British-Forces.Com: A History of the British Forces, by James Paul

[Richard T Eger]

This is a comprehensive website regarding British armed forces history. The site address is:

http://british-forces.com/

The site can also be accessed at:

http://www.british-forces.com/

This is an extremely comprehensive site, so anyone wanting to get into details from the British side of things should certainly pay a visit to the site. There is no way I can adequately summarize it. Further, with basis for the LWAG site being Luftwaffe related matters, this is going a bit afield. However, it is a terrific resource and I felt it should not be ignored.

Here are the different sections of this site:

Introduction - "This site is an attempt to chronicle the development, equipment and achievement of the British armed forces, since their inception to the present day."

United Nations and Diaster Relief

World War One

World War Two

<U>Allied Powers</U>

<U>Axis Powers</U> - List of countries and dates they were within Germany's direct sphere of influence.

<U>Neutral Powers</U>

<U>Research & Service Records</U>

Contact information for records of the following services:

Army
RAF
Navy
Royal Marines

PRO Guide for UK Army - link to catalog of links site: Land Forces of Britain, the Empire and Commonwealth

<U>Search Engine</U>

<U>Site Map</U>

<U>British Army</U>

<U>Royal Air Force</U> - Emphasis on Orders of Battle and group histories. Also, significant info on aces, aircraft, and weapons.

<U>Royal Marines</U>

<U>Royal Navy</U>

<U>Allied conferences, Declarations and Treaties</U>

NATO

The Royal Navy

The British Army

The Royal Air Force - History

<U>Awards</U> - Apparently webpage awards.

<U>Research & Service Records</U>

<U>Search</U>

<U>Webrings</U>

<U>Action</U>

<U>Aerobatics</U>

<U>Aircraft</U>

<U>Airfields</U>

<U>Battle Honours</U>

<U>Combat, Search and Rescue</U>

<U>Current Units</U>

<U>Famous Personnel</U>

<U>Forum</U>

<U>Future</U>

<U>History</U> - Orders of Battle. Day by day listing of key events. Lists of Secretaries of State for Air, Defence, and War. Listing of Chiefs of the Air Staff.

<U>Links</U> - Links to RAF related sites.

<U>NATO</U>

<U>Nuclear</U>

<U>Overseas</U>

<U>Ranks & Insignia</U>

<U>RAF Regiment</U>

<U>RAF VCs</U>

<U>So Near, So Far</U> - Histories of aircraft projects that never made it into production.

<U>Units (Includes Squadrons)</U> - Information on units giving aircraft types used and airfields located at by date. Descriptions of each Command, Group, Wing, Air Force, and other units. Very comprehensive. Similar to Michael Holm's and Tony Wood's effort covering Luftwaffe.

<U>Weapons</U>

<U>Without Wings: Non-Flyers of the RAF</U>

Commonwealth Forces - Links to sites covering Commonwealth Forces, by country.

A-Z Glossary

A-Z Index - Linked site index

Awards - Site awards

Books - Small list of references

Credits - Site introductory remarks

Conflicts - Noted by time period. Of interest here:

<U>WW2</U> - This is a very comprehensive section and does note RAF involvement. The basic sub-section headings are:

Europe (Land Campaigns)
North Africa and the Middle East (Land Campaigns)
Far East (Land Campaigns)
Amphibious Assaults and Raids
Naval Warfare and Naval Air Operations
Land-based Aerial Operations

Important Documents of World War Two
Important Speeches
Codenames of World War II

Forum - Discussion forum

Heroes, Heroines and Notable Personages - Brief biographies

Medals, Orders and Decorations

Recommended Sites - Broken down by Armed Forces, Conflicts, Units and People, and Other

Search - Site search engine

Special Articles - Six articles accessible, two of which are of potential interest:

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