January 2005

January 2005

WWII History

The Bloody Triangle along WWII’s Eastern Front

In 1941, the year of the Battle of the Bloody Triangle, the northwestern corner of the Ukraine was not what one would call tank country. Read more

January 2005

WWII History

The 1940 Battle of Gembloux

On May 10, 1940, a daring group of German parachutists descended on the mighty Belgian fortress of Eben Emael, compelled its surrender, and opened the way for the German Army’s drive into Belgium. Read more

January 2005

WWII History, Vehicles

Hitler’s ‘Swimming Car’: The German Type 166 Schwimmwagen

In the spring of 1940, as the German armed forces were sweeping across Western Europe, famed automobile designer Dr. Read more

January 2005

WWII History

The Harrowing Return from the The Bombing of Bremen

“Bombs Away” rang out over the intercom static of the 29 aircraft of the 91st Bomb Group (Heavy). Read more

January 2005

WWII History

The Fight Near Hill 250: K Company at the Battle of Bougainville

In an article in the Pittsburgh Courier on April 15, 1944, correspondent Billy Rowe, who was covering the activities of the 93d U.S. Read more

January 2005

WWII History

The 36th Infantry Division: From the Alamo to Operation Anvil

Operation Anvil, the invasion of southern France, was originally planned for June 1944, the same time as the Normandy invasion. Read more

January 2005

WWII History, Editorial

Famous Military Commanders: Admiral Philip Vian

By the time the British Pacific Fleet began staging air strikes against the Japanese in the spring of 1945, its aircraft carrier commander had already seen plenty of naval action since the beginning of World War II. Read more

January 2005

WWII History, Dispatches

POWs

Dear Editors,

I received the November issue of your magazine today and I enjoyed it very much. I found one item in this particular issue troubling though. Read more

January 2005

WWII History, Profiles

Lilya Litvak: The Red Air Force’s Female Fighter Ace

When German panzer and infantry columns rumbled across the frontier into Russia on June 22, 1941, the Soviet Air Force was woefully unready for war. Read more

January 2005

WWII History, Top Secret

Military Secrets: The Nazi Spies Who Never Were

As the 1930s unfolded, Adolf Hitler sought to avoid having Great Britain join the war he intended to launch. Read more

January 2005

WWII History, Insight

Wartime Politics: Generals Hugh A. Drum and Joseph W. Stillwell

It was the worst of times for the Allies. It was the time of opportunity for senior U.S. Read more

January 2005

WWII History, Books

Paratrooper

It is a gamble at best, and an invitation to disaster at worst,” writes Ed Ruggero of the first large scale U.S. Read more