WWII Quarterly - Summer 2014 (Soft Cover)

Features

Cracking the Vierville Draw
The Stonewallers of the U.S. 29th Infantry Division and the Rangers faced murderous fire on D-Day to capture Omaha Beach’s most vital exit. By Kevin M. Hymel

Commandos Crack Hitler’s Atlantic Wall
No. 48 (Royal Marine) Commando, the last such unit to be formed in World War II, was one of the first to land at Juno Beach on D-Day. By Mark Simmons

Blitzkrieg 1940
After invading Poland, Hitler used his stunning “lighting war” tactics against the West to defeat France, Holland, Belgium, and other countries. By John Brown

Game Changer
The pilots of the Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber changed the course of World War II in the Pacific. By Martin K.A. Morgan

A PT Boat Skipper’s Life
Lieutenant Hank Blake recalls PT-375’s adventures and the Japanese surrender at Borneo. By John Niesel

Big Fight for a Little Town
In January 1945, an American infantry battalion fought for its life in the frozen hills near Reipertswiller in Alsace-Lorraine during the Battle of the Bulge. By Christopher Miskimon

Low Level, No Guns
The Great B-29 Tokyo Firebomb Mission of March 1945 killed more than 100,000 Japanese but may have won the war in the Pacific. By Robert F. Dorr

Departments

Tragedies
When a massive explosion shook Port Chicago, a key naval depot near San Francisco, the shockwaves set off the largest mutiny trial in U.S. history. By Mason B. Webb

Investigations
To this day, the cause of the sinking of the HMS Hood during the hunt for the Bismarck is still disputed. By Mark Simmons

Museums
The Tank Museum at Bovington, England, holds the world’s finest collection of armored vehicles from 26 countries. By Ray Stevenson