WW2 by Country: Who Participated and On Which Side?

Written by David Astill World War 2 By Country: Who Participated and On Which Side? It is well known who the major Allied and Axis countries were, and who fought on which side of the war, but there were a lot more countries involved than most people actually realise. Here, I have formed a comprehensive …

The “Cold” War: Finland in World War II

Written by David Astill The “Cold” War: Finland in World War II Everyone knows that Finland was militarily active during the Second World War, and that they fought the Winter War with the Soviet Union, but aside from that, no-one knows what happened up there during 1939-1945, because there were other, perhaps more important battles …

Tobruk: A Tale of One City

Written by David Astill Tobruk: A Tale of One City Tobruk was one of the most in-demand cities of the entire Second World War, and was famously fought over by the Allies and the Axis Powers from 1939 right through to 1943, when the Italians surrendered following the joint Anglo-American invasion of North Africa, codenamed …

Operation Fortitude: History Can Be Deceptive….

Written by David Astill Operation Fortitude: History Can Be Deceptive…. During the Tehran Conference, in Iran, attended by the Big Three of Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin, as well as plans for a joint Allied attack on Europe, with the USSR attacking from the East and the British and Americans, along with their Western allies, landing …