You Tube finds

[KTravlos]

Thanks for fixing the link Ithoriel.

The engineers running on the bridge after they complete are doing so to test the stability I believe. Very interesting is the movement of troops on the field. I remember a big discussion in TMP about how troops fought in the alter 19th century/early 20th century. I think this might be the best depiction we can have of "how they were supposed" to operate.

[pierre the shy]

Thanks for the link to the 1913 Franco- Belgian exercise - very interesting....love those Belgian MG dog carts  

Actually have some 10mm MM ones hiding somewhere to do the Belgian Cavalry Division (one day maybe)  

[KTravlos]

Here is another maneuvers film, once more courtesy of the Great War Spearhead Yahoo Group. 1912 British ones this time.

http://www.eafa.org.uk/catalogue/543

[paulr]

Both very interesting and about to change so much

[Westmarcher]

That was good, KT. Quite fascinating. I can imagine it was not too dissimilar going as far back as Napoleonic times. By the way, what were the little carts pulled by the dogs?

[Westmarcher]

On a separate topic, I quite like this. Some good anecdotal and geaky stories from Jim Dowdall, Stuntman (and tank fan).

[fsn]

That was good, KT. Quite fascinating. I can imagine it was not too dissimilar going as far back as Napoleonic times. By the way, what were the little carts pulled by the dogs?

Machine gun dog cart?

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Maxim pulled by dog.
The British in 1914 thought it was cruel!

[KTravlos]

Yup Belgian carabiniers (?) used machine guns pulled by dogs

[Westmarcher]

Is this a U.S. Lindybeige? Maybe not, but interesting nevertheless (well, for me at any rate) ....

[fsn]

 

[fsn]

The British "Forgotten Weapons"?

[fsn]

I like to think of this being Dave, 25 years ago.

[fsn]

Polish Army 1939

[paulr]

Very interesting footage

Some of those explosions looked very close to the tanks and troops

[KTravlos]

Very interesting footage

Some of those explosions looked very close to the tanks and troops

I think these were cinematic explosions. Truly the Polish Army of 1939 was the Interwar army taken to its perfect form. But alas, WW2 was not an Interwar war.

[paulr]

A couple finds that hopefully others find interesting

The caption is wrong, not all the footage is from the Battle of Britain

I particularly liked the opening exchange, paraphrasing "What did you do in the war Grandmother?" "I made planes"

An interesting insight into the Japanese on Iwo Jima and the views of some modern Japanese

[Ithoriel]

I particularly liked the opening exchange, paraphrasing "What did you do in the war Grandmother?" "I made planes"

For some reason this reminded me of a conversation with my late MIL.

Me: So, were you a nurse during the war or did that come later?
MIL: Oh no, I just did some typing during the war.
Me: Still, it all helped the war effort.
MIL: Oh, it was nothing important.

And she did do some typing during the war ... sometimes on a typewriter ... and sometimes on an Enigma machine ... at Bletchley Park!

Nothing important? Yeah right!

[Ithoriel]

Double post - please delete

[d_Guy]

And she did do some typing during the war ... sometimes on a typewriter ... and sometimes on an Enigma machine ... at Bletchley Park!

Nothing important? Yeah right!

They were the greatest generation because, in part, they never spent time telling us how great they were.