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- Aug 9, 2026
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Kill Kampfgeswader 100! (opens the original)
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COMMUNICATE.15.3.1941:18:55. 15.SASO.2G.BOMBER COMMAND- STRADISHALLA/O: S/LDR KNOWLES ALL IS FIXED UP AND THERE ARE NO SNAGS REFERENCE THE WEATHER. EVERYTHING IS BEING CARRIED OUT TO PLAN.PROCEED SAVANNA.On a clear dark winter’s evening two black Morris staff cars wound their way along the rural Suffolk roads towards the RAF station at Stradishal…
The best infantry support weapon, BAR none? (opens the original)
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My Dear Mr Browning,I have learned from Major Little of the patriotic and generous attitude taken by you in the negotiations for the use of your patents of light and heavy machine guns in this emergency, and beg leave to express my appreciation of it. You have performed, as you must realise, a very distinct service to this country in inventions, and con… <a href="https://wartalk.substack.com/p/the-best-infan
Dear Subscribers. (opens the original)
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Attention WARtalkers!The following communication has been received from Major-General Purpose at WARtalk HQ:08/01/2026 NACOM:EUCOM:AUSTCOM:SAMCOM:MESTCOMDear Subscriber,The entire team at WARtalk wishes to thank you for supporting us.2026 has been a huge year for WARtalk; your support and loyalty have propelled us to a size we never drea… Read more
Assault on Assab. (opens the original)
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“ Ethiopia is Italian! Italian in fact, because it is occupied by our victorious armies. Italian by right, because with the sword of Rome civilisation triumphs over barbarianism, justice triumphs over cruel arbitrariness and redemption from misery triumphs over millennia of slavery”Benito Mussolini. 9 May 1936.In less than a month after this speech, Mus… Read more
The Names Job, Patrick Dalzel-Job! (opens the original)
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“I called them puffers because as a child in the West Highlands, all our goods used to come up from Glasgow in little round ships called puffers. They were built like that to come through the Grand Canal and the Norwegian word for these boats was skøyter. Well, of course, no British people would say skøyter so I called them puffers and the British autho… Read more
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