March 2006

March 2006

WWII History

Mission for Mac Arthur

In modern naval history, there is perhaps no more colorful figure than the late Vice Admiral John Duncan Bulkeley. Read more

March 2006

WWII History, Ordnance

The M-3 Stuart Light Tank Series

By Christopher Miskimon

Thirteen Panzerkampfwagen IV tanks advanced down the Chouigui-Mateur road in an attack against the newly arrived American First Armored Division. Read more

March 2006

WWII History

Stemming the Undefeated Tide

The third banzai charge that night struck the inexperienced, worn out infantry with the force of a blowtorch. Read more

March 2006

WWII History

Airborne! Learning to Fly and Land—Hard

Every American soldier who jumped into North Africa, Europe, the Philippines and other combat zones around the globe during WWII had to first learn his trade at Fort Benning, Georgia. Read more

March 2006

WWII History

The U.S. Third Army and XIX TAC: Partners for Victory

In the summer of 1944, the Third United States Army under Lt. Gen. George S. Patton made a spectacular dash across France, a daring advance that ranks high on the list of great military endeavors. Read more

March 2006

WWII History

Operation South Wind’s Battle for the Gran Bridgehead

By the end of 1944, the Soviet Red Army had surrounded the Hungarian capital of Budapest and established strong defensive positions running from Esztergom on the Danube to Lake Balaton. Read more

March 2006

WWII History

Marauding Wahoo

On the night of September 14, 1942, the men aboard the U.S. Navy submarine Wahoo spotted smoke rising from the funnel of a vessel emerging from Truk’s north pass. Read more

March 2006

WWII History, Editorial

A conscientious objector, Private Desmond Doss won his nation’s highest award for bravery.

The fighting on Okinawa proved to be some of the most savage of the Pacific War. As American soldiers and Marines blasted the island’s Japanese defenders from reinforced bunkers, caves, and even tombs, incidences of incredible bravery and self sacrifice were commonplace. Read more

March 2006

WWII History, Dispatches

Katyn Forest Massacre

Dear Editors:

Thank you for your article by Richard Rule concerning the Katyn Forest massacre, its subsequent cover-up by the Soviets, and worse, the lack of further action by the Western Allies. Read more

March 2006

WWII History, Profiles

“Butch” O’Hare

It was 7:25 am when Flight Captain William Motes brought his plane down for landing. The arrival of the American Airlines Convair on October 30, 1955, marked the beginning of the first day of regularly scheduled passenger service at Chicago’s new O’Hare International Airport. Read more

March 2006

WWII History, Insight

The death of President Franklin D. Roosevelt stunned the nation and the world in April 1945.

It was a sunny spring day atop Pine Mountain in Warm Springs, Ga. In his little white pine cottage, where he was resting from the strenuous Big Three conference at Yalta in the Crimea on February 4-11, 1945, President Franklin D. Read more

March 2006

WWII History, Top Secret

Some sixty years later, Reichsführer Heinrich Himmler’s death remains shrouded in mystery.

On Monday, May 21, 1945, men of the British 51st Highland Division were busy screening Germans and foreign nationals, mainly displaced persons attempting to go west over a small bridge near newly conquered Bremervoerde, Germany. Read more

March 2006

WWII History, Books

Growing Up in the Shadow of the Greatest Generation

For anyone who has ever wondered why the men who came home from the war refused to talk with their families about their experiences, this book may hold the clue. Read more

March 2006

WWII History, Simulation Gaming

Call of Duty 2, Heroes of the Pacific, Battlegroup: 1939-1945

What set the original Call of Duty game apart from other first-person shooting games set during World War II is the feeling it delivered that the player was just a small part of a much larger battle. Read more