WW2DB RSS Service - Recently UpdatedWW2DB RSS Service - Recently UpdatedNew Photo Galleries Established at ww2db.com- June 30, 2008 As the photograph collection at WW2DB.com had grown to over 5,200, three additional galleries had been established to help you find the photographs you are interested in seeing. Below is a complete list of galleries available now. Peo...http://ww2db.com/news.php?news_id=99 German Infantry in WWII (Order of Battle)- June 30, 2008 A few months ago, I reviewed Chris Bishop's book German Panzers in WWII. I enjoyed the detailed maps and the orders of battle for each major campaign that might not be so easy to find in reference books. Fast forward a few months, I thought I would give another...http://ww2db.com/read.php?read_id=102 US Navy Report of Japanese Raid on Pearl Harbor, Enclosure E, Rear Admiral R. H. Jackson- June 29, 2008 Cincpac File No.UNITED STATES PACIFIC FLEET U.S.S. Pennsylvania Flagship Pearl Harbor, T.H., December 12, 1941.table...http://ww2db.com/doc.php?q=97 Midway: Dauntless Victory- June 28, 2008 Full Title: Midway: Dauntless Victory: Fresh perspectives on America's seminal naval victory of World War II The last time I picked up a book on the Battle of Midway, it was Jon Parshall and Tony Tully's Shattered Sword. Considering Sh...http://ww2db.com/read.php?read_id=101 Model 97- June 28, 2008 The Model 97 20-mm automatic anti-tank rifles were fairly accurate and effective, though the heavy recoil made the weapon inaccurate for soldiers not used to it. Normally used in semi-automatic mode, these weapons could be switched to fire in full automatic mode, reaching a very high rate of fire f...http://ww2db.com/weapon.php?q=32 Servants of Evil- June 26, 2008 Well, here is a book that I read a long time ago and must of forgot to post my review, so here it is. This book has 8 chapters that covers the land, air, and sea war from the beginning to the end, with the last chapter covering the POWs, all from the German perspective. The book describe...http://ww2db.com/read.php?read_id=98 Miles Browning- June 25, 2008 Miles Rutherford Browning was born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, United States to stock broker Oren Fogle Browning, Jr., and poet Sarah Louise Smith Browning. In 1914, he enrolled in the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland, United States, and graduated on 29 Jun 1917. He served abo...http://ww2db.com/person_bio.php?person_id=457 Albacore- June 24, 2008 Designed by Marcelle Lobelle of Fairey Aviation in response to Specification S.4136 as a replacement for the Swordfish torpedo bombers, the Albacore torpedo bombers remained of a biplane design, but they were equipped with sleeker bodies and more powerful engines. Despite being outperformed by ...http://ww2db.com/aircraft_spec.php?aircraft_model_id=224 Ki-43 Hayabusa- June 23, 2008 The Hayabusa Type 1 Fighters, nicknamed "Oscar" by the Allies, were land-based aircraft used by the Japanese Army during WW2. The aircraft was designed by Hideo Itokawa (of rocketry fame after WW2) and Yasumi Koyama, both of Nakajima Aircraft Company. Following the suit of the light Ki-2...http://ww2db.com/aircraft_spec.php?aircraft_model_id=13 US Navy Report of Japanese Raid on Pearl Harbor, Enclosure E, Commander Enterprise Air Group- June 22, 2008 Enterprise Air Group CEAGA16Pb ( 579 ) At Sea, December 15, 1941. From: The Commander Enterprise Air Group.To: The Commanding Officer, U.S.S. Enterprise...http://ww2db.com/doc.php?q=96 |