Scotland!!!! (View Post)

Oh mate, I've heard about it and so have most PBers. Why do you think people say a Chinese invasion of Taiwan will lead to a huge chip shortage which could take the world years to recover from. (View Post)

It's a bit more nuanced. Attacks on parachutists, as defined by the law of war, occur when pilots, aircrew, and passengers are attacked while descending by parachute from disabled aircraft durin… (View Post)

I have always been fascinated by both by airborne/parachute operations (hence my username) and D-Day (which I consider the greatest military feat in history.) Sir Trafford Leigh-Mallory was worried t… (View Post)

The Paras went fifty years between combat jumps. It has always amused me that after The Battle of Crete Adolf Hitler concluded that parachute infantry should no longer be used whilst we and later the… (View Post)