July 2006

July 2006

WWII History

Patton’s Lost Battle

The road to Fort Driant began for the United States Third Army when it landed on Utah Beach at 3 pm on August 5, 1944. Read more

July 2006

WWII History

Terrible Tide at Tarawa: Interview with Stan Bowen

Stan Bowen spent the entire war in the U.S. Navy as a pharmacist’s mate, first in the operation at Tarawa, then Saipan and Tinian. Read more

July 2006

WWII History

Command of the Air: The Allied Bombing of Germany

Behind the strategy that governed the American air war in Europe during World War II lay events and ideas that dated back to World War I and the 1920s. Read more

July 2006

WWII History

Soviet Partisans: The Rag-Tag Scourge Along WWII’s Eastern Front

The concept of Soviet partisans participating in Russia’s wars was nothing new in 1941. During Napoleon’s invasion of the country in 1812, small bands of civilians harassed the French and their allies both before and after the retreat from Moscow. Read more

July 2006

WWII History

A Burmese Jungle Masterstroke: Commonwealth Troops in Meiktila

The battles of Kohima, Imphal, and the Admin Box saw the comprehensive defeat of the Japanese armies seeking to invade India during 1944 and sent them reeling back into Burma in early 1945, pursued by the revitalized British 14th Army under Lt. Read more

July 2006

WWII History, Editorial

University of Washington student senate rejects memorial to honor Pappy Boyington.

U.S. Marine Corps Lieutenant Colonel Gregory “Pappy” Boyington shot down 28 Japanese aircraft during World War II. He spent 20 months in an enemy prison camp and received both the Medal of Honor and the Navy Cross for his service to his country. Read more

July 2006

WWII History, Dispatches

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

July 2006

WWII History, Ordnance

The Panzer VIII Maus: The Heaviest Tank Ever Built

As early as 1941, the German high command had visions of military technology that was far ahead of its time, and many innovative technological concepts were becoming reality. Read more

July 2006

WWII History, Insight

Eleanor Roosevelt: American Ambassador to the South Pacific

On Sunday December 7, 1941, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt hosted a luncheon for 31 people at the White House. Read more

July 2006

WWII History, Profiles

Important Women in World War 2: Virginia Hall

Slender, five feet, seven inches tall, and with a warm smile that belied toughness and leadership ability, Virginia “Dindy” Hall of Baltimore had a wooden leg and a price on her head. Read more

July 2006

WWII History, Top Secret

King Boris III of Bulgaria

It was the high summer of 1943 in Eastern Europe, and World War II was going decidedly against the Third Reich, which had just suffered massive twin defeats on the Russian Front at the Battles of Stalingrad and Kursk, which many historians now believe turned the tide of war irrevocably against Nazi Germany. Read more

July 2006

WWII History, Books

The bitter battle for Okinawa was the final land campaign of World War II in the Pacific.

For 82 days in the spring of 1945, a ferocious battle raged on a Pacific island called Okinawa—an island considered crucial for the planned invasion of the Japanese Home Islands. Read more

July 2006

WWII History, Simulation Gaming

Commandos Strike Force, Ubersoldier, and Blazing Angels

Commandos Strike Force from Eidos Interactive for the PS2, Xbox, Xbox 360, and PC is a first person action game set behind the lines in Europe in 1942. Read more