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Why The Nazi Atomic Bomb Never Happened
by Jonathan F. KeilerThe most nightmarish of World War II alternative history scenarios is the one in which Nazi Germany acquires atomic weapons. Read more
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Crossing the Rhine at Remagen
by Michael HaskewNine months after they splashed ashore on the beaches of Normandy, Allied troops stood along the west bank of the great Rhine River, the last natural barrier between them and the expanse of the Third Reich. Read more
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King Boris III of Bulgaria
By Blaine TaylorIt was the high summer of 1943 in Eastern Europe, and World War II was going decidedly against the Third Reich, which had just suffered massive twin defeats on the Russian Front at the Battles of Stalingrad and Kursk, which many historians now believe turned the tide of war irrevocably against Nazi Germany. Read more
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Amphibious Landing at Anzio
By Mike HaskewAs the last days of 1943 slipped away, World War II in Italy ground to a miserable stalemate. Read more
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Soviet Partisans: The Rag-Tag Scourge Along WWII’s Eastern Front
by Pat MctaggartThe concept of Soviet partisans participating in Russia’s wars was nothing new in 1941. During Napoleon’s invasion of the country in 1812, small bands of civilians harassed the French and their allies both before and after the retreat from Moscow. Read more
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Operation Sea Lion: Hitler’s Cancelled Invasion of Britain
By Mark SimmonsMajor Graf Von Kielmansegg, an officer in Germany’s 1st Armored Division based near Orleans, France, was dragged from a cinema on the night of August 28, 1940, and told to report to his chief of staff. Read more
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Rommel’s Failed Gamble: The “Six Days’ Race”
By Arnold BlumbergAn old cliché admonishes, “Bad things always come in threes.” Whether it was thought of as a law of nature or merely coincidence, a rapid succession of events in North Africa during the summer of 1942 seemed to confirm this widely held notion among the officers and men of the British Eighth Army. Read more
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The Azimuth “Smart” Bombs of World War II
By Joseph Frantiska, Jr.As soon as one caveman threw a rock in anger at another, the human race took a giant step forward in warfare. Read more
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WWII Fighter Aces: Ralph K. ‘Kid’ Hofer
by Paul B. CoraHe could be described as reckless, impulsive, undisciplined, lucky, fearless, and also as one of the most successful fighter pilots in the history of the U.S. Read more
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Command of the Air: The Allied Bombing of Germany
by Gerald AstorBehind the strategy that governed the American air war in Europe during World War II lay events and ideas that dated back to World War I and the 1920s. Read more
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Top Secret Missions: Liberating General George S. Patton’s Son-In-Law
by Jonathan F. KeilerIn the wan North African light on February 14, 1943, Lt. Col. John Waters watched columns of dust rise from the east. Read more
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General Andrei Vlasov & Hitler’s Third Reich
by Wil DeacAndrei Andreievich Vlasov, one of Soviet dictator Josef Stalin’s favorite generals, played a key role in saving Moscow from Adolf Hitler’s armies during the winter of 1941-1942. Read more
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Famous Navy Ships: The HMS Glowworm
by Robert Barr SmithThe great waves were huge and black, greedy tentacles of the North Sea clawing and snatching at the battered ships struggling in the icy dark. Read more
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Little Stalingrad: The Struggle for Ortona
By Jerome BaldwinBy the autumn of 1943, the Allied armies fighting in Italy had discovered that Winston Churchill’s description of Italy as the “soft underbelly of Europe” had been a falsehood of monumental proportions. Read more
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A Tale of Two Famiglie: Resistance and Atrocities During the Italian Resistance
By Ed EmeringIn March 1940, Benito Mussolini met with Adolf Hitler near the Brenner Pass on the border between Austria and Italy. Read more
