausf H and Ausf E Tiger I (listen (help·info)) is the common name of a German heavy tank of World War II. The initial official German designation was … Continue reading →

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German MG 42 Machine Gun

Posted on January 16, 2010 by

German MG 42 Machine Gun MG-42 Video The MG-42 or Maschinengewehr 42 The MG-42 Machine-gun 1942 MG 42 With adoption of the MG 34 machine gun the Wehrmacht had the weapon that was envisaged some 20 years before, and the … Continue reading →

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Doris Kearns Goodwin – No Ordinary Times (a Literature Pick)

Posted on August 2, 2009 by

Doris Kearns Goodwin No Ordinary Times (a Literature Pick) This is another of my favorite history books, Obama was reading her book on Lincoln (A Team of Rivals) and I may also but have not yet. (There were plagarism charges but … Continue reading →

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