Volume 14, No. 1
Cover: A German Panzer VI Tiger tank passes through a village in Northern France in the summer of 1944.
Photo: Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-301- 1951-24; Photo: Bernhard Kurth.
Fall 2022
WWII Quarterly, Editorial
Nearly 20 years ago, I met a fellow in Germany (we’ll call him “Hans”) who was on his life’s quest to find one of mankind’s greatest treasures and solve one of WWII’s greatest mysteries—the fabulous Amber Room. Read more
Fall 2022
WWII Quarterly, Home Front
In the fall of 1941, as relations worsened between the United States and Japan and war became imminent, the presence of 110,000 Japanese Americans living on the West Coast pushed the issue of internment to the forefront. Read more
Fall 2022
WWII Quarterly
When the 230th Field Artillery Battalion was attached to the 30th Infantry (“Old Hickory”) Division in Mortain, France, on August 6, 1944, many of its men had already received their baptism of fire in Normandy. Read more
Fall 2022
WWII Quarterly
By Jean René Champion (with Marc and David Champion)
Jean René Champion (or René, as he preferred to be called) was born in 1921 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, a commune on the west side of Paris. Read more
Fall 2022
WWII Quarterly
The 782nd Tank Battalion spent two years training stateside as part of the U.S. Read more
Fall 2022
WWII Quarterly
When Stalin and Hitler signed a non-aggression pact in August 1939, they secretly created spheres of influence. Besides dividing up Poland, they agreed to allow each other free reign over nations and territories they deemed important. Read more
Fall 2022
WWII Quarterly
Admiral Ernest J. King wanted the battle for Guadalcanal to be over. There were additional objectives for the United States to pursue in the South Pacific and by the middle of January 1943 he was becoming impatient. Read more
Fall 2022
WWII Quarterly
It took the HMS Queen Elizabeth, the world’s largest passenger liner, only five days to transport 15,000 men of the 106th Infantry Division from New Jersey to Glasgow, Scotland, making port on November 17, 1944. Read more
Fall 2022
WWII Quarterly
Most of the action during the Battle of Britain in the late summer of 1940 took place over southern England where Royal Air Force Spitfires and Hurricanes began to dominate dogfights against their German rivals. Read more
