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Waffen SS General Felix Steiner’s WWII Legacy
By Pat McTaggart“Where is Steiner?” Adolf Hitler demanded as his Thousand Year Reich crumbled around him in April 1945. “Is he attacking yet?” Read more
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The Forgotten American Airborne of Operation Market-Garden
By Major General Michael Reynolds (ret.)“In the years to come everyone will remember Arnhem, but no one will remember that two American divisions fought their hearts out in the Dutch canal country,” wrote U.S. Read more
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Dutch Debacle
By John W. Osborn, Jr.
When world war engulfed Europe for the second time in a generation, the Netherlands placed its faith in the diplomatic delusion that it could remain neutral like it had during World War I. Read more
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Operation Chastise: Night of the Dambusters
By Mark SimmonsMay 16, 1943, had been a sweltering spring day in England. At 9:39 pm, as the sun was dipping below the western horizon, leaving a rim of light and still good visibility, the first three of 19 Avro Lancaster bombers of No. Read more
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Battle of Nijmegen Bridge: Taking the Crossings Over the Waal
By Jan BosThe city of Nijmegen, in the southeastern part of Holland and about six miles from the Dutch-German border, is believed to be Holland’s oldest city, going back some 2,000 years. Read more
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Frederick the Great: Early Years
By Roy Morris Jr.Befitting his grandiose nickname, Frederick the Great was a living embodiment of the old axiom that some people are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them. Read more
