Controversial, outspoken, and sometimes insubordinate, British Brigadier Michael “Mad Mike” Calvert was also the boldest and most effective commander in Operation Thursday, the daring 1944 British airborne assault on northern Burma. Read more
Welcome to the third issue of WWII Quarterly. We have put together an eclectic (and electric) line-up of features that we are sure will be of interest to all WWII buffs, no matter what your primary area of interest may be. Read more
While some people regard museums as dry, dull, and dusty places, such is not the case with the National World War II Museum in New Orleans, Louisiana, where the full history of the war comes alive. Read more
Dear Editor,
I have been picking up my son’s copy of your magazine and admired the attention to detail and the amount of input from veterans. Read more
The worst naval disaster in the history of Australia had been, for decades, shrouded in something of a mystery. The light cruiser HMAS Sydney had been a high profile warship, but not only because she was modern, sleek, and bore the name of a major city—the capital of New South Wales. Read more
The beginning of the decade will be remembered for a lot of things, but let us always keep in mind the transformation television made around that time. Read more
On Sunday morning, October 23, 1983, a large yellow Mercedes-Benz truck was seen approaching the Beirut International Airport. Read more
One of the great tenets of 19th-century historical painting was the idea of plein air art, which called for “truth, naïveté, simplicity, and the impression of the moment,” and insisted that “the soul of the picture is the event, and that the various hats, buttons, bows, spurs, and straps of the costume are not the most important elements.” Read more
In this, our second issue of WWII Quarterly, we are pleased to devote much of it to exploring the contributions of the airborne forces––American, German, and British. Read more
Dear Sir,
I will shed no tears for Colonel Peiper. His ultimate fate should have come a lot sooner than it did. Read more
Marek Edelman was one of a very few Jewish patriots who fought the Nazis in the Warsaw Ghetto and lived to tell the story of the bravery of those who rose up against their oppressors during World War II. Read more
After only a few days on store shelves, Modern Warfare 2, the latest in Activision’s lucrative line of first-person shooters, was already pushing absurd numbers. Read more
By the late 1930s, no army in the world was as powerful, well organized, or well-equipped as the German Army. Read more
On New Year’S Day 1945, Brig. Gen. Anthony G. McAuliffe, temporary commander of the U.S. 101st Airborne Division, visited the XIX Tactical Air Command (TAC) “Raiders” group. Read more
When the Civil War broke out in 1861, the great American poet Walt Whitman was a man on the skids, personally and professionally. Read more
Creative minds have been coming up with ways to mess with the events of World War II for some time, well before Quentin Tarantino took us through a reality warp and rearranged Hitler’s face with Inglourious Basterds. Read more
When visitors gaze upon the immense marble statute of a seated Abraham Lincoln looking out upon the reflecting pool at the National Mall in Washington, D.C., Read more
Author Richard Bessel’s latest book is, without doubt, a monumental work that goes in depth to chart Germany’s progress from a flattened, vilified foe to a bulwark in Europe’s efforts to resist Communist expansion and takeover. Read more
After maybe five minutes of playing Ubisoft’s Heroes Over Europe for the Xbox 360 and Playstations 3 (reviewed), I had the sudden urge to run to my computer, hop online, and see whether or not some offshoot of Factor 5 was behind the game’s development. Read more
Dear Editor,
This magazine is amazing! One of the best out there, and by far the most interesting.
I’ve had a fascination with World War II for years. Read more
