WWII History September 2004 tag
Early in December 1941, Operation Typhoon, the German drive on Moscow, withered in the face of tenacious Soviet resistance and one of the worst Russian winters in living memory. Read more
WWII History September 2004 tag
In early 1942, the U.S. Eighth Air Force arrived in England firmly entrenched in the belief that continuous and accurate daylight precision bombing was the only way to decisively crush German industrial capacity. Read more
WWII History September 2004 tag
It was shortly before seven o’clock on the rain-drenched morning of April 27, 1945, the day before the death of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini. Read more
WWII History September 2004 tag
Two weeks after Pearl Harbor, coast watcher Cornelius Page, a plantation manager on Tabar Island 20 miles north of New Ireland in the South Pacific, reported by teleradio that Japanese planes were making reconnaissance flights over New Ireland and New Britain. Read more
WWII History September 2004 tag
Outside City Hall in Worcester, Mass., stands a soldier who has been on guard duty since 1947. Read more
WWII History September 2004 tag
With the conflict in Iraq, combat photography is once again prevalent in the media, and it would be impossible to miss images of U.S. Read more
WWII History September 2004 tag
The two regiments from the county of Kent, down in southeastern England, are of both ancient and honorable lineage. Read more
