WWII History Early Fall 2012
Montgomery’s Manpower Crisis at Caen
By William WeidnerIn an August 14, 1944, General Bernard L. Montgomery was facing a manpower crisis, unable to drive the Germans out of Caen. Read more
WWII History Early Fall 2012
MacArthur’s Occupation of Japan: Lessons on Counterinsurgency
By Lieutenant Colonel Michael F. TrivetAs the months of 1945 passed at an agonizingly slow pace, Allied forces in the Pacific struggled unwaveringly toward Japan. Read more
WWII History Early Fall 2012
Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto: Japan’s Naval War Leader
By Michael D. HullBrave, urbane, and complex, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto was Japan’s greatest naval strategist and the architect of one of the most stunning achievements in the history of modern warfare. Read more
WWII History Early Fall 2012
The Indian Ocean Raid: Disaster for the Royal Navy
By David H. Lippman“So this is the Eastern Fleet,” ran Vice Admiral Sir James Fownes Somerville’s signal. “Never mind. Many a good tune is played on an old fiddle.” Read more
WWII History Early Fall 2012
Clear Skies Over Bastogne: Patton’s Prayers Answered
By David H. Lippman“This is the shortest day,” General Dwight D. Eisenhower, supreme commander of Allied forces in Western Europe, wrote in his diary for December 21, 1944. Read more
WWII History Early Fall 2012
Submarine Special Missions in the Pacific
By Steven Trent SmithSunsets over Manila Bay are nothing less than spectacular. Once the sun dips below the horizon there is a lingering illumination known as “blue hour” as the sky gradually shifts from pale azure to deep indigo before fading completely into the black tropical night. Read more
WWII History Early Fall 2012
“My Sister and I”: An Elaborate Literary Hoax
By Sheldon WinklerDuring World War II, Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, from her exile in London, urged her staff to find a 12-year-old Dutch boy, Dirk van der Heide. Read more
WWII History Early Fall 2012
Conspicuous Gallantry at Tarawa: Alexander “Sandy” Bonnyman’s Medal of Honor
By Joseph M. HorodyskFour Medals of Honor were awarded for acts of conspicuous gallantry during the invasion of Tarawa atoll in the Pacific during World War II. Read more
WWII History Early Fall 2012
M4 Sherman: “Blunder” or “Wonder” Weapon?
By Blaine TaylorFor the Allied tankers and infantrymen of the American, British, Canadian, and Free French armies battling German Panther and Tiger tanks in Normandy in the summer of 1944, the Sherman tank’s failures were glaringly evident as their own shells bounced off the hulls of the Nazi armor and they were themselves destroyed at a far greater range by the powerful German tanks. Read more
WWII History Early Fall 2012
Valkyria Duel
By Joseph LusterValkyria Chronicles is an interesting franchise.
It’s one of those series one would assume is more popular than it really is simply due to the overwhelming fan fervor, and their vocal disappointment at the fact that it didn’t catch on as blazing hot as it could have in North America. Read more
