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Author: Brian Stephens

Special Hobby Seversky J-9/EP-106 ‘Swedish Defender’

Aerial

Kit: SH72235 Special Hobby 1/72 scale Seversky J-9/EP-106 ‘Swedish Defender’. Price: £15.50 available from Hannants UK. Decals: 4 options. Reviewer: Richard Reynolds Notes: Multimedia kit with resin and photo etched…

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The Battles of Coronel and the Falklands

The Battles of Coronel and the Falklands

Battles

When the British Empire went to war on the 4th of August 1914 the Royal Navy was the strongest fleet in the world – but nearly all of its newest…

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The Bombing of Helsinki in World War II

Aerial

Helsinki was bombed several times during World War II by the Soviet Long-Distance Bomb Group Regiment (Russian: Avia Polk Dahl’nevo Deystviya—APDD), the largest of which took place during 1944, when…

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The German Offensive at Verdun

History

In 1916, the historic fortress town of Verdun, standing on the Meuse River was an exposed lightly held outpost of France’s eastern defences. In the late 19th century, concentric rings…

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German airships in the Great War 1914-18

German airships in the Great War 1914-18

Aerial

In August 1914, seven airships were available to the German Army; four were deployed in the West and three in the East. Three of those assigned in the West attempted…

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Operation Weserübung (Unternehmen Weserübung) – The German invasion of Denmark and Norway; 9th April 1940.

Operation Weserübung (Unternehmen Weserübung) – The German invasion of Denmark and Norway; 9th April 1940.

Battles, History

Unternehmen Weserübung was the code-name given to the German assault on the countries of Denmark and Norway. Sweden would ultimately play a pivotal role in the conflict as would Finland…

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The British Indian Army during the First World War

The British Indian Army during the First World War

History

The British Indian Army, officially named just the Indian Army, was the principal army of India before independence from the United Kingdom in 1947. It was responsible for the defence…

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Axis Powers Leaders

Axis Powers Leaders

History

There are three of them because they were mainly the enemy of the Allied Forces back during World War 2. Even though they had other countries backing them up, we…

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World War I and The Era of Industrial Warfare

World War I and The Era of Industrial Warfare

History

Industrial warfare is a period in the history of warfare ranging roughly from the early 19th century and the start of the Industrial Revolution to the beginning of the Atomic Age, which saw the rise…

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The 1915 Stalemate

The 1915 Stalemate

Battles

The failure of either side to achieve a victory in 1914 left the combatants facing a long war. On the Western Front, in France and Belgium, armies were immobilized in…

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Recent Posts

  • Special Hobby Seversky J-9/EP-106 ‘Swedish Defender’
  • The Battles of Coronel and the Falklands
  • The Bombing of Helsinki in World War II
  • The German Offensive at Verdun
  • German airships in the Great War 1914-18
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