July 2011
WWII History
The Italian Army in Russia: from Barbarossa to Stalingrad
By James I. MarinoThe most successful Italian Army of World War II was a political creation of dictator Benito Mussolini. Read more
July 2011
Volume 10, No. 5
Cover: A German raiding party on the attack in France in 1940. Photo: akg-images
July 2011
WWII History
Bomber Gunner Ben Kuroki: “Most Honorable Son”
By Sam McGowanIn 1942, many Americans considered anyone of Japanese ancestry to be an enemy, regardless of where they had been born or how long their families had lived in the United States. Read more
July 2011
WWII History
Debacle at Dakar
By David H. LippmanThe director flicked his finger, and General Charles de Gaulle began reading his address into the British Broadcasting Corporation’s microphone, speaking from London to his defeated countrymen across the English Channel, calling upon them to continue resistance in the face of overwhelming German supremacy. Read more
July 2011
WWII History
Off to War in a Plywood Box
By Robert Barr SmithThey shall not grow old as we that are left grow old;
Age shall not weary them nor the years condemn. Read more
July 2011
WWII History
First Strike Against Japanese Industry
By Phil ScearceConsolidated B-24 Liberator bomber crews of the U.S. 11th Bombardment Group spent the first three months of 1943 organizing on Hawaiian airfields and flying practice and patrol missions around the islands. Read more
July 2011
WWII History, Editorial
Accused of insulting Hitler, Jackie the dog’s fate was superseded by the German invasion of the Soviet Union.
At the height of its power and with the Third Reich on the verge of initiating its colossal invasion of the Soviet Union, high-ranking members of the Nazi intelligence community literally went to the dogs. Read more
July 2011
WWII History, Dispatches
A Passion for World War II History
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I first bought your magazine for $4.99 at a Borders bookstore and have since subscribed to it. I have enjoyed reading your product for the past three years. Read more
July 2011
WWII History, Profiles
Surviving France’s Shame: French General Maxime Weygand in WWII
By Blaine Taylor“What General Weygand has called the Battle of France is over,” intoned British Prime Minister Winston Churchill. “The Battle of Britain is about to begin.” Read more
July 2011
WWII History, Ordnance
USS Murphy: Long Service in Wartime
By William B. AllmonEighty miles off the coast of New Jersey and 280 feet below the surface of the Atlantic Ocean lies the forward section of a World War II destroyer, where it came to rest more than 60 years ago. Read more
July 2011
WWII History, Insight
Leclerc and Liberation
By Michael D. HullAfter the humiliating fall of France in June 1940, two impassioned patriots—a general and an infantry captain—refused to accept defeat and determined, against all odds, to exact retribution from the German invaders. Read more
July 2011
WWII History, Top Secret
King Turned Pawn
By Eric NiderostIt was around noon, June 19, 1940, when a small caravan of cars set out from Antibes in southern France en route to the Spanish border. Read more
July 2011
WWII History, Books
Finland: Germany’s Blind Alley
By Al HemingwayOriginally a part of Sweden, Finland was absorbed by Russia in the early 19th century. It was not until the late 1800s, when Russia began to impose new taxes on the Finns, draft their citizens into its military, and station troops within its borders, that Finland yearned for its freedom. Read more
July 2011
WWII History, Simulation Gaming
Coming To Your Console This Summer
By Joseph LusterThere are strategy games, and there are strategy games. You know what I mean when I get all italicized like that; I’m talking about the difference between simply sending units out across a grid-based map to do battle, and actually getting the player involved in the diplomacy of war. Read more
