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WWII in the news—a continuing saga
In last summer’s issue, I posed the rhetorical questions: Is World War II still relevant? Are people still interested in the topic? Read more
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In last summer’s issue, I posed the rhetorical questions: Is World War II still relevant? Are people still interested in the topic? Read more
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Dear Editor:
I enjoyed Richard Rule’s “David and Goliath” story of the midget submarine attack on the German battleship Tirpitz (May 2012 issue). Read more
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In July 1942, the United States military stood at a crossroads in the Pacific. Scarcely a month after the great naval victory at Midway, during which four Japanese aircraft carriers were sunk and Japanese expansionist aims in the Central Pacific thwarted, the American land offensive was set to begin. Read more
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Dear Editor:
I thought I would take a few minutes to compliment your recent choices for magazine cover photos showing German troops pictured late in the war. Read more
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An organization known as the Malaysia Historical Group is making a substantial contribution to the continuing effort to document the wreck sites of World War II aircraft in Malaysia, Thailand, and India. Read more
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The American Army that stormed the beaches of Normandy was mostly green but well trained. For months men practiced climbing down rope ladders into landing craft, exiting in columns of threes, racing across a beach, assaulting pillboxes, storming bluffs, and digging foxholes. Read more
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We often hear that today’s “younger generation” cares nothing for the past, and that “history class” is just a synonym for “nap time.” Read more
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Glen Binge brought his helmet home at the end of World War II. The helmet bears the names and addresses of more than 50 of his comrades. Read more
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Nearly 70 years after the conclusion of World War II, civilization has changed greatly. Communism in Eastern Europe has risen and fallen. Read more
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There is an old saying that the pen is mightier is the sword, but try telling that to anyone under fire and they will likely disagree. Read more
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Dear Editor:
I would like to provide some needed clarification of some points in “Divine Wind Over Okinawa” by Kelly Bell (September 2011). Read more
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Seventy years after the attack on Pearl Harbor and America’s entry into World War II, the nation is once again at war. Read more
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Like many true combat veterans, my father didn’t talk much about the war—in his case, World War II. We knew that he had served in France and Germany with the 79th Division, the famous “Cross of Lorraine” division. Read more
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Dear Editor,
I have enclosed three photos that show without any doubt that the photo used in the “Tito’s War” article is a fake. Read more
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The destroyer USS Buchanan (DD-131) was struck from the U.S. Navy roll on January 8, 1941, after being delivered to the British Royal Navy four months earlier to conclude the “Destroyers for Bases Deal,” a critical element of the Lend-Lease program. Read more
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If the phrase “the clothes make the man” is true, then it is equally true that the uniform makes the soldier. Read more
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At some point during this magazine’s three-month “shelf life,” the date December 7 will fall. As human society has a penchant for observing the fifth- and 10th-year anniversaries of certain events, this December 7 will be a significant one—the 70th anniversary of the Japanese attack on American military bases in the Pacific that catapulted the United States into World War II and forever changed the course of history. Read more
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Dear Editor:
I have being reading your magazine for several years and I would like to congratulate you on the fine job you are doing. Read more
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On December 7, 2010, a newly renovated and expanded visitors center at Pearl Harbor opened under the auspices of the National Park Service. Read more
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Dear Editor:
I first bought your magazine for $4.99 at a Borders bookstore and have since subscribed to it. I have enjoyed reading your product for the past three years. Read more