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Book Reviews: WWII’s Mission Impossible, generals in the making, and more

The First Special Service Force made its reputation through a daring assault against a mountainous Nazi stronghold.

12 May 2020

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Marine Fight for Tinian

A squabble between a general and an admiral led to “the most perfect amphibious operation of the Pacific War.”

8 May 2020

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Allied Storm in Southern France

The Allied landing on the southern coast of France in August 1944 was a controversial operation, but it led to the rapid liberation of the region.

6 May 2020

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Battle for Monte Cassino: Hell on a Mountaintop

The Battle of Monte Cassino reached a crescendo in May 1944 as the Allies desperately sought to carry the position held by crack German paratroopers.

5 May 2020

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Weapons: The Elefant Tank Destroyer

The German heavy tank destroyer Elefant proved a formidable opponent against Russian armor on the Eastern Front during World War II.

1 May 2020

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Veterans Remember the Disaster at Dunkirk

Shoved by the Germans into the English Channel in 1940, British survivors tell their story of heartbreak and heroism.

1 May 2020

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Ploesti Raid: A Tragic Tidal Wave

The truth behind the disastrous air raid on the Ploesti oil refineries during World War II has long been obscured. One member of the raid may have uncovered how the attack went so tragically wrong.

28 April 2020

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British Submarine Operations in the Pacific

British submarines operating in “wolf packs” achieved success against the Japanese in the Pacific Theater during World War II.

26 April 2020

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The Flying Pipeline

The U.S. Army Air Forces’ Troop Carrier Commands were the war’s unsung heroes, dropping paratroops, towing combat gliders, delivering vital supplies, and performing humanitarian missions.

26 April 2020

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Fighting from Tobruk to Milan

The relatively small but effective 6th South African Division made a significant contribution to victory in Italy during World War II.

26 April 2020

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Linchpin of the Mediterranean

During World War II, the tiny island of Malta became a vital focal point between Britain, Italy, Germany, and Vichy France.

26 April 2020

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Ordnance: The Famed Jug

The Republic P-47 Thunderbolt proved itself an outstanding warplane in multiple roles during World War II.

26 April 2020

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Breakout Across the Seine

By mid-August 1944, the Allied drive from the Normandy beachhead reached the Seine River north and south of Paris, positioned to destroy large numbers of German forces.

26 April 2020

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Kriegsmarine Blooded

The German heavy cruiser Blücher was sunk during the conquest of Norway in 1940.

26 April 2020

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Canada’s Darkest Day During World War II

The disastrous Dieppe Raid caused tremendous casualties among the Canadian forces, and questions regarding its purpose linger.

25 April 2020

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