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The little known “Mission Elmira” on D-Day
WETM Elmira via Yahoo News· 3 days agoELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) – A local chemistry teacher is highlighting a little know mission on D-Day with connections to Elmira. “You say, most folks are not...
Surface Forces: The Devolution Of The Russian Navy
Strategy Page· 5 days agoMay 14, 2023: The Russian navy never recovered from the end of the Cold War and the sharp, continuing reductions in the navy budget. Efforts to replace the aging Cold War era ships failed. At ...
Idris Elba helps uncover the WWII soldiers of color who never got their due, something personal
CW39 NewsFix· 6 days agoNEW YORK (AP) — One of Idris Elba’s grandfathers fought in World War II, but he doesn’t know what he endured. No pictures or stories survive. “That part of my family’s history has been erased…
Surface Forces: China Tries Relentless
Strategy Page· 17 hours agoJuly 20, 2017: China launched the first of four Type 055 destroyers at the end of June. Back then it appeared that this new (Type 055) 12,000 ton cruiser class ship would have 128 VLS (vertical ...
Idris Elba helps uncover the WWII soldiers of color who never got their due
FOX40 Sacramento· 6 days agoNEW YORK (AP) — One of Idris Elba’s grandfathers fought in World War II, but he doesn’t know what he...
Finland beefs up artillery capability for coastal defense
Defense News via Yahoo News· 5 days agoAn additional option for the period 2029-2031 covers six more systems, “depending on the quantity to...
Choo-Choo Charles developer Two Star Games announces multiplayer prison escape game CUFFBUST for PC
Gematsu· 2 days agoChoo-Choo Charles developer Two Star Games has announced CUFFBUST, a multiplayer prison escape game...
Marines: Bigger Is Scarier
Strategy Page· 23 hours agoSeptember 17, 2019: In 2019 a new Chinese class of Chinese amphibious ship was seen under construction. There had been no official announcement from China, but this is normal. This shipyard ...
Armor: Russia Revives Tank Destroyers
Strategy Page· 3 days agoMay 18, 2023: One of the strangest Russian tanks to show up in Ukraine was the amphibious 18-ton 2S25M tank destroyer. Designed for the airborne forces, development began in the 1980s but production ...
The last heroes of Normandy return to France 80 years after D-Day invasion
ABC News via Yahoo News· 3 days agoThe sun was yet to rise over the beaches of Normandy when, on June 6, 1944 -- 80 years ago this week...
