Featured Firearm: January, 2026
Carcano M91TS
A variant of the Carcano carbine intended for issue to specialists such as engineers and artillerymen, the Truppe Speciale model would become quite popular in the frozen trenches of the Great War’s Italian Front.
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Day by Day History
Manila: 1945 - Exercise Rhine: 1941 - Hue: 1968 - Tannenberg: 1914
Follow historical battles day by day in episodic format, with additional contextual posts about leaders, weapons and battlefields
Biographic: September, 2025
Paul Reynaud
The last Prime Minister of the French Third Republic was thrust into office just in time for the crucible of 1940, whereupon he presided over the fall of his nation to German invasion. A lifelong politician, he would go on to serve an important role in the post-war French government as well.
From the Collection: December, 2023
1940 Italian 5 Lire Banknote
From the Collection: A banknote from the Fascist Era of Italy
World War Two Briefing - Part Three, Chapter 41 - The War
Fall, 1944
October - December, 1944
The Allies keep up the pressure on Germany as they push into the Hurtgen Forest, while the Soviets begin to probe East Prussia and drive into the Balkans. In the Pacific, the Americans launch their invasion of the Philippines, with the long promised return of General MacArthur heralding the liberation of the islands and a new phase of the war.
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