WWII History - August 2016

Features

The Battle for Aachen
Emperor Charlemagne’s Holy Roman Empire—the First Reich—with its capital at Aachen, lasted 1,000 years. Hitler insisted on a fanatical defense of the city. By Arnold Blumberg 

Seek ... Attack ...Destroy
One American destroyer escort group’s 12-day fight changed the course of World War II in the Pacific. By Patrick J. Chaisson 

Konev Strikes
In early 1945, Soviet Marshal Ivan Konev executed a stunning offensive against the Germans in the Vistula-Oder area. By Pat McTaggart 

Exhausted Caravan
The 1940 exodus from Paris as the German Army approached choked the roads from the city with refugee traffic. By Tim Miller 

Trial by Fire at Kasserine Pass
Reeling from his defeat at El Alamein, German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel intended to toss the dice again before leaving North Africa for good. His target was the green American Army in Tunisia. By Eric Niderost

Columns

Editorial
A resurgent Russian Army? 

Profiles
Jay Rencher displayed incredible heroism clearing obstacles from Utah Beach. 

Ordnance
Engine maker Hall-Scott found new life with the wartime need for its products. 

Insight
A Japanese soldier on Guadalcanal wrote a poignant letter days before his life ended. 

Top Secret
Aside from the well-known Holocaust against the Jews, Gypsies, and Poles, the Nazis also persecuted Jehovah’s Witnesses and homosexuals.