WWII History - June 2016

Features

Combat Soldier and POW
Corporal Ray Allen Miller remembered his experiences during World War II and wrote an earnest firsthand account of combat and survival. By Ray Allen Miller 

Gallant Ship, Tragic End
The heavy cruiser USS Indianapolis met a tragic fate during the last days of World War II. By Michael D. Hull

Battle for Tolvajärvi
A pivotal engagement during the bitter Winter War between the Soviet Union and Finland had far-reaching consequences. By David H. Lippman 

The Hardest Fight
For 55 days, from September to November, the Canadian First Army fought its most bitter battle of the war against a determined foe to capture the vital Scheldt Estuary. By Arnold Blumberg

A Hit or Miss Affair
Early in the North African campaign, American tankers battled the Vichy French. By Patrick J. Chaisson

Columns

Editorial
Recently released documents remind the world of Adolf Eichman’s denial of wrongdoing. 

Ordnance
One of the earliest multi-role aircraft of World War II, the Bristol Beaufighter was always dependable. 

Profiles
Alfonse Juin is considered by many to be France’s best World War II commander. 

Top Secret
To get the intelligence America needed in China, OSS had to conceal its operations from Chiang Kai-shek’s spy master and the U.S. Navy. 

Insight
Evidence suggests that the Allies were aware of Auschwitz, the infamous Nazi death camp, and might have curbed the systematic killing with a precision bombing strike.