Volume 24, No. 1
Cover: Sergeant Abraham Aranoff shows Private Henry W. Beyer how to roll a cigarette during a break after 27 days at the front with the 317th Infantry Regiment.
Spring 2025
WWII History, Editorial
It was a problem the U.S. Navy thought they had solved after several deadly incidents during the pre-World War II evolution of its submarine service—the frightening situation of a submerged submarine taking on water. Read more
Spring 2025
WWII History, Profiles
Antiaircraft tracers screamed past Jim Frolking’s P-51 Mustang as he flew over the coast of occupied Holland, heading back to England after escorting a bombing run. Read more
Spring 2025
WWII History, Ordnance
Some of the 64 battleships built by the U.S. Navy in the 20th century, such as the iconic Maine, Arizona, and Missouri, have earned a place in history while most have long since faded into obscurity for all but their crews. Read more
Spring 2025
WWII History, Top Secret
On an overcast February night in 1943, nine British-trained commandos worked their way down the icy slope of a ravine in southern Norway. Read more
Spring 2025
WWII History, Books
Fury and Ice: Greenland, The United States and Germany in World War II (Peter Harmsen, Casemate Publishing, Havertown PA, 2024, 224 pp., Read more
Spring 2025
WWII History, Simulation Gaming
If you need a break from the reality of war, join us in taking a look ahead to 2025 and into the more fantastical frontlines of Grit & Valor: 1949. Read more
Spring 2025
WWII History, Simulation Gaming
The latest entry in the Sniper Elite series is finally upon us. If you’re reading this at the tail end of January, Sniper Elite: Resistance is here at last, with Rebellion Developments launching the shooter across PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and PC via Steam, Epic Games Store and Microsoft Store. Read more
Spring 2025
WWII History
Not long after they landed at Normandy in July 1944, Pennsylvania’s 28th Infantry Division earned a begrudging nickname from their German foes in the hedgerows—the “Bloody Bucket Division,” after their blood-red “Keystone” shoulder patches and vicious fighting tactics. Read more
Spring 2025
WWII History
Clary Edwards was rousted from bed at 5 a.m. by the sound of loud pounding. Wearing only shorts, he opened the front door of his home in New London, Connecticut, to find the unwelcome view of the Shore Patrol. Read more
Spring 2025
WWII History
Around noon on June 6, 1944, a German soldier wielding a machine gun burst into a small church six miles from Utah Beach in Normandy, France, ignoring the Red Cross flag hanging from the door. Read more
Spring 2025
WWII History
By Victor Kamenir
In the predawn hours on November 8, 1942, Rear Adm. Henry K. Hewitt and Maj. Gen. George S. Read more
Spring 2025
WWII History
Early on the morning of January 31, 1943, Lt. Stanley Edwards, a troop commander in the British 72nd Anti-Tank (AT) Regiment, was roused with news that enemy tanks were moving through their isolated valley in northern Tunisia. Read more
Spring 2025
WWII History
If there was one thing frontline soldiers looked forward to after weeks of fighting in Europe’s mud and ice, it was a shower and a change of clothes. Read more
Spring 2025
WWII History
As the ruins of the Navy’s Pacific Fleet were still burning at Pearl Harbor, Japanese planes appeared over the island of Guam some 4,000 miles to the west where, across the International Date Line, it was already December 8, 1941. Read more
Spring 2025
WWII History
The heady days of summer—when Third Army made 600 miles in a week as the German troops fled for their lives—were a distant memory, a sort of story the veterans told the waves of replacements. Read more
