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"Why Germany Nearly Won: A New History of the Second World War in Europe" is now available for purchase in the United Kingdom. 

You may order the book through Amazon UK, Casemate, Foyles, and Waterstones.

The Sherman VC "Firefly"

Submitted by SteveMerc
on Wed, 04/17/2013 - 19:12

During WWII's Normandy Campaign the inability of Allied tanks to compete against their German foes, primarily in terms of armored protection and armamanent, was and remains today a fairly well known story. Nevertheless, what is often forgotten is that by the summer of 1944 the British had found a simple, relatively cost effective solution to the problems posed by hard hitting German AFV's (Armored Fighting Vehicles).

What the British had discovered was that if they took a 17-pounder L/55 anti-tank gun and employed tungsten armor-piercing rounds powered by a higher than normal amount of

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Highlights from Today's Fiscal Year 2014 DOD Budget Release

Submitted by SteveMerc
on Wed, 04/10/2013 - 16:06

Today, President Obama released his Fiscal Year 2014 Budget. In spite of the sequester, and under the proposed budget, the Department of Defense will actually see its funding only marginally decrease from the enacted 2012 levels - a drop of $3.9 billion leading to a $526.6 billion allocation for the Pentagon's base budget.  Among the budget highlights are as follows:

  • $96.7 billion for Overseas Contingency Operations in 2013 (primarily meaning ongoing operations in Afghanistan).
  • $95 million to imrpove Guam's infrastructure as part of the ongoing "pivot" to Asia.
  • Funds to support four Littoral
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The Controversy Over Iraq War Veteran's Recent Letter to Bush and Cheney

Submitted by SteveMerc
on Wed, 03/27/2013 - 00:13

During last week's 10th anniversary of the Iraq War, a U.S. Army Veteran named Tomas Young, who signed up two days after 9/11 specifically to go after Osama Bin Laden, posted at Truthdig.com and Rolling Stone a searing indictment against former President George W. Bush and former Vice-President Dick Cheney. Note that while serving a tour of duty in Iraq Young was shot and paralyzed in 2004 and that he is currently dying of his wounds.

Needless to say this letter has stirred up a firestorm with some claiming it to be one of the highest forms of valor to risk a reputation as a war hero and

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The USS Freedom's (LCS-1) Troubled First Operational Deployment

Submitted by SteveMerc
on Fri, 03/22/2013 - 16:35

In January we reported that the U.S. Navy was preparing the first monohull designed LCS 1 (littoral combat ship) USS Freedom (in contrast to the trimaran design LCS 2 USS Independence) for its first deployment. This was welcome news considering the bevy of mechanical issues that had cropped up during sea trials in 2011.

Of course, on the eve of that deployment the roughly 3,000 ton combat ship was blasted in a report issued by the Defense Department’s director of operational test and evaluation. A report that concluded the USS Freedom is "not expected to be survivable" in combat and unable to

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New Guest Author Article

Submitted by SteveMerc
on Wed, 03/20/2013 - 16:46

Another new "long-form" article is up in the Articles Section of The Globe At War. The U.S. 9th Armored Division in the Liberation of Western Czechoslovakia 1945 is by Bryan J. Dickerson, a military historian and former Religious Program Specialist 1st Class in the U.S. Navy Reserve and veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom (having served in Iraq twice with units of the II Marine Expeditionary Force / 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing). His article takes a look at one aspect of the often overlooked final days of the Second World War in Europe; as well as offers a succinct overview of late war U.S.

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