WWII History December 2015
New Years Battle at Ludweiler: Delaying Operation Nordwind
By Patrick J. Chaisson“Lieutenant Rochester, take a look at this.”
The American patrol halted next to an abandoned industrial building. Read more
WWII History December 2015
Escape from Kirovograd
By Pat MactaggartThe waning months of 1943 were a bleak time for the German forces in southern Russia. Since the massive battle at Kursk in July, the Red Army had pushed the armies of Field Marshal Erich von Manstein’s Army Group South hundreds of kilometers to the west. Read more
WWII History December 2015
WWII Aircraft: The Lancaster Heavy Bomber
By Michael D. HullWing Commander Guy P. Gibson of Royal Air Force Bomber Command was handed the most challenging assignment of his six-year career in the spring of 1943. Read more
WWII History December 2015
Rock Force Assault: MacArthur’s Invasion of Corregidor
By Gene. E SaleckerAmong the many objectives facing General Douglas MacArthur on his return to the main Philippine island of Luzon in 1945 was the recapture of the tiny island of Corregidor. Read more
WWII History December 2015
Last Man In Hell: A Navy Beachmaster on Omaha Beach
By Kevin M. HymelThe Landing Craft Mechanized (LCM) carrying Army engineers and Navy beachmasters hit a mine on its way into Omaha Beach. Read more
WWII History December 2015
USS Lexington’s Legacy of Service
By Christopher MiskimonLieutenant Commander Kakuishi Takahashi looked down on his targets from 14,000 feet. They were long, narrow forms with flat decks and large funnel stacks, the American aircraft carriers USS Lexington and Yorktown. Read more
WWII History December 2015
Charlie Bond’s Air Duels
By Bob BerginOn May 4, 1942, American Volunteer Group (AVG) pilots Charlie Bond and Bob Little were in the alert area at Paoshan, China, a small grass aerodrome just north of Burma. Read more
WWII History December 2015
Princess Ecaterina Caradja: Angel of Ploesti
By Duane SchultzLieutenant Richard Britt, navigator aboard a Consolidated B-24 Liberator bomber named Chattanooga Choo Choo, woke up to find himself trapped in the wreckage. Read more
WWII History December 2015
Game Features: Shenandoah Studios’ Battle of the Bulge
By Joseph LusterIt’s one thing to create games based solely on World War II, but how often do you see a developer focus so closely on a single battle? Read more
WWII History December 2015
MIS-X’s Shadowy Secrets: Aiding Allied POW Escapes
By Chuck LyonsDuring World War II, one American intelligence unit was so secret it was known only by its post office box number, 1142. Read more
WWII History December 2015
Frederick’s Devil’s Brigade & Bringing Back the V-42 Stiletto
By Michael HaskewThe fight at Monte La Difensa on December 3, 1943, was swift but brutal as members of the First Special Service Force, a combined unit of U.S. Read more
