pillboxes
1pillboxes — n. container for medicine tablets; small low fortification; hat in the shape of a box …
2British hardened field defences of World War II — Hexagonal pillbox (type 22) British hardened field defences of World War II were small fortified structures constructed as a part of British anti invasion preparations. They were popularly known as pillboxes by reference to their shape.[1] Con …
3British anti-invasion preparations of World War II — entailed a large scale division of military and civilian mobilization in response to the threat of invasion by German armed forces in 1940 and 1941. The army needed to recover from the defeat of the British Expeditionary Force in France, and 1.5… …
4Fortifications britanniques de campagne de la Seconde Guerre mondiale — Casemate hexagonale (type 22) Les fortifications défensives britanniques de la Seconde Guerre mondiale étaient de petites constructions fortifiées construites dans le cadre de la préparation à l invasion allemande. Elles ont été populairement… …
5Bolo (video game) — Infobox VG| title = Bolo developer = Various publisher = Various designer = engine = version = released = 1987 genre = Tactical shooter modes = Single player, Multiplayer ratings = platforms = BBC Micro, Mac OS, Mac OS X, Linux, Windows media =… …
6Coquet Stop Line — Pillbox P305 Catheugh Plantation from the south side, obscured by trees planted since the war …
7Organisation défensive du Royaume-Uni pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale — Gros plan sur l embrasure d un emplacement de tir abrité. L organisation défensive du Royaume Uni durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale a entraîné une mobilisation des militaires et des civils sur une très grande échelle en réponse à la menace d… …
8Battle of the Netherlands — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of the Netherlands partof=World War II caption=The destroyed city of Rotterdam, after its terror bombing date=10 May 1940 – 15 May [Martin Gilbert,1989.p.67 The Second World War ] 1940 place=The… …
9Planning for the Battle of Iwo Jima — In anticipation of the Battle of Iwo Jima, Lieutenant General Tadamichi Kuribayashi prepared a defense that broke with Japanese military doctrine. Rather than defending the beaches, Kuribayashi devised a defense that maximized enemy attrition.… …
10Czechoslovak border fortifications — T S 73 Polom The Czechoslovak government built a system of border fortifications from 1935 to 1938 as a defensive countermeasure against the rising threat of Nazi Germany that later materialized in the German offensive plan called Fall Grün. The… …
