can anyone tell me of a good comprehensive book on the history of the congo crisis 1960-1966
Prompted by the fantastic documentary series posted in another thread I done a little more reading on the Vietnam war, mostly the American involvement therein. Had they foregone the "body count" strategy and went for a conventional territorial hold, I wonder would they have fared better? I realise a lot of the country is…
The Cold War ended for several reasons, one of which was an acute awareness of the dangers of a nuclear war. This fear does not seem to be as prominent in people`s minds today as it was 35 years ago. Given the recent rise in geopolitical tensions between east and west, is there a need to raise awareness again of the…
Pretty mad to think there are plans afoot to keep this air frame in the line until 2040! B-52s: killing machines that still dominate the US fleet
The Real Cuban Missile Crisis
I recently found out that one of the drills in the Yugoslav army during the Cold War was for the event of a nuclear strike. I was surprised to find out that the side of the strike was specified, ie. Nuke on the left! and the drill was to don respirator and dive to the right. Or dive to the right and don respirator. Would…
I often see it mentioned but never in great detail. The most common reference is to the battle of Cuito Cuanavale and Angola, but I also read on wiki they were decisively involved in the Ogaden war between Somalia and Ethiopia. I haven't come across any specifics beyond Cuito though, like accounts of battles, equipment,…
HI all, I was just wondering if Irish Army pensions are means tested by the the Dept of Social Protection.
This clip is from The Irish Times and show's the Russian Zibr-class LCAC coming ashore on a public-occupied beach.. fascinating show of sea-power. http://www.irishtimes.com/news/video?vid=1.1501220
http://voiceofrussia.com/2013_08_09/T-72-tank-marks-its-40th-anniversary-6067/
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