WWII History May 2006
Operation Uranus: Marshal Georgi Zhukov’s Stalingrad Trap
by Pat McTaggartIn the fall of 1942, in a prelude to the now-famous Operation Uranus, the Red Army had its back to the wall once again. Read more
WWII History May 2006
Sugar Loaf Hill Survival: U.S. Marines in the Okinawa Campaign
By John WukovitsThe grimy, weary Marines heard with little emotion the instructions shouted by their officer. He wanted them to mount yet another charge to the top of the nondescript hill blocking their way, another collection of rock housing an enemy that tried to halt their advance. Read more
WWII History May 2006
Japan in World War II: Dealing With Known Unknowns
by Lt. Col. John W. Whitman, U.S. Army (ret.)Planning a war requires assumptions. However, there should be as few assumptions as possible, otherwise one can assume away all one’s problems. Read more
WWII History May 2006
The Race To Messina: George S. Pattons’ Fall From Grace
By Maj. Gen. Michael ReynoldsOn August 3, 1943, the day that General George S. Patton, Jr., learned that his superior, General Dwight D. Read more
WWII History May 2006
The Nazi ‘Gold Train Incident’
By Peter KrossBy the spring of 1945, Hitler’s thousand year Reich had come crashing down in flames. The Allied armies that had landed at Normandy almost one year earlier had penetrated deep inside Germany. Read more
WWII History May 2006
Survival at Sugarloaf: Battle Fatigue at Okinawa
by John WukovitsBecause of the severe conditions at Sugar Loaf and elsewhere on Okinawa, the fighting produced an alarmingly high number of battle fatigue cases. Read more
WWII History May 2006
George Patton & Bernard Montgomery in Operation Husky
By Maj. Gen. Michael ReynoldsOperation Husky, the invasion of Sicily, was the only operation in World War II in which generals Bernard Montgomery and George S. Read more
WWII History May 2006
Dr. Corydon Wassell: Caring for the Wounded in Java
By Michael D. HullAllied fortunes were at a low ebb as strategic British and American bases fell like ninepins to the Japanese across the Far East in the early months of 1942. Read more
WWII History May 2006
The Fairey Swordfish Torpedo Plane a.k.a. Stringbag
By Glenn BarnettThe spring of 1941, particularly the month of May, was a troubled time for Great Britain. The German battleship Bismarck had sunk the huge British battlecruiser Hood in just six minutes and was making a getaway to the coast of German-occupied France. Read more
WWII History May 2006
Germany in World War II: The Long Surrender
By Charles WhitingIt was said on May 8, 1945, that some of the victors wandered around in a daze. They were puzzled by a strange silence. Read more
WWII History May 2006
WWII Battles: Airborne Drop into Sicily
by Michael E. HaskewWhen American and British airborne troops lifted off from bases in North Africa and headed toward drop zones in Sicily during the early morning hours of July 9, 1943, the plan began to unravel almost immediately. Read more
WWII History May 2006
Survival at Sugarloaf: An Encounter of a Father and Son
By John WukovitsOne of the most heart-wrenching moments to occur on Okinawa involved a family with a proud Marine heritage. Read more
