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  • U.S. Marines cautiously advance after landing on February 19, 1945. U.S. forces needed the tiny island as a stepping stone for a possible invasion of Japan.

    WWII

    The Grinding Horror of Iwo Jima
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  • A single German soldier stands guard over several American prisoners, captured in the confusion on D-Day. At least some of these prisoners were airborne, and Charlie Lefchik shared a similar journey to a prisoner of war camp.

    Book Reviews

    Jonathan Trigg’s ‘D-Day Through German Eyes’
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  • WWII

    WWII Aircraft: The Douglas C-54 Skymaster
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  • The road to victory: A military policeman waves through another truck rushing cargo on a one-way highway to the fast-moving front lines in Normandy, France, August 1944. The mostly African American drivers of the Red Ball Express realized that without a steady stream of food, fuel, ammunition, medical equipment, troops, and other critical supplies, the Allied advance would grind to a halt.

    WWII

    Red Ball Express to the Rescue!
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