[quote=@Cyclone]
Well, I don't know if anybody has noticed but I've been adding a bit to my my nation sheet each day. It's now done except for the sections on history and the military.

As far as the military goes I must admit that I'm actually pretty ignorant as to what tactics and technology should be like given this time period, which is making me have a somewhat difficult time writing out the military sections.

I'd say that I have a really good understanding of history and warfare up about through the Napoleonic Era, but if asked to talk about the 20th century all I'd be able to say is that trench warfare was a thing and armored vehicles and airplanes started showing up. Oh, and some chemical weapons. Actually, if we're around 1940 wouldn't atomic bombs be just a short ways off as well?
[/quote]Use google for various WW2 military terms, I think with a hour or maybe half an hour "research" you can get a rough idea on wars.
Memories of you playing Call of Duty or any WW2 themed videogame could help, too.
Same with films.
Really, while you don't become an expert, writing WW2 combat scenes is somewhat easy because you get so exposed to it through the various entertainment mediums.
In addition this is technically the first world war for this setting. So many countries would actually think of warfare as if it were from the Napoleonic times. Things may change though as they face the hard truth with the new technologies altering military doctrines forever.

As for atomic power or nuclear bombs, yeah, they were in development. The first nuclear reactor was built in 1942, IIRC. And after the magnitude of nuclear power will be proven there'll be likely scientists who propose the idea of using this for a bomb like it was in our history. Then again nuclear bombs are one of the "big no" category items in such RPs. Just like firearms in medieval fantasy. And unlike ban on guns which is an overreaction due to popularized but incorrect historic knowledge, atomic bombs were indeed a huge gamechanger and they are pretty much the OP category for roleplaying balance purposes. So I can see the GM saying that nukes are banned, or they are forbidden until something really major happens.
On the other hand I hope she will reconsider the ban on jet fighters. The first jet planes were made pretty much in the 40s and could've developed even sooner. I can easily see them as a "mid-season upgrade". Besides jet fighters aren't that different from typical airplanes during this time aside from the fact jet engines are stronger and allow considerably faster speeds.

[@Mihndar]Communist elves...
Now I've seen everything. :lol