WWII History - April 2015

Features

Costly Victory in the Hürtgen Forest
Weeks of heavy casualties made the American effort to capture the Hürtgen Forest during the dreary winter of 1944-1945 one of the most costly in the nation’s military history. By Kelly Bell

The French Desert Fox
Free French General Philippe Leclerc was among the best of the Allied field commanders of World War II. By André Bernole and Glenn Barnett

American Eagles at Dieppe
American pilots serving in the Royal Air Force’s Eagle Squadron flew missions in support of the abortive 1942 raid on the French coastal town. By David Alan Johnson

It’s a Hard Mutt Life
Photo Essay: Around the globe, American servicemen adopted stray dogs and promoted them to mascots. By Kevin M. Hymel

Race to the Panther Line
Both the Soviet Red Army and German Army Group North suffered heavy casualties during winter fighting in 1943-1942. By Pat McTaggart

Columns

Profiles - Iwo Jima Eyewitness
A 21-year-old naval ensign experienced training and combat On Iwo Jima.

Ordnance - Unlikely Weapon of  War
Japanese balloon bombs, used to attack the United States mainland, succeeded only in killing innocent civilians in an Oregon forest.

Top Secret - Infamous Tripartite Pact
Imperial Japan joined Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy in World War II to engage Great Britain and the United States.

Insight - The Lost Wehrmacht Pioneer
A German casualty of the war on the Eastern Front was finally located and laid to rest years later.

Books - The Class the Stars Fell On
The West Point Class of 1915 went on to make history and lead the U.S. Army in World War II.

Simulation Gaming
Hitler returns once again in a Zombie Army Trilogy collection that offers up plenty of undead World War II action.