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Learning from the Past
By Flint WhitlockWelcome to this, our fourth issue! We have packed it like a seabag or field pack with features we are sure you will find of interest. Read more
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Leading From The Front
By William StroockControversial, outspoken, and sometimes insubordinate, British Brigadier Michael “Mad Mike” Calvert was also the boldest and most effective commander in Operation Thursday, the daring 1944 British airborne assault on northern Burma. Read more
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Three’s a Charm.
Welcome to the third issue of WWII Quarterly. We have put together an eclectic (and electric) line-up of features that we are sure will be of interest to all WWII buffs, no matter what your primary area of interest may be. Read more
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The National World War II Museum
By Flint WhitlockWhile some people regard museums as dry, dull, and dusty places, such is not the case with the National World War II Museum in New Orleans, Louisiana, where the full history of the war comes alive. Read more
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Never Forget
Dear Editor,
I have been picking up my son’s copy of your magazine and admired the attention to detail and the amount of input from veterans. Read more
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The mystery of HMAS Sydney has been uncovered.
The worst naval disaster in the history of Australia had been, for decades, shrouded in something of a mystery. The light cruiser HMAS Sydney had been a high profile warship, but not only because she was modern, sleek, and bore the name of a major city—the capital of New South Wales. Read more
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The Pacific Theater Lights Up Television
By Joseph LusterThe beginning of the decade will be remembered for a lot of things, but let us always keep in mind the transformation television made around that time. Read more
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Warriors in the Wind
In this, our second issue of WWII Quarterly, we are pleased to devote much of it to exploring the contributions of the airborne forces––American, German, and British. Read more
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No Tears for Colonel Peiper
Dear Sir,
I will shed no tears for Colonel Peiper. His ultimate fate should have come a lot sooner than it did. Read more
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Marek Edelman, a leader of the 1943 Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, kept alive through the years the memory of those who perished.
Marek Edelman was one of a very few Jewish patriots who fought the Nazis in the Warsaw Ghetto and lived to tell the story of the bravery of those who rose up against their oppressors during World War II. Read more
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Tactical Air Evolution
By Allyn VannoyOn New Year’S Day 1945, Brig. Gen. Anthony G. McAuliffe, temporary commander of the U.S. 101st Airborne Division, visited the XIX Tactical Air Command (TAC) “Raiders” group. Read more
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Keeping World War II Alive
Dear Editor,
This magazine is amazing! One of the best out there, and by far the most interesting.
I’ve had a fascination with World War II for years. Read more
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Margaret Mitchell, author of Gone With the Wind, helped the town of Vimoutiers, France, to rebuild.
Author Margaret Mitchell is remembered as one of the “first” citizens of Atlanta. Gone With the Wind, her novel of the Old South and the perseverance of heroine Scarlett O’Hara, stands as a literary classic which spawned one of the most famous motion pictures of all time. Read more
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Could poison darts have helped the Allies win?
During the darkest days of World War II, the British War Office considered any and every option to combat the burgeoning Nazi menace on the continent of Europe. Read more
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Heroic Merchant Mariners finally receive compensation over 60 years after their service to their country.
From the frozen reaches of the Arctic Circle to the swelter of the Pacific, the men of the U.S Merchant Marine delivered 95 percent of the planes, tanks, artillery pieces, and troops who fought the Axis during World War II. Read more
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Pétain: Savior of France
Dear Editor:
Regarding your July 2009 issue about Marshal Philippe Pétain: Most of us subconsciously view the French through British eyes, and the results are often unbalanced even when the facts are accurate. Read more
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OSS Uncovered
Like any spy network worth its salt, the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), the U.S. World War II intelligence-gathering agency authorized by President Franklin D. Read more
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“How Dare WE!”
Dear Editor:
I was offended and angered as I read the rhetoric of Kevin M. Hymel’s article entitled “They Also Served” in the May 2009 issue. Read more
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The Battle of Surigao Strait
Dear Editor:
In the December 2008 issue, Mr. David Johnson does a very good job of retelling the story of the only time American battleships engaged and sank their opposite numbers from Japan. Read more
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Pearl Harbor Revenge
Dear Editor:
David Alan Johnson’s article, “Pearl Harbor Revenge” (December 2008 issue) was interesting to read, as most books and articles on the Battle of Leyte Gulf focus primarily on Taffy 3’s escort carriers, destroyers, and destroyer escorts trying to hold off Admiral Kurita’s Center Force. Read more
