Here, we are trying to answer the question "Was Germany's success in the early stages of WWII a result of military genius or simply favorable odds?" ...

For the Chinese people, the July 7u Incident in 1937 remains as unforgettable an episode of World War II (WWII) as Nazi Germany's Blitzkrieg ...

What if today's Polish armed forces faced the German blitzkrieg of 1939? In this thought-provoking scenario, we compare modern tactics and technology against one of history’s most infamous ...

96 pages : 25 cm The German invasion of Poland on 1 September 1939 began World War II in Europe, pitting the newly modernized army of Europe's great industrial power against the much smaller Polish ...

For example, in his commentary on the German victory in the Battle at Gembloux in Belgium (May 10, 1940) – the first major tank action of World War II – Kirchubel notes that French armor did well “in ...

NATO was forced to scramble its warplanes over Poland today following a huge Russian missile and drone attack on Ukraine ’s gas and energy facilities. Vladimir Putin sent up his Tu-95MS ...

News UK & World Ukraine NATO scrambles fighter jets over Poland amid Russian drone attack on Ukraine Civilian Ukrainians have been impacted after Vladimir Putin sent up his Tu-95MS strategic ...

On September 1, 1939, as the ground forces of Nazi Germany swept into Poland and precipitated World War II, bombers of the Luftwaffe, the German air force, conducted the war’s first air strikes.

Important events of 1939 and the start of the Second World War, including Prime Minister Chamberlain’s (pictured to the left) ultimatum to Hitler; withdraw German troops from Poland or war will be ...