Volume 4, No. 5
Cover: A German anti-tank gun crew takes position during street fighting in Russia. (Photo: The Granger Collection, NY)
September 2005
WWII History
On the island of New Britain, at the north end of the Solomon chain, lay a major base that provided Japanese forces with the naval power, supplies, and reinforcements to control the sea lanes of the Southwest Pacific. Read more
September 2005
WWII History
Every man in uniform dreamed of taking that big boat home, but stepping foot on American soil was just part of the journey. Read more
September 2005
WWII History
Today, in his nineties, Paul Tibbets is still a handsome man. He has a full head of silver hair. Read more
September 2005
WWII History
It was the third winter in Russia for the men of Field Marshal Erich von Manstein’s Army Group South, and things were going from bad to worse. Read more
September 2005
WWII History
On November 11, 1941, the U.S. Navy gunboats USS Luzon and Oahu were ordered to “make quietly all preparations within the ship for a cruise at sea.” Read more
September 2005
WWII History
It was an impressive sight. Upon the reviewing stand as honored guest was General Dwight D. Read more
September 2005
WWII History, Editorial
The peril posed to the British Isles, and indeed the entire Allied cause, by the Nazi U-boat threat can scarcely be overstated. Read more
September 2005
WWII History
Dear Editors,
I enclose a copy of pages 60 and 61 of your May 2005 issue, which may contain an error. Read more
September 2005
WWII History, Ordnance
If there is an American combat airplane that has achieved an ill-deserved reputation, no doubt it would be the much-maligned Bell P-39 Airacobra, a tricycle landing gear single-engine fighter whose reputation was greatly overshadowed by the more famous, and of more recent design, Lockheed P-38 Lightning, Curtiss P-40 Tomahawk, Republic P-47 Thunderbolt, and North American P-51 Mustang. Read more
September 2005
WWII History, Top Secret
The three rubber dinghies struggled through the rough surf in the pitch black night toward an inhospitable stretch of rocky beach. Read more
September 2005
WWII History, Profiles
On this writer’s desk sits a small, pewter mug, dented and somewhat bat-tered. It is neatly engraved, and the lettering reads: “Wardroom H.M.S. Read more
September 2005
WWII History, Insight
To their Russian enemies they were the “Spanish mercenaries of Hitler’s Fascist lackey, Franco.” To Hitler himself, “One can’t imagine more fearless fellows. Read more
September 2005
WWII History, Books
American General George S. Patton, Jr., and German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel both demonstrated the masterful employment of armored forces in many World War II military campaigns. Read more
September 2005
WWII History, Simulation Gaming
The latest video game in Electronic Arts’ Medal of Honor franchise is European Assault. Available on the Xbox, the PS2, and the Gamecube, the game is set in Europe, 1942. Read more
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