Thu, 28 January 2010  Colonel Glantz discusses his new trilogy on the Stalingrad campaign of late 1942 - early 1943. Learn how he used previously unavailable German and Russian archives to shed light on the campaign's other battles and forgotten men. Comments[0] |
Fri, 20 November 2009 Most histories overlook that in 1939 the Polish Army fought effectively as long as the French Army did in 1940. Rethink conventional wisdom as Frank Chadwick explains what made the Polish Army a competent, tough and cohesive force against the Germans. Comments[3] |
Fri, 20 November 2009 Impressions of the Polish Air Force in WWII have been shaped by German propaganda. Did you know the Germans lost MORE aircraft than the Poles in the 1939 campaign? Frank Chadwick discusses how the Poles did so well against superior numbers. Comments[1] |
Tue, 13 October 2009  Steve Zaloga discusses Armored Thunderbolt, his definitive look at the Sherman tank, examining development, refinement, training and tactics. This prolific historian also talks about his new titles from Osprey on Operation Dragoon, the D-Day landings, and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles - UAVs.Comments[0] |
Tue, 13 October 2009  Sherman vs. Panther - which WWII tank comes out on top? Frank Chadwick's answer (and the quote by General Patton) may surprise you, but he cites important reasons that led to Allied victory in the battles across northwest Europe in 1944-45.Comments[0] |
Fri, 28 August 2009  Mike Green's book War Stories of the Tankers presents vivid first person accounts from generations of tank crews. Learn about tank life from men who lived it and why a veteran said a tank restoration was great but it was "too clean and doesn't smell bad."Comments[0] |
Fri, 10 July 2009  How did Jacques Littlefield restore a rare WWII German Panther, the jewel of his 200+ AFV collection? Why does he say the American Sherman is “an absolutely brilliant design” and the Panther was “almost unusable in the field”?Comments[0] |
Fri, 10 July 2009 HistoryNet invites you to listen to its exciting series of podcasts featuring one-on-one interviews with leading authors, veterans, artifact collectors, and game designers discussing technology, tactics, and some surprising information from ancient times to today's conflicts. No time to listen online? Download the interview to your MP3 player and listen at your leisure! Osprey Publishing offers hundreds of detailed, illustrated books for military history enthusiasts, and in 2008 received outstanding reviews for their first game project - Field of Glory: Wargaming Rules for Ancient and Medieval Tabletop Gaming. Visit them at www.ospreypublishing.com. The Historical Miniatures Gaming Society is the producer of Historicon, the largest and most respected historical gaming convention in the United States. Each summer thousands of gamers gather for a non-stop festival of gaming, workshops, competitions, demos, shopping, and the chance to interact with leading gamemasters, military history experts, and game designers. Learn more at www.hmgs.org. ***Dana Lombardy, Podcast Series Editor Category: general -- posted at: 11:02 AM Comments[1] |
