March 2009
WWII History
“This is London…”: Edward R. Murrow in WWII
By Roy Morris Jr.On the evening of August 7, 1937, two neophyte radio broadcasters went to dinner together at the luxurious Adlon Hotel in Berlin, Germany. Read more
March 2009
Volume 8, No. 2
Cover: The horrors of the battle on Peleliu Island are evident in this
U.S. Marine’s face. Photo © CORBIS.
March 2009
WWII History
Battle for the Ore Deposits: The Red Army vs. Nazi Germany
By Pat McTaggartAt first, it was all about the ore. Magnesium, iron, and manganese ore were the lifeblood of German industry, especially the armaments industry, which used the iron and manganese to produce steel for Hitler’s war machine. Read more
March 2009
WWII History
Blood for Time: 9th Armored at Bastogne and the Battle of the Bulge
By Charles GutierrezIn December 1944, the Ardennes front or “ghost front” was an area where either veteran Allied units rotated in to rest and recover from terrible combat losses or where new, untested units arrived to gather some combat experience from the minor skirmishes that would occasionally flare up. Read more
March 2009
WWII History
Unnecessary Hell: The Battle of Peleliu
By Eric NiderostIn the predawn hours of September 15, 1944, the official start of the two-month Battle of Peleliu, a powerful fleet of U.S. Read more
March 2009
WWII History, Editorial
Georgy Zhukov and Russia’s ‘Great Patriotic War’
By Michael E. HaskewThe Great Patriotic War, as World War II came to be known in the Soviet Union, provided the stage upon which Marshal Georgy Zhukov achieved lasting fame. Read more
March 2009
WWII History, Ordnance
WWII Ordnance: The Marauding Marder
By William E. WelshOn the second day of Adolf Hitler’s bold invasion of Russia in June 1941, the Germans were confronted with one of their most glaring shortcomings in weapons and armament. Read more
March 2009
WWII History, Profiles
Top Flying Tiger: General Claire Chennault
By Michael D. HullLaden with 500-pound bombs and incendiaries, 10 Japanese twin-engine Mitsubishi Ki21 Sally bombers took off from the Hanoi airfield in Indochina on the morning of Saturday, December 20, 1941. Read more
March 2009
WWII History, Insight
Bavarian Berchtesgaden and Its Bunkers
By L. VanLoan NaisawaldThe swinging beams of searchlights and the wail of air raid sirens had preceded the crash of the guns. Read more
March 2009
WWII History, Top Secret
A Gamble for Peace: Ellis Zacharias & the South Pacific
By Todd Raffensperger“I submit that it was the wrong decision. It was wrong on strategic grounds. And it was wrong on humanitarian grounds.” Read more
March 2009
WWII History, Books
Questions on the Holocaust
By Mason B. WebbOne of the most common beliefs that has arisen since the end of World War II is that America and her allies had as one of their primary goals for fighting the war ending the systematic slaughter of Europe’s Jews. Read more
March 2009
WWII History, Simulation Gaming
Look down the barrel of a sniper’s gun and “hold breath.”
By Eric T. BakerWhen considering whether to buy Sniper Art of Victory from City Interactive for the PC, it is worth remembering that the game only costs $20.00. Read more
