Volume 8, No. 4
Cover: An officer peers through the periscope in the control room of a U.S. submarine, 1942. Photo courtesy of the National Archives.
July 2009
WWII History
During the more than half a century since the end of World War II, there has been much speculation about what would have happened if President Harry Truman had not dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the invasion of Japan had actually taken place. Read more
July 2009
WWII History
On the morning of July 12, 1943, a climactic engagement of the Battle of Kursk was about to take place. Read more
July 2009
WWII History
Marine aviators of Fighter Squadron 211, or VMF-211, looked up in frustration as Japanese war planes thronged over Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Read more
July 2009
WWII History
World War II came to the Hollywood motion picture studios, the “Dream Factories” as they were sometimes called, the day after Pearl Harbor. Read more
July 2009
WWII History
At 12:30 am, October 9, 1943, Commander Edward S. Hutchinson spotted his first targets as a submarine commander. Read more
July 2009
WWII History, Editorial
He was, in the truest sense, a national hero. Philippe Pétain, Marshal of France, the hero of Verdun, is, however, best remembered in the modern world as a traitor, a collaborationist who sacrificed the honor of France to make a deal with Hitler and the Nazis. Read more
July 2009
WWII History, Dispatches
Dear Editor:
I was offended and angered as I read the rhetoric of Kevin M. Hymel’s article entitled “They Also Served” in the May 2009 issue. Read more
July 2009
WWII History, Ordnance
When the first tanks appeared in World War I, they were relatively lightly armored and protected the crews only against small-arms fire. Read more
July 2009
WWII History, Profiles
“I’ve been old in all my ranks,” said Henri Philippe Pétain, created Marshal of France on December 8, 1918, at age 62. Read more
July 2009
WWII History, Insight
On the evening of June 16, 1940, Marshal Henri Philippe Pétain was appointed Prime Minister of France. It was a critical time. Read more
July 2009
WWII History, Top Secret
On May 27, 1945, U.S. Naval Reserve Lieutenant Leo Kennedy was patrolling from his station at Yonton Field in Okinawa. Read more
July 2009
WWII History, Books
At exactly 9:58 am, on May 11, 1945, a Japanese kamikaze pilot named Kiyoshi Ogawa radioed his base 350 miles away that he had spotted the American fleet lying off the coast of Okinawa. Read more
July 2009
WWII History, Simulation Gaming
The third game in the Strategic Command series from Fury Software for the PC is Strategic Command: WWII Pacific Theater. Read more
