WWII
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
WWII
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
WWII
Nearly 70 years after the conclusion of World War II, civilization has changed greatly. Communism in Eastern Europe has risen and fallen. Read more
WWII
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
WWII
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
WWII
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
WWII
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
WWII
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
WWII
If the phrase “the clothes make the man” is true, then it is equally true that the uniform makes the soldier. Read more
WWII
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
WWII
The tragedy that engulfed the Polish town of Jedwabne during World War II continues to rear its ugly head today.
On the morning of July 10, 1941, a group of Poles in the town, allegedly under the close supervision of German policemen, assembled with the purpose of rounding up the local Jewish citizenry. Read more
WWII
Dear Editor:
In “Tito’s War” (November 2011 issue), author John Brown’s account of General Draza Mihailovich’s capture and trial for alleged war crimes and collaborating with the enemy, omits a few important details, such as President Harry S. 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
WWII
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
WWII
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
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At the height of its power and with the Third Reich on the verge of initiating its colossal invasion of the Soviet Union, high-ranking members of the Nazi intelligence community literally went to the dogs. Read more
WWII
The soft-spoken airborne soldier who mused to himself at the end of D-Day that should God grant him the opportunity to survive the war he would ask nothing more than a quiet little plot of land where he could live in peace has passed away. Read more
WWII
Dear Editor:
I just finished reading David Lippman’s article on the Marianas Turkey Shoot in the March 2011 issue of WWII History magazine. Read more
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In the recently concluded midterm elections, who could have guessed that World War II would have been a campaign issue for one of the candidates? Read more
