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Sturgeon Catch 1942: The Siege of Sevastopol
by Ludwig Heinrich DyckBy late October 1941, the armies of the Third Reich had swept deep into western Soviet Russia. Read more
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The Battle of Brody: Disaster Along WWII’s Eastern Front
By Pat McTaggartThe German Army found itself facing a massive challenge in the spring of 1944, just months before its total disaster at the Battle of Brody — they were facing the possibility of a war on three fronts. Read more
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The Battle of Kasserine Pass and the Failure of General Lloyd Fredendall
By Jerome BaldwinHe came highly recommended, praised by General George C. Marshall as “one of the best.” But ultimately from these high hopes and expectations would come disastrous failure. Read more
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Operation Winter Storm: Manstein’s Attempted Relief of Stalingrad
By R. Jeff ChrismanIt was November 24, 1942. Speeding across the snow-covered landscape of eastern Ukraine, the personal command train of German Field Marshal Erich von Manstein was on its way to the southern Russian city of Novocherkassk, where he would take up his new assignment as commander of Army Group Don. Read more
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The Bombing of Berlin by Doolittle’s Eighth Air Force
By Robert F. DorrHe was widely regarded as America’s best pilot, he was already a recipient of the Medal of Honor, he was commander of the Eighth Air Force caught up in 1,000-plane bombing missions deep into the Third Reich, and he was mad as hell. Read more
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A Masterful German Defense at the Battle of Seelow Heights
By William E. WelshThe officers huddled in a candlelit cellar in an abandoned farmhouse midway between the Oder River and Berlin. Read more
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Operation Uranus: Marshal Georgi Zhukov’s Stalingrad Trap
by Pat McTaggartIn the fall of 1942, in a prelude to the now-famous Operation Uranus, the Red Army had its back to the wall once again. Read more
