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Adolf Galland: Winged Knight of the Luftwaffe
By Michael D. HullOn a bright spring day in 1944, a Luftwaffe Focke-Wulf 190 fighter encountered a formation of U.S. Read more
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“The Story of G.I. Joe”: Poignant Death of an American Soldier
By Duane SchultzThere was a time, in January 1944, when everyone in America had heard of Captain Henry T. Waskow from Belton, Texas. Read more
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The Birth of the Viet Minh: World War II’s Prelude to the Vietnam War
By John BrownIn the late 18th century, the French established Catholic missions in Indochina, and until the 1820s they enjoyed local protection, but after that persecution began and increased steadily, particularly under Emperor Tu-Duc, who reigned from 1847 to 1883 and wanted to stamp out Christianity. Read more
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Royal Navy Destroyers
by Glenn BarnettNo class of ship in World War II saw more service than the destroyers of the Royal Navy. Read more
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Battle at Bir el Gubi
By Arnold BlumbergFebruary 1941 saw the fortunes of war favor the British in the North African wasteland of Cyrenaica (modern Libya). Read more
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The Katyn Forest Massacre: Cracks in the Allied Cause
by Michael E. HaskewThe enemy of my enemy is my friend, so an old saying goes. Perhaps it was the grandest exercise in political pragmatism and expediency that the world has ever known. Read more
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Adolf Hitler: On the Eve of the Battle of the Bulge
By Charles WhitingBy early autumn, he was taking 60 pills a day. They ranged from “speed” to the poison strychnine. Read more
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WWII German Cavalry: Horses of the Blitz
by G. Paul GarsonBy 1939 the German Reich possessed 3,800,000 horses to be used in WWII German cavalry while 885,000 were initially called to the Wehrmacht as saddle, draft, and pack animals. Read more
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The Capture of German Submarine U-505
by David Alan Johnson“Frenchy to Blue Jay—I have a possible sound contact,” squawked from USS Guadalcanal’s bridge intercom at 1110 hours. Read more
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The U-505: WWII To Today
by David Alan JohnsonAfter its capture, U-505 became USS Nemo and was manned by a U.S. Navy crew. The submarine’s main duty was to sell war bonds, and the former enemy vessel visited seaports up and down the Atlantic coast during her bond tour. Read more
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WWII Spies: the Soviet Cambridge Network
By Peter KrossIn the modern era, the majority of those accused of spying have done so for monetary purposes—the quick acquisition of wealth as opposed to ideological or philosophical reasons. Read more
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William R. Dunn: Eagle Squadron Pilot
By David Alan Johnson“I jammed the throttle wide open and, attacking the Me-109 from the port quarter, fired one burst of four seconds and three bursts of two seconds each,” Pilot Officer William R. Read more
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WWII Planes: The Curtiss P-40 Warhawk
By Sam McGowanDuring the first year of American participation in World War II, the Curtiss P-40 Warhawk (Kittyhawk or Tomahawk to the British) came to symbolize the United States Army Air Corps as it fought a desperate war to hold the Japanese in check. Read more
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The Argentia Conference: How the Allies Were Formed
by Michael D. HullA British battleship and an American cruiser converged secretly in a remote bay on the Newfoundland coast early in August 1941. Read more
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Bitter Cold, Bitter War: The Aleutian Islands in WWII
by Al HemingwayIn the early morning hours of May 11, 1943, the silhouettes of two subamarines silently rose to the surface in the icy cold waters off the coast of Attu, an island in the Aleutian chain. Read more
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Sunken U-boat U-576
By Nicholas VarangisWhen most people think of World War II battle sites, North America seldom comes to mind. But finding a German U-boat 30 miles off Cape Hatteras on the Carolina coast serves as a reminder of the naval combat that took place just off the shores of the United States. Read more
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What Happened in Dunkirk: a Royal Engineer Tells His Story
By Norman Wickman, as told to Pauline HaytonPauline Hayton was 52 years old before her father, Norman Wickman, talked about his life in the British Army, and what happened in Dunkirk as he saw it. Read more
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A Defiant Stand During the Battle at Bloody Ridge
By Al HemingwayScanning over the maps unfolded before him in the division operations room, Colonel Gerald C. Thomas, 1st Marine Division G-3 officer, turned and muttered: “They’re coming.” Read more
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The Red Air Force Night Witches: Flight of the Rodina
by George Tipton WilsonDuring the last weekend of September 1938, the attention of the world’s capitals was transfixed by the diplomatic pas de deux Adolf Hitler and Neville Chamberlain were enacting to determine the fate of Czechoslovakia and ultimately the world. Read more
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The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress: Daylight Bombing Gamble
by Richard RuleThe B-17 Flying Fortress was the most celebrated four-engine strategic bomber of World War II, but like many other aircraft that achieved lasting fame, it barely made it into production. Read more
