As German paratroopers fought to secure a foothold on Crete, Allied forces launched urgent counterattacks to regain lost ...
The Fortress of Bir Hakeim served as one of the most important strongholds of the Free French Army against General Erwin ...
Editor’s Note: This is the first in a running series of essays by Iskander Rehman, entitled “Applied History,” which seeks, through the study of the history of strategy and military operations, to ...
The men in the 100-odd Hurricanes, Beaufighters and Baltimores were mostly Britons, with an eager edge of Greeks. For the first time the Royal Hellenic Air Force, built up in the Middle East, was ...
20/5/1941. Under the code name 'Operation Mercury', Germany begins the airborne invasion of Crete. But the Nazis' estimations for an easy victory prove wrong. A throwback to the legendary Battle of ...
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