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WWII History - June 2014

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WWII History - June 2014
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Features

Path of Heroism
Michael J. Daly received the Medal of Honor for action during the overlooked campaign in the Colmar Pocket in early 1945.
By Stephen J. Ochs

Shootout at Kula Gulf
The light cruiser Helena was lost in the inconclusive 1943 sea battle.
By John J. Domagalski

Slugfest in Normandy
Fought during the opening hours of D-Day, the little known battle for La Fière has been called “probably the bloodiest small unit struggle in the experience of American arms.”
By Flint Whitlock

To Take Kiev
In 1943, the Soviet Red Army repulsed a brutal Nazi offensive to recapture the capital of Ukraine.
By Pat McTaggart

 

Columns

Ordnance
The massive underwater aircraft carriers of the Imperial Japanese Navy threatened an attack on the Panama Canal.

Profiles
Field Marshal Sir John Dill and Prime Minister Winston Churchill shared a contentious relationship on both sides of the Atlantic.

Top Secret
A secret American airline flew some of World War II’s most dangerous missions.

Insight
A young Canadian soldier found himself in a feature film after joining the Army.

Books
Nazi wonder weapons presented challenges, but Allied airmen adapted their techniques to confront the new jets they faced.

Simulation Gaming
We hit the battlefield in the console version of World of Tanks, while the undead lumber toward sniping spots in a Nazi Zombie Army port.