January 2005

Volume 4, No. 1

Cover: German General Heinz Guderian looks out from his command vehicle while in France during the summer of 1940. Photo courtesy of The Art Archive

WWII History

The Bloody Triangle along WWII’s Eastern Front

By Victor J. Kamenir

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

Rifles in hand, a French patrol proudly poses for the camera in front of a log blockhouse fortification atop a rocky outcrop in Belgium.

WWII History

The 1940 Battle of Gembloux

By Jonathan F. Keiler

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

WWII History, Vehicles

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

By Blaine Taylor

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

Filling the skies over Germany, U.S. B-17 bombers encounter deadly flak in this WWII period painting by Floyd Davis.

WWII History

The Harrowing Return from the The Bombing of Bremen

by Lowell L. Getz

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

In this combat photo from April 6, 1944, soldiers of Company K, 25th Infantry Regiment, 93rd Infantry Division return fire from a Japanese biovac.

WWII History

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

By John Kennedy Ohl

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

Making their way through a misty wood, U.S. assault teams push inland in southern France.

WWII History

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

By Bruce L. Brager

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

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

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

WWII History, Profiles

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

By Michael D. Hull

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