March 2004
WWII History
Battle of the Bismarck Sea: A 15-Minute War in the South Pacific
By Sam McGowanMost military historians consider the Battle of Midway to be the turning point of World War II in the Pacific. Read more
March 2004
Volume 3, No. 2
Cover: “Modern Knights” from Signal magazine, No. 4, June 1940. Courtesy of The Bridgeman Art Library.
March 2004
WWII History
The Wehrmacht in France: Decisions in a Time of Debacle
By Brooke C. StoddardMay 10, 1940, marked the beginning of the war in western Europe. Nazi-controlled Germany invaded Holland, Belgium, Luxembourg, and France. Read more
March 2004
WWII History
Soviet Soldiers by Sea: The Soviet Naval Infantry
By Victor KamenirThe year 1943 began badly for the German Army on the Eastern Front. After a great struggle at Stalingrad, German Field Marshal Friedrich Paulus surrendered himself and his Sixth Army on January 31. Read more
March 2004
WWII History
All Alone: The HMS Glowworm
By Robert Barr SmithThe great waves were huge and black, greedy tentacles of the North Sea clawing and snatching at the battered ships struggling in the icy dark. Read more
March 2004
WWII History
The Fall of Malaya: Japanese Blitzkrieg on Singapore
By David H. LippmanThe moon like a tray was sinking in the western sea and the deep red sun showed its face to the east. Read more
March 2004
WWII History, Editorial
Operation Sea Lion, the Nazi plan to invade Britain, never got beyond the planning stage.
Without doubt, the fall of France was an unmitigated disaster for the Allied cause. However, for all its failures in command, strategy, and tactics, it could have been worse.During Read more
March 2004
WWII History, Dispatches
Japanese Aircraft Carrier
Dear WWII History:
There was a significant identification error on page 78 of the November 2003 issue. The Japanese aircraft carrier shown in the photograph was identified as the Hiryu, whereas, in fact, it is the Kaga. Read more
March 2004
WWII History, Profiles
General Andrei Vlasov & Hitler’s Third Reich
By Wil DeacAndrei Andreievich Vlasov, one of Soviet dictator Josef Stalin’s favorite generals, played a key role in saving Moscow from Adolf Hitler’s armies during the winter of 1941-1942. Read more
March 2004
WWII History, Ordnance
The Red Army’s T-34 Tank: The Eastern Front and Beyond
By Blaine TaylorIn 1942, careworn Nazi Führer Adolf Hitler lamented to his military intimates at his Wolf’s Lair headquarters near Rastenburg in East Prussia, “If I had known that there were so many of them, I would have had second thoughts about invading!” Read more
March 2004
WWII History, Top Secret
Top Secret Missions: Liberating General George S. Patton’s Son-In-Law
By Jonathan F. KeilerIn the wan North African light on February 14, 1943, Lt. Col. John Waters watched columns of dust rise from the east. Read more
March 2004
WWII History, Insight
P-38 Lightning Restored
By Jim OpalkaOnly a few months after the attack on Pearl Harbor a 24-four-year-old pilot, Lieutenant Brad McManus, scanned the sky as he was taught to do as an air cadet. Read more
March 2004
WWII History, Books
NYT’s Living History of World War II
By Michael D. HullTensions were high among expectant crowds gathering on the evening of August 14, 1945, in New York City’s Times Square, where news bulletins had streaked across the electronic “zipper” sign high on the Times Tower since 1928. Read more
