June 2021
WWII History
Stubborn Defense at Rechicourt
By Christopher MiskimonFirst Lieutenant James H. Fields, a 24-year-old from Houston, Texas, led the 1st Platoon of Company A, 10th Armored Infantry Battalion. Read more
June 2021
Volume 20, No. 3
Cover: Captain J.F. Brady, 37th Tank Battalion, 4th Armored Division, photographed a few days after the fight at Rechicourt.
Photo: National Archives
June 2021
WWII History
Duel in the Desert: Operation Crusade’s Battle of Bardia
By Allyn VannoyThe desert sky lit up like a summer lightning storm on the night of December 31, 1941. The distant thunder of hundreds of guns rolled across the sandy, stony ground. Read more
June 2021
WWII History
Across the Wide River
By David H. LippmanMajor Julian A. Cook stood on the ninth floor of a power plant west of the Dutch city of Nijmegen and stared north across the 400 yards of the fast-moving Waal River at German defensive positions on the other side—the square turn-of-the-century Dutch Fort Hof van Holland, its machine-gun emplacements, 20mm guns, and dug-in troopers of the 10th SS Panzer Division. Read more
June 2021
WWII History
Ten Minutes Over Truk
By Chris MarksLieutenant Hollis Hills had every reason to be puzzled. His guns had just raked the Japanese fighter ahead of him, the rounds striking home along the enemy’s fuselage and wing roots. Read more
June 2021
WWII History
Athens In Agony
By John W. Osborn, Jr.“No other two races have left such a mark on the world” as the Jews and the Greeks, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill once wrote. Read more
June 2021
WWII History, Editorial
Operation Hailstone devastated the Japanese anchorage at Truk.
Despite the fact that the massive anchorage at Truk Lagoon in the Caroline Islands had become more untenable with each passing day as the American pincer executed its “Island Hopping” strategy in the autumn of 1943 and the following spring, the harbor remained a tempting target for U.S. Read more
June 2021
WWII History, Ordnance
Wreaking Havoc
By Sam McGowanFew airplanes can claim the honor of being credited with changing the course of World War II, but the Douglas A-20 Havoc twin-engine light bomber is one that can. Read more
June 2021
WWII History, Top Secret
Russian Deception—Lessons Hard Earned
By Allyn VannoyRussian deception, misdirection, and misinformation, as evidenced in ecent years, can be very destructive. But it’s nothing new—it’s the result of hard-earned experience during World War II. Read more
June 2021
WWII History, Profile
A Black WAC in the U.S. Army
By Kevin M. HymelAlthough Private First Class (Pfc) Romay C. Johnson served in war-torn England and France during World War II, it was her tumultuous voyage across the Atlantic Ocean that she remembered most vividly. Read more
June 2021
WWII History, Insight
Another Way to Bomb Germany
By Glenn BarnettAn old English adage states that “It’s an ill wind that blows no one any good.”
Such was the case when a gale pounded England on the night of September 17, 1940. Read more
June 2021
WWII History, Books
The Demise of Army Group South
By Christopher MiskimonWilli Fey served in a Tiger tank crew on the Eastern Front. During March 1944, a massive Soviet offensive struck the area his unit, the Waffen SS Division Das Reich, defended. Read more
June 2021
WWII History, Simulation Gaming
World War II Games of June 2021
By Joseph LusterIf you’ve been seeking out a World War II game that focuses primarily on the Eastern Front of the war, look no further than the latest from Destructive Creations. Read more
