Interactive online WWII maps

I thought that I would deviate a little from my standard content today and share a couple of web sites that I have stumbled upon this week, which should be fascinating to anyone who is interested in WWII.

The first looks like it has been a labour of love for its author and is written in Italian, but due to the magic of modern web browsers, gets translated into English. There is plenty of articles about the history of the Upper Tiber region of Italy, which saw plenty of fighting during WWII. Check out Fascism, War and Resistance - History Tifernate and more by Alvaro Tacchini (storiatifernate.it) 

Even better is the interactive map, which shows all sorts of useful information about the war in this region of Italy. Worth a visit!

I found out about the second mapping site from the We Have Ways of Making You Talk podcast (again, an absolute must for anyone with an interest in WWII). Starting at approximately 20 minutes into episode 389 of the podcast, James and Al start talking about an interactive mapping site called Project 44, which is a highly-polished looking site created by the Canadian Research and Mapping Agency. As you might expect from the name of the organisation, it is heavily focused on the Canadian experience. You can get lost in this site for hours at a time.

Another site that I discovered from the WHWoMYT pod is Military History Visualized - Offical Homepage for the YouTube Channel. The Austrian chap behind this site dives deeply into a lot of German language history featuring topics such as German squad tactics, the German perspective of the battle for Monte Cassino, workings of a Panzerfaust and detailed analysis of German weapons and vehicles. His Youtube channel is perhaps the most accessible place to start: Military History Visualized - YouTube

Finishing off Allied vehicles

These models have been sat in my cupboard for years, so I made a start on finishing them off a few months ago (just checked and it was March!!!), and picked them up again back in October. Anyway, they now complete...apart from painting the crews for the carriers.

My British Mediterranean forces now have some armour in the form of 2 x Vickers Mk.VI and 2 x A13 Cruisers, plus 3 x carriers for moving infantry around the battlefield.

I attempted a Caunter pattern on the carriers, which looks accurate based on some photos I found of British troops in Greece, but perhaps less accurate on the A13s; I couldn't find any suitable reference photos for them, so made it up a bit.