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Hitler’s Pope
By Al HemingwayHistory has not been kind to the Roman Catholic Church during World War II, especially Pope Pius XII, who was the spiritual leader of the church during that period. Read more
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Battle Against an Ally
By Michael D. HullWhen the armistice between France and Germany was put into force on June 25, 1940, the fate of the powerful French Navy—the fourth largest in the world—was of critical importance to the British. Read more
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Japanese Fighters Launch Operation Tsuzigiri
By Jon DiamondWhy was Myitkyina such an important objective in the reconquest of Burma in 1943 through 1944 for the Allies and especially among them, Lt. Read more
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Tracking Nazi Murderers
By Al HemingwayOn the bone-chilling night of March 24, 1944, shadowy figures from nowhere out of the ground. They emerged from a makeshift tunnel that led from the German prison camp Stalag Luft III located approximately 100 miles southeast of Berlin to a wooded area outside the barbed wire. Read more
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Marine Air In The Philippines
By Eric HammelBackstory: In the first installment, after heroically performing close air support missions for their Marine infantry brethren during several island invasions in 1944, U.S. Read more
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The Magnificent Jeep
Rifle Company CasualtiesDear Sir,
As a World War II veteran of C Company, 134th Infantry, 35th Division, I certainly enjoyed Don Haines’s article on the Bedford Boys in the May 2012 issue of WWII History. Read more
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Times change for Japan and Korea, but bitter memories linger.
For centuries the Japanese and Korean peoples have remained wary of one another, warring and occupying, threatening and maintaining an uneasy peace at various times. Read more
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Treasury Spy for Stalin
By Al HemingwayHarry Dexter White was an unassuming man. His metal-framed glasses, child-like appearance, and mild demeanor endeared him to people. Read more
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Panzer Corps: Afrika Korps
By Joseph LusterLet’s take a break from our usual World War II game scenarios and head to the desert for some expanded skirmishes in Panzer Corps: Afrika Korps. Read more
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Father of Tuskegee Airmen
By Al HemingwayOn the hot, humid afternoon of May 22, 1934, a one-seater Buhl “Pup” aircraft slowly descended from the skies over a large field near the all-black Tuskegee Institute in eastern Alabama. Read more
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November World War II Games
By Joseph LusterIt’s been a fairly long road for Damage Inc: Pacific Squadron WWII, which started its life as War Wings: Hell Catz, but the latest in World War II dogfighting action is finally here. Read more
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Dogfight 1942
By Joseph LusterWorld War II aerial combat games are surprisingly not that few and far between, at least relative to what one would expect from such a niche genre. Read more
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The Life of John Quincy Adams
By Al HemingwayJohn Quincy Adams, son of the second president of the United States, John Adams, sat across from his counterpart, British Admiral Lord James Gambier, at Ghent, Belgium, desperately attempting to hammer out a peace treaty that would end the War of 1812. Read more
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The Military Fez
By Peter SuciuThanks to movies and tV, the fez is usually associated with the Middle East, notably Turkey. It has also become a form of ceremonial headgear for lodges and fraternal organizations in the United States. Read more
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How Otto von Bismarck Started The Franco-Prussian War
By Blaine TaylorIn May 1867, French ruler Napoleon III hosted a gala Great Universal Exposition that proved to be the high-water mark of his ornate but tissue-thin Second Empire. Read more
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Shakespeare was not overly concerned about facts…
One of history’s—or at least literature’s— greatest villains is King Richard III, the second and last English monarch to wear the white rose of York. Read more
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What I Did on My Summer Vacation
Remember when you were a kid and the first assignment your teacher invariably gave you on the first day back at school was to write an essay on the topic of “What I Did On My Summer Vacation”? Read more
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Debunking Pusan
By Al HemingwayThere is no doubt that the 1st Marine Provisional Brigade performed magnificently during the dark early days of the Korean conflict. Read more
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E3 2012 Highlights
By Joseph LusterAnother year, another Electronics Entertainment Expo, aka E3. This year’s event was perhaps the most safely played yet, and while quite a few “future war”-style games were shown, there wasn’t a ton of World War II presence. Read more
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D-Day Deception
By Al HemingwayAn odd assortment of spies was recruited by British intelligence to fool the Nazis as to the exact time and location of the Normandy landings. Read more
