WWII History June 2008
Was It Right to Drop the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima & Nagasaki?
By Sam McGowanThe most controversial decision of the 20th century—probably in all of history—was the one reportedly made by President Harry S. Read more
WWII History June 2008
Night Battle: The Barroom Brawl Off Guadalcanal
By David Alan JohnsonNovember 13, 1942, was a Friday, which sailors aboard the cruiser USS San Francisco noted with anxiety. Read more
WWII History June 2008
Russian Commanders: Marshal Semyon M. Budenny
By Blaine TaylorAt 8 am on the cold, blustery morning of November 7, 1941, the 24th anniversary of the Russian Communist Bolshevik Revolution of 1917, a dashing lone horseman galloped out of the Spassky Gate of the Kremlin onto snow-covered Red Square. Read more
WWII History June 2008
Leningrad & Tikhvin: Nazi Winter Repulse During Operation Barbarossa
By Pat Mc TaggartThe men of Field Marshal Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb’s Heeresgruppe Nord (Army Group North) had little sleep during the night of June 21, 1941. Read more
WWII History June 2008
How the Allies Used Captured German Tanks and Vehicles
By Christopher MiskimonGeijsteren Castle sits north of the Dutch town of Venlo on the banks of the Meuse River. In late 1944, the castle was a strongpoint in the local German defenses and under attack by elements of the British Sixth Guards Tank Brigade. Read more
WWII History June 2008
Tragedy at Hong Kong: The Ordeal of C Force
By Jerome M. BaldwinBy the 1930s the security Hong Kong had enjoyed since its acquisition by the British Empire in 1842 was a memory. Read more
WWII History June 2008
The Duke and Duchess of Windsor: A Dark Royal Secret?
By Peter KrossOne of the most interesting yet little known aspects of World War II was the role played by the Duke of Windsor, previously King Edward VIII of England, and his covert relationship with Adolf Hitler’s Germany. Read more
WWII History June 2008
Adolf Hitler’s Elite Bodyguard at Mortain
By Major General Michael ReynoldsBy the morning of July 27, 1944, General Omar Bradley’s First U.S. Army had won the “Battle of the Hedgerows” in Normandy and stood ready to break out to the south. Read more
WWII History June 2008
Ernest Hemingway and the Ivy Leaguers in World War II
By Charles WhitingDuring the second week of July 1944 a young, sharp Lieutenant Goldstein of the 4th Infantry Division’s 22nd Infantry Regiment was told by his boss, Colonel Buck Lanhan, “Expect a special civilian, a big war correspondent is coming to visit us. Read more
WWII History June 2008
Fateful Decision: The Dropping of the Atomic Bomb
By Flint WhitlockOn August 7, 1945, the day after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, President Harry S. Truman announced, “The force from which the sun draws its power has been loosed against those who brought war to the Far East. Read more
