June 2014
WWII History
The Path of Heroism
By Stephen J. Ochs, PHDOn the morning of April 18, 1945, amid street fighting in rubble-strewn Nuremberg, Germany, 20-year-old U.S. Read more
June 2014
Volume 13, No. 4
Cover: Men of the 101st Airborne Division, their faces blackened to reduce glare in the moonlight, listen to General Eisenhower as he addresses Lieutenant Wallace C. Strobel. They soon boarded transports
for their night drop into Normandy, June 5-6, 1944.
Photo: National Archives
June 2014
WWII History
Shootout in Kula Gulf
By John DamagalskiThe island of Guadalcanal loomed in the distance as the warships of Task Force 36.1 approached the waters of Iron Bottom Sound on July 5, 1943. Read more
June 2014
WWII History
Airborne at La Fière: Slugfest in Normandy
By Flint WhitlockThe night of June 5, 1944, and the morning of June 6 were without a doubt some of the most pivotal hours in the history of the 20th century. Read more
June 2014
WWII History
The Battle of Kiev: How it Brought About an End to Nazi Terror
By Pat McTaggartIt was less than a month since the great blood letting in the Orel salient in July 1943 had taken place, and just some months to go before the infamous Second Battle of Kiev. Read more
June 2014
WWII History, Ordnance
Japan’s Underwater Aircraft Carriers
By Phil ZimmerLieutenant Commander Stephen L. Johnson had a problem on his hands; a very large problem. His Balao-class submarine, the Segundo, had just picked up a large radar contact on the surface about 100 miles off Honshu, one of Japan’s home islands, heading south toward Tokyo. Read more
June 2014
WWII History, Profiles
Sir John Dill and Winston Churchill: A Clash in Strategy
By Jon DiamondIn describing the relationship between British General Sir John Dill and his political superior, Prime Minister Winston Churchill, Dill’s biographer, Alex Danchev, noted, “It was … an association strikingly lacking in empathy or understanding, etched in fundamental disagreement, and scarred by a mutual disaffection welling up at times into personal distaste.” Read more
June 2014
WWII History, Top Secret
Colonel Bernt Balchen’s Secret Air Force
By Patrick J. ChaissonThe Bug was in deep trouble. On a top-secret flight over occupied Norway, this ancient, war-weary C-47 Skytrain transport aircraft became the helpless target of German antiaircraft guns, all firing desperately to bring down the transport and its precious cargo. Read more
June 2014
WWII History, Insight
Silver Screen Surprise: Norvald Flaaten Recalls His Wartime Careers
By Jason AntonioNorvald Flaaten never expected he would appear in a movie when he signed up with the Canadian Army during World War II, but the subject of the movie and what he had to do was too good to pass up. Read more
June 2014
WWII History, Books
Prospect for Victory?
By Christopher MiskimonOne of the most frequently covered what-ifs of World War II is the possibility of a Third Reich wonder weapon changing the course of the war. Read more
June 2014
WWII History, Simulation Gaming
June World War II Games
By Joseph LusterImagine if World War II had been fought with nothing but the rolling menace of tanks. No troops on the ground. Read more
