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Operation Archery: The British Commando Raid
By Robert Barr SmithThey came out of the sea, out of the darkness, and they brought death, terror, and destruction with them. Read more
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The Battle of Remagen: the Boat Units Responsible for Crossing the Rhine
By Brig. Gen. (USA, Ret.) Raymond E. Bell, JrThe American Ninth Army’s crossing the Rhine River on March 7, 1945, in the early days of the Battle of Remagen is a well-known chapter of military history. Read more
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Battle of Tarawa: Don Crain and the First Marine LVT Assault
By Durk SteedHe wore the clothes of one of Tarawa’s most well-known and decorated heroes, but his name will not be found in any history book. Read more
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How Capitalism Won WWII: This Is Capitalism and Expert Rob Citino Explain
By Nicholas Varangis“We won because we smothered the enemy in an avalanche of production, the like of which he had never seen, nor dreamed possible.” Read more
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A Navy Chaplain on Iwo Jima: Doing God’s Work in Hell
By Reverend E. Gage HotalingBACKSTORY: The Reverend E. Gage Hotaling, the son of a Baptist minister, was born in Wellsville, New York, on January 21, 1916. Read more
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Coming of Age at Tarawa
By Nick CarielloIt was with great anticipation that I sprang up the snowy steps of a Milwaukee building in January 1942 and entered the Marine Corps Recruitment Center. Read more
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Terrible Tide at Tarawa: Interview with Stan Bowen
By John WukovitsStan Bowen spent the entire war in the U.S. Navy as a pharmacist’s mate, first in the operation at Tarawa, then Saipan and Tinian. Read more
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The National World War II Museum
By Peter SuciuOpened on June 6, 2000, on the 56th anniversary of the D-Day landings, the National D-Day Museum, as it was then known, initially focused on the amphibious invasion of Normandy. Read more
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A Defiant Stand During the Battle at Bloody Ridge
By Al HemingwayScanning over the maps unfolded before him in the division operations room, Colonel Gerald C. Thomas, 1st Marine Division G-3 officer, turned and muttered: “They’re coming.” Read more
