May 2010
WWII History
A 101st Airborne Paratrooper’s Combat Journey
By Richard A. BerantyIn one of the most recognized photographs taken by U.S. Army cameramen during World War II, General Dwight D. Read more
May 2010
Volume 9, No. 3
Cover: A battle-hardened lieutentant in one of the American airborne divisions poses in a field near St. Saveur, France, in June 1944. Photo courtesy of Popperfoto/Getty Images.
May 2010
WWII History
The Eastern Solomons: Death Struggle Off Guadalcanal
By David Alan JohnsonLieutenant David C. Richardson spotted the four-engined flying boat silhouetted against the ocean by the late morning sun. Read more
May 2010
WWII History
The Pacific Theater Lights Up Television
By Joseph LusterThe beginning of the decade will be remembered for a lot of things, but let us always keep in mind the transformation television made around that time. Read more
May 2010
WWII History
Gottfried P. Dulias: Surviving the Soviet Gulag
By Gottfried P. DuliasGottfried P. Dulias was a young Luftwaffe pilot who had seen plenty of action in the skies above the Eastern Front. Read more
May 2010
WWII History
Lessons at St. Nazaire
By Robert F. DorrEven today, they don’t like to talk about the St. Nazaire raid.
Compared to the thousand-plane raids that went deep into Germany later in World War II, the January 3, 1943, bomber mission from England to the coast of German-occupied France was small and spanned only a modest distance. Read more
May 2010
WWII History
Heroes of the Red Duster: The British Royal Merchant Navy
By Michael D. HullNone of the Allied services engaged in World War II was in action longer or suffered a higher percentage of casualties than the British Merchant Navy. Read more
May 2010
WWII History
Operation Dovetail: Guadalcanal Rehearsal
By Arnold BlumbergBy June 1942, the military might of Imperial Japan threatened Australia. The string of spectacular Japanese conquests in the South Pacific menaced lines of supply and communication between the United States and its allies and bases in the region. Read more
May 2010
WWII History, Editorial
The mystery of HMAS Sydney has been uncovered.
The worst naval disaster in the history of Australia had been, for decades, shrouded in something of a mystery. The light cruiser HMAS Sydney had been a high profile warship, but not only because she was modern, sleek, and bore the name of a major city—the capital of New South Wales. Read more
May 2010
WWII History, Dispatches
Never Forget
Dear Editor,
I have been picking up my son’s copy of your magazine and admired the attention to detail and the amount of input from veterans. Read more
May 2010
WWII History, Insight
Submarine Surgeon on the USS Seadragon
By George Tipton WilsonIn cramped quarters aboard the submarine USS Seadragon, beneath the Pacific Ocean, with enemy warships circling above, 22-year-old pharmacist’s mate Wheeler Bryson (Johnny) Lipes was ordered to perform an emergency appendectomy on seaman Darrell Dean Rector. Read more
May 2010
WWII History, Profiles
Charles ‘Swede’ Momsen: Submarine Pioneer
By Glenn BarnettIn July 1943, the American submarine USS Tinosa was on patrol in Japanese waters when she came across an unescorted oil tanker. Read more
May 2010
WWII History, Ordnance
The Mauser 98: The Best Bolt-Action Rifle Ever Made?
By Blaine TaylorAccording to The History Channel’s Tales of the Gun, the Mauser 98 was “the best bolt action rifle ever made.” Read more
May 2010
WWII History, Top Secret
A Covert Marine in the Balkans and China
By John ManciniOn the night of August 19, 1943, a lone British Handley Page Halifax bomber flew over Nazi-occupied Yugoslavia. Read more
May 2010
WWII History, Books
Allied Air Retribution
By Mason B. WebbWhen does war end and slaughter begin?
That is the question that drives this compelling reexamination of the Allied aerial bombing campaign against Germany during World War II. Read more
May 2010
WWII History, Simulation Gaming
Game Features: Pandemic Studios’ The Saboteur
By Joseph LusterI love shooters as much as the next adrenaline-pumping gamer; it’s practically a requirement if you want some kind of interactive war experience outside of strategy titles. Read more
