Seen this on the BBC web site. Worth a visit.
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After seven years as a Soviet satellite state, many in Hungary were
chafing at the restrictions imposed by the communist government.
In October 1956, thousands of people came onto the streets of Budapest to demand greater freedom
In a confrontation with Hungary's secret police, several unarmed demonstrators were shot and killed.
Violence flared forcing Soviet troops to withdraw from the capital.
But the Hungarian revolution's triumph was short lived as Peter Pallai, who joined the demonstration told Witness. Link
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A blog about my interest in all things military, wargaming and last but not least my military vehicle adventures.
Saturday 29 October 2016
FUBAR 40k Themed Game
I ran a game at the club on Thursday using an adapted version of the FUBAR rules with a 40K themed army and weapon listing. I do like the activation sequence and acton options in this rule-set. The game was a good excuse to get out and some of the huge range of 40k figures we have between us. A first outing for my friend John Elwen's nicely painted Space Wolves.
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Saturday 22 October 2016
Heligoland, a tiny island that survived the second largest non-nuclear explosion in human history
'With 4,000 torpedo heads, 9,000 depth charges and more than 91,000 shells – all in all some 6,700 tons of explosives – set aflame, a 40-mile-tall black mushroom cloud rose above Heligoland and shook the island to its core. The detonation, a third of what had happened in Hiroshima two years before, was registered as far away as Sicily.'
Read more about this: Link
Read more about this: Link
Tuesday 18 October 2016
That one time when president Roosevelt almost got killed – by a US warship
Found this interesting article on the history of the USS William D. Porter. It is worth a read :) Link
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Monday 10 October 2016
Royal Artillery in WW2
For anyone who is interested in learning about the British Royal Artillery and its role in WW2, you need look no further than this web site: http://nigelef.tripod.com/
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Saturday 8 October 2016
Sunday 2 October 2016
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