Late Fall 2012

Late Fall 2012

WWII History

Tula: Hero City of the Soviet Union

In 1976, the Soviet city of Tula joined an elite group of nine other Soviet communities designated as “Hero Cities.”  Read more

Late Fall 2012

WWII History

Undeclared War in the Atlantic

Between September 1939 and December 1941, the United States moved from neutral to active belligerent in an undeclared naval war against Nazi Germany. Read more

Late Fall 2012

WWII History

The Nuremberg Tribunal: Otto Ohlendorf and the Einsatzgruppen Face Judgment

To plead Superior Orders one must show an inexcusable ignorance of their illegality. The sailor who voluntarily ships on a pirate craft may not be heard to answer that he was ignorant of the probability that he would be called upon to help in the robbing and sinking of other vessels … a man who sails under the flag of skull and crossbones cannot say that he never expected to fire a cannon against a merchantman,” wrote Judge John L. Read more

Late Fall 2012

WWII History

From the Jaws of Death: MacArthur’s Escape from the Philippines

Lieutenant John Bulkeley knew something was in the wind when General Douglas MacArthur invited him for an informal lunch at his headquarters on Topside, the highest elevation on the island fortress of Corregidor. Read more

Late Fall 2012

WWII History

Carlson’s Long Patrol: Marine Raiders at Guadalcanal

On the morning of November 6, 1942, a force of 267 Marines took its first steps into the jungle from a landing point at Aola Bay, roughly 30 miles east of the American perimeter on Guadalcanal. Read more

Late Fall 2012

WWII History, Editorial

“Why I Hate My Uncle”: Hitler’s Nephew’s Letter to FDR

It may come as a surprise to many that Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler failed to win the cooperation of all his family members for the dark vision of an Aryan Germany and a new world order.  Read more

Late Fall 2012

WWII History, Dispatches

Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor,

Reference is made in the Early Fall issue of WWII History and in particular in the article on the Battle of the Bulge and the role of our air force in this historic campaign. Read more

Late Fall 2012

WWII History, Ordnance

WWII Weapons: The Hetzer Tank Destroyer

By 1943 it was obvious to the Germans that their tank production could not keep pace with battlefield losses. Read more

Late Fall 2012

WWII History, Top Secret

“Do You Recognize My Voice?”: The Question That Ended Operation Valkyrie

At 12:40 PM on a hot, sultry July 20, 1944, German Führer and Reich Chancellor Adolf Hitler, 55, was seated on a wicker stool in a conference hut at his principal Eastern Front headquarters at Wolf’s Lair, Rastenburg, East Prussia, for the mid-day wartime map meeting. Read more

Late Fall 2012

WWII History, Profiles

One Vote Against War

On December 8, 1941, America was still shocked by news of war. President Franklin D. Roosevelt declared that the day before had been “a date which will live in infamy” because of the “unprovoked and dastardly attack” by Japan on Pearl Harbor. Read more

Late Fall 2012

WWII History, Insight

The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress: Stories from a WWII Pilot

The following story describes one of our air raids when I was piloting a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress during World War II. Read more

Late Fall 2012

WWII History, Books

Father of Tuskegee Airmen

On the hot, humid afternoon of May 22, 1934, a one-seater Buhl “Pup” aircraft slowly descended from the skies over a large field near the all-black Tuskegee Institute in eastern Alabama. Read more

Late Fall 2012

WWII History, Simulation Gaming

November World War II Games

It’s been a fairly long road for Damage Inc: Pacific Squadron WWII, which started its life as War Wings: Hell Catz, but the latest in World War II dogfighting action is finally here. Read more