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Hooray for Hollywood!

Dear Editor,

I enjoyed Flint Whitlock’s article on the film stars in WWII, but I think you forgot one. Lew Ayres (All Quiet on the Western Front and others) served as a medic in the Philippines in 1944-1945. Read more

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The late AP photographer Joe Rosenthal captured the spirit of the Marine Corps.

When U.S. Marines stormed ashore on the island of Iwo Jima on February 19, 1945, American involvement in World War II was in its fourth year. Read more

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Battle Off Samar

Dear Editor,

In the September 2006 issue of your magazine there is, on page 42, an article about the Battle off Samar. Read more

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In the 1940s, the American film industry rallied like never before or since to support the war effort.

After Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor and America’s formal entry into World War II, isolationist sentiments in the United States were swept away and millions of men and women of all backgrounds rushed to recruiting centers to volunteer for military duty. Read more

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Coast Guard Cutter Taney

Dear Editor,

I read with much interest the article concerning the US Coast Guard Cutter, Taney and its action during the attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec 7, 1941 (July 2005 WWII History), but, I have never seen an article written about the attack on Honolulu Harbor at that time. Read more

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A blunder by Hitler and the fortitude of the common soldier resulted in a miracle at Dunkirk.

The evacuation of nearly 350,000 allied officers and soldiers from the embattled beaches at Dunkirk was indeed an event of epic proportions. Read more

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Discovery of lost submarine USS Lagarto brings speculation about its fate to a close.

Fifty-two submarines of the United States Navy were lost while on patrol during World War II. The circumstances surrounding the losses of some of these have been well documented. Read more

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Merchant Marines

Dear Editors:

I subscribed to your magazine hoping to see something about merchant marines during WWII. It seems you have forgotten them. Read more

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“Butch” O’Hare

It was 7:25 am when Flight Captain William Motes brought his plane down for landing. The arrival of the American Airlines Convair on October 30, 1955, marked the beginning of the first day of regularly scheduled passenger service at Chicago’s new O’Hare International Airport. Read more

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Katyn Forest Massacre

Dear Editors:

Thank you for your article by Richard Rule concerning the Katyn Forest massacre, its subsequent cover-up by the Soviets, and worse, the lack of further action by the Western Allies. Read more

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A conscientious objector, Private Desmond Doss won his nation’s highest award for bravery.

The fighting on Okinawa proved to be some of the most savage of the Pacific War. As American soldiers and Marines blasted the island’s Japanese defenders from reinforced bunkers, caves, and even tombs, incidences of incredible bravery and self sacrifice were commonplace. Read more

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Stemming the Undefeated Tide

The third banzai charge that night struck the inexperienced, worn out infantry with the force of a blowtorch. Read more

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Pappy Gunn

Dear Editors,

WAAC, WAC, ANC, ARC, WASP, WAFS, WAVES, WAMS, SPARS—why don’t we ever see any articles about the brave women who served? Read more

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The Marshall Plan

It was indeed an unprecedented effort to raise a continent from the devastation of a horrific world war, and ironically, the idea belonged to a career soldier. Read more

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The 63rd “Blood and Fire” Division

Dear Editors,

I enclose a copy of pages 60 and 61 of your May 2005 issue, which may contain an error. Read more

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Intrepid men and advancing technology defeated the U-boat menace.

The peril posed to the British Isles, and indeed the entire Allied cause, by the Nazi U-boat threat can scarcely be overstated. Read more

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The late Max Schmeling was a sports icon and a gentleman.

When athletes become pawns of politicians, their skills being touted as proof of their country’s ideological superiority over others, seldom are events played out as the demagogues would have scripted. Read more

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North Africa

Dear Editors,

During a recent visit to Tunisia, I saw this Wehrmacht fuel barrel dated 1942, stuck in the sand near Mareth. Read more

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Cover to Cover

Dear Editors,

Like many of your readers, I get a lot of magazines. Some professional magazines are very boring and I barely look at the captions let alone read the articles. Read more

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Patton’s Best Friend

Dear Editors,

I have received my November 2004 issue and read it. I shared it with a neighbor and he has also ordered a subscription after seeing it. Read more