WWII Quarterly - Summer 2013 (Hard Cover)

Features

Terrible Toll at Tarawa
Troops of the U.S. 2nd Marine Division conquered the fortified Japanese islet of Betio and learned bitter lessons in island fighting. By Michael E. Haskew

Faking Out the Enemy
Through clever visual trickery, West Coast warplane plants were made invisible to prying enemy aerial eyes. By Bill Yenne

Fighting Irish
Churchill’s Irish Brigade fought in North Africa, Sicily, and Italy to prove their loyalty to king and country. By Tim Newark

Otto von Knobelsdorff: Panzer Commander
One of Germany’s most outstanding armor leaders made his impact felt on both the Eastern and Western Fronts. By Harry Yeide

Escape to Tashkent
To Soviet citizens rushing to escape the 1941 German invasion, the far-off, exotic Uzbek city of Tashkent represented survivial and safety—and a journey filled with danger and hardship. By Rebecca Manley

GI Photo Album
An Army major photographed his unit’s odyssey across Europe during World War II. By Neal Fausset

Against All Odds
The men of Rudder’s Rangers had a suicidal D-Day mission: knock out the Germans’ big guns atop Pointe du Hoc. By Patrick O’Donnell

Doing God’s Work in Hell
A U.S. Navy chaplain’s Iwo Jima diary provides a personal glimpse into the thoughts of a young pastor performing services for the living and the dead. By Reverend E. Gage Hotaling


Departments

WWII Personality
Percy Hobart went from forced retirement to being acclaimed as a hero. By Jon Diamond

Propaganda
Axis Sally, Tokyo Rose, and Lord Haw-Haw used propaganda to influence troop morale—to little effect. By Chuck Lyons