Late Winter 2014

Volume 13, No. 1

Cover: A Russian soldier photographed during the Battle of Kursk in 1943. Photo: akg-images / RIA Novosti.

Late Winter 2014

WWII History

A BDM Girl Comes to America

By Don A. Gregory

Frieda’s last doll was bought for her by her father, August Streit, in 1938. At age 10 she was really too old for dolls, her father thought, but he would buy her this last one. Read more

Late Winter 2014

WWII History

The Final Offensive

By David H. Lippman

“It is very difficult to be an openly declared, courageous Nazi today, and to express one’s faith freely,” read the editorial in the Völkischer Beobachter newspaper, which further added, “We have no illusions now.” Read more

Late Winter 2014

WWII History

USS Hugh W. Hadley: Surviving the Kamikazes of Okinawa

By Michael E. Haskew

Only 340 miles from the home island of Kyushu, the final objective of the American military surge across the Pacific during World War II, short of an invasion of Japan itself, was Okinawa in the Ryukyu archipelago. Read more

Late Winter 2014

WWII History, Insight

Sinking the Wilhelm Gustloff

By Chuck Lyons

Snow flurries swirled out of the darkness over the Baltic Sea. Chunks of ice floated on the water, and lookouts shivered at their posts. Read more

Late Winter 2014

WWII History, Books

Battle for the North Atlantic

By Christopher Miskimon

Victory in Europe during World War II is often attributed to various exertions, turning points, and campaigns that spanned several theaters of war. Read more