@thrasher1 I saved my Christmas money in 1995 and bought Axis and Allies.

@ABWorsham4 Currently I’m reading False Flags, Disguised German Raiders Of World War 2.

@thrasher1 If I remember correctly the 2nd Edition Axis and Allies cost me around 60.00-70.00 dollars. At age 16 that was a lot of Christmas cash.

@The-Pripet-Martian said in What are you reading:

@ABWorsham4 The more I read, the more I learn that American neutrality pre-Pearl Harbor was extremely nuanced, to say the least. Very interesting stuff.

No doubt, escorts were taking an active role in the Battle of the Atlantic. American made jeeps, trucks, tanks and planes were operating in North Africa, firing munitions fabricated in the States.

@general-kromwell I have a Christmas like that. My mother had became single and been disabled. We had a tree and no gifts underneath. I went to bed hoping that Santa would come.

In the morning I had two ninja turtle action figures. I was so excited, I had been preparing myself for no Christmas.

Years later my mother told me the story, of how that came to be.

@ABWorsham4 I’m currently reading George Marshall, Defender of the Republic.

I finished Hitler’s Secret Pirate Fleet by James Duffy. Also I read a 1955 classic, The Secret Raiders by David Woodward. These two books finished my quest for knowledge of German Commerce Raiders.

@Caesar-Seriona We play a homemade version of A&A that has Canada as it’s own nation, allied with Great Britain. The British Far East and ANZAC are Independent. The Communist in China are also represented. It’s a fun game.

The game also rolls for French territory and Navy units after the fall of Paris. With a D-20 dice, 1-4 goes to Allies, 16 -20 goes Germans, 4-10 is scuttled, 10-16 goes to Vichy France.

@Wittmann I took the family to watch the film. It was great.

@ABWorsham4 I’m currently reading H.W Schmidt’s With Rommel In The Desert.

It’s a great read. Its interesting to see the war in the desert from a staff officer and company commander’s view.

@CWO-Marc good to hear from you

@abworsham4 I want to thank all of you for helping answering this question I’ve had.

@abworsham4 In October 1943.

@superbattleshipyamato I do know this was taken in New York Harbor.

My dad passed away I’m going through my family pictures and came across the picture from my grandfather’s WW2 service.

My grandfather served in Europe, so this aircraft carrier would have been in the Atlantic.

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@superbattleshipyamato Best bet, German personnel get out of vehicles, dig a huge hole and fill with water and hope the modern tanks falls in.

Could a WW2 German 128mm round do anything to a modern tank?

@witt If I was wanting to win a race in distance I’m picking the Sherman. The tank is mechanical sound.

If I was fighting a tank on tank engagement off-road I’m picking the T-34/85.

My father works in the heavy machine industry building roads. In the 1970s a coworker of his commanded a Sherman and had three shot out underneath him.

@general-kromwell I have a Christmas like that. My mother had became single and been disabled. We had a tree and no gifts underneath. I went to bed hoping that Santa would come.

In the morning I had two ninja turtle action figures. I was so excited, I had been preparing myself for no Christmas.

Years later my mother told me the story, of how that came to be.

@witt Wow, that is a kingly gift.

@witt We celebrated 15 years of marriage. Good trip.

@hengst Destroyers and submarines.