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 Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : Axis Powers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-01)
The Axis was extended to include Japan as a result of the Anti-Comintern Pact of November 25th 1936 and the Tripartite Treaty of September 27, 1940.
In Allied usage, Finland was often referred to as an Axis country, which is often deplored as an effect of Soviet propaganda depicting the Finns as fascists in disguise.
The Allies feared that Vichy French-controlled colonies around the world would be used by Axis forces as bases, and many were attacked by Allied forces, beginning with the destruction of the Vichy French Fleet at Mers-el-Kebir on July 3, 1940.
www.hallencyclopedia.com /Axis_Powers   (3990 words)

  
 Schutzstaffel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
SS members initially volunteered, but after 1944, as Germany's military strength was weakening, members were drafted at random from the male population, many of them under 18 years old.
Auxiliary-SS members were not considered regular SS personnel, but were conscripted members from other branches of the German military, the Nazi Party, and the Volkssturm.
Members of the Helferin Korps were assigned to a wide variety of activities such as administrative staff, supply support personnel, and female guards at concentration camps.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Schutzstaffel   (5814 words)

  
 New Zealand   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-01)
In practise, therefore, ANZUS is dormant and remains a source of friction between New Zealand and its allies.
The total land area of New Zealand, 268,680 km², is somewhat less than that of Japan or of the British Isles, and slightly larger than Colorado in the USA.
In 2000, Team New Zealand successfully defended the trophy they won in 1995 in San Diego, but in 2003 they lost to a team headed by Ernesto Bertarelli of Switzerland whose Alinghi was skippered by Russell Coutts, the expatriate Kiwi who helmed the victorious Black Magic in 1995 and New Zealand in 2000.
new-zealand.ask.dyndns.dk   (2717 words)

  
 Griffon Games: May 2005
This is supposed to be like the Academy Awards of gaming where people within the industry (members of the academy) vote on what they believe are the most outstanding games of the year.
Axis & Allies Miniatures gives both novice wargamers and veteran grognards the ability to engage in historically authentic, squad-level tactical combat with detailed, 15mm scale, pre-painted plastic miniatures featuring varying degrees of rarity to enhance collectability.
Axis & Allies Miniatures represents a bold rededication of Wizards’ commitment to the rich history and tradition at the heart of that brand," said Kyle Murray, Director of Marketing at Wizards of the Coast.
www.griffongames.com /blogarchive/2005_05_01_griffongames_archive.html   (2652 words)

  
 Israel Commentary: January 2006 Archives
Once a new enemy state and its allies believed that Israel had bent sufficiently to “nonproliferation” demands, the pertinent Islamic military strategy would progress from terror to war, from attrition to annihilation.
It follows that not all members of the Nuclear Club need be a menace.
A party spokesman admits that “Hizb ut Tahrir has been involved in a number of failed coup attempts in the Middle East, including several attempts to overthrow the Jordanian government in the late 1960s and early 1970s, as well as involvement in an attack on the military academy in Egypt in 1974.
www.israel-commentary.org /archives/2006_01.html   (10788 words)

  
 What's New in MagWeb -- 106+ Military History and Product Magazines
As promised back in 1996, Charter Members retain their original charter rate as long as they maintain their memberships.
Junior General Report 1 (December 2002) is the 106th publication to appear on MagWeb.com, and is geared to schoolteachers wishing to use historical miniatures simulations in the classroom.
The discount is our way of keeping one eye on our bottom line so we can keep operating while keeping the other eye on our loyal members who deserve our thanks for their support.
www.magweb.com /sample/wn022nd.htm   (7277 words)

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