Tigers Triumphant at Villers-Bocage
By Michael E. HaskewOn D-day, June 6, 1944, the British 3rd Infantry Division was the first to land on Sword Beach. Read more
World War II Book Reviews for Early 2023
Full ReviewsThe Cactus Air Force: Air War over Guadalcanal (Eric Hammel and John McKelvey Cleaver, Osprey Books, Oxford UK, 2022, 336 pp., Read more
Men of War II
By Joseph LusterPlayers interested in the upcoming Men of War II have likely kept their ears close to the ground in the period of time leading up to its eventual 2023 release, and we recently got more information thanks to a new series of developer diaries that shed some light on the progress. Read more
Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory
By Joseph LusterIt’s been almost two decades since Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory first brought the free and open-source multiplayer take on the series to our screens as a standalone game, and now it’s been resurrected in all of its visual time capsule glory. Read more
Montgomery’s Bridge Too Far
By Michael D. HullOperation Market-Garden, British Field Marshal Bernard L. Montgomery’s imaginative and daring plan—reluctantly endorsed by his superior, General Dwight D. Read more
Tarawa Through Japanese Eyes
By Peter McQuarrieThe Battle of Tarawa, a component of Operation Galvanic, was the U.S. Marines’ first bold amphibious assault against a Japanese stronghold in World War II. Read more
Looking for the Luftwaffe
By Joseph Frantiska, Jr.Chain Home, or ‘CH’ was the codename given to the system of early warning radar stations located along the Europe facing coasts of the United Kingdom (UK) before and during World War II to locate and follow aircraft. Read more
Captain Hollands’ Rampage
By Christopher MiskimonColumns of smoke rose above the skyline around a Tunisian farming complex on February 28, 1943, wafting past the late afternoon sun through atmosphere punctuated by the crack of bullets, booming explosions and the screams of wounded men. Read more
The One-Man Army at Salerno
By Michael D. HullAfter the collapse of Mussolini’s fascist regime in July 1943, the allies launched a double attack against the western coast of the Italian mainland. Read more
Poland Makes War Reparations Claim Against Germany.
On September 1, 1939, Adolf Hitler set World War II in Europe in motion when the spearheads of the Nazi Wehrmacht rolled across the German frontier into Poland. Read more
The Mongol Hordes Invade China
By Steven M. JohnsonIn ad 1205, Mongol ruler Genghis Khan, having completed the unification of his Gobi Desert empire, began looking south toward China for further conquest. Read more
Napoleon’s Last Great Victory: The Battle of Dresden
By Eric NiderostMarshal Gouvion Saint-Cyr was in a tight spot, and he knew it. It was the morning of August 26, 1813, and Saint-Cyr and his French XIV Corps were defending Dresden, the capital of Saxony, from a large and menacing Allied army that outnumbered his own by at least four to one. Read more
Saga of the Cactus
By Christopher MiskimonThe messenger arrived as U.S. Navy Lt. James “Pug” Southerland tore into a sandwich and coffee in the wardroom of the carrier USS Saratoga. Read more
Andy Andrews Jr.’s ‘A Machine Gunner’s War’
By Christopher Miskimon“Andy” Andrews served as a machine gunner in Company H, 16th Infantry Regiment of the 1st Infantry Division. Read more
John Grehan’s ‘Great Naval Battles of the Pacific War’
By Christopher MiskimonModern readers benefit from decades of research, interviews, and information on the various battles of the Pacific War. Read more
David Greentree’s ‘Narvik 1940’
By Christopher MiskimonThe fighting for Narvik in 1940 was a combined naval and air campaign involving soldiers and sailors from Great Britain, France, Norway, Poland and Germany. Read more
Trent Hone’s ‘Mastering the Art of Command’
By Christopher MiskimonBefore World War II, the U.S. Navy developed a culture that purposely created leadership opportunities. An emphasis on decentralized authority gave direction to junior leaders while encouraging them to use their own initiative to achieve results. Read more
Jonathan Trigg’s ‘Barbarossa Through German Eyes’
By Christopher MiskimonHans Roth, Frankfurt native and army reservist in his 30s, looked across the fields in front of his position the night before Operation Barbarossa was to begin. Read more
David and Margaret White’s ‘Wings of War’
By Christopher MiskimonWhen the North American P-51B Mustang arrived in Europe in 1943, it was the U.S. Army Air Force’s fastest and most maneuverable fighter. Read more
Walt Larimore and Mike Yorkey’s ‘At First Light’
By Christopher MiskimonPhil Larimore grew up in Memphis, Tennessee. A Boy Scout, he learned a lot of outdoor skills, including horsemanship. Read more
