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Medal of Honor Recipient George Mabry

A Veteran of D-Day, the Huertgen Forest, and the Bulge, Medal of Honor recipient Fighting George Mabry was a tough little hero of WWII.

29 June 2015

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The Battle of Ortona: Italy’s Stalingrad

Determined Canadians fought street by street through the Battle of Ortona against elite German paratroopers who sought to stall the Allied advance.

29 June 2015

Carl Gnam

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WWII Spies: Morris “Moe” Berg

Although he rarely had a hit, ballplayer Morris

25 June 2015

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Ordnance: The British PIAT (Projector Infantry Anti-Tank) Gun

The British PIAT (Projector Infantry Anti-Tank) gun was maligned, but effective against enemy armor.

24 June 2015

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Insight: The Five Sullivan Brothers & The USS Juneau

The five Sullivan brothers made the supreme sacrifice aboard the cruiser USS Juneau off Guadalcanal.

24 June 2015

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Bruno Mussolini’s Untimely Death

Captain Bruno Mussolini, the son of Italian Fascist strongman Benito Mussolini, lost his life in a plane crash on August 7, 1941.

24 June 2015

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Ordnance: The USS England’s Hedgehog Weapons System

The destroyer escort USS England and the Hedgehog weapons system sank six Japanese submarines in 12 days.

23 June 2015

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Air Force Profiles: Pilot Phil Cochran

Air Force Pilot Phil Cochran was the personification of comic strip character Flip Corkin.

23 June 2015

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Operation Torch: The Allied Invasion of North Africa

Operation Torch—The Allied invasion of North Africa—presented a complex array of political and military challenges.

18 June 2015

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Silent Blitzkrieg: the Battle of Fort Eben Emael

During the the Battle of Fort Eben Emael, a handful of well-trained German glider troopers subdued a seemingly impregnable fortress in mere hours.

18 June 2015

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Benito Mussolini Ousted: Behind His Fall From Power

When the Fascist Grand Council voted to dismiss Benito Mussolini from power in war-torn Italy, the former dictator faced an uncertain future.

12 June 2015

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Behind the Names: The Cornell War Memorial

Learning more about the 'anonymous' names adorning our nation's war memorials—such as the one at Cornell University—is always a sobering experience.

10 June 2015

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The Life of a Military Historian: Walking Through the D-Day Invasion

Flint Whitlock shares with us his experiences leading European tours during the 70th anniversary of the D-Day invasion.

3 June 2015

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Benito Mussolini & Count Galeazzo Ciano

Despite his daughter’s pleas, Mussolini ordered his own son-in-law, Count Galeazzo Ciano, executed by firing squad after his conviction for treason.

1 June 2015

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Remembering Edward Saylor & the Doolittle Raiders

Edward Saylor, one of four surviving Doolittle Raiders, passed away this January. In this article we look back on their legacy.

20 May 2015

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Military
Heritage

There are moments in military history that forever alter the flow of human events. Times when the very landscape appears to shift. In the annals of military history magazines, this is one of those moments.

WWII
History

It changed the world more than any other single event in history. There have been countless thousands of published works devoted to all or of it. But there’s NEVER been anything like THIS before.

WWII
Quarterly

WWII Quarterly, the hardcover journal of the Second World War that is not available in bookstores or on newsstands, and can only be obtained and collected through a personal subscription through the mail.