WWII History vol 19 no 3.pdf

(19439 KB) Pobierz
Curtis 02313
Panzer
Assault
ITALIAN CAMPAIGN
AT MORTAIN
Bloody
Battle
for San Pietro
ADVANCE ON MEIKTILA
Allied Strike
in Burma
EAGLE SQUADRON
RAF’s American
Fighter Pilots
DECEMBER 2019
$6.99US $7.99CAN
12
+
B-25 MITCHELL BOMBER,
D-DAY’S COMMANDO BAGPIPER,
AND MUCH MORE!
0
74369 02313
0
RETAILER: DISPLAY UNTIL OCT. 14
Contents
WWII
HISTORY
Columns
06 Editorial
Was justice served after the Malmedy
Massacre?
10 Profiles
Bill Millin brought Lord Lovat’s Commandos
some rousing music on the morning of D-Day.
20 Ordnance
The North American B-25 Mitchell medium
bomber proved a versatile combat platform in
all theaters.
30 Insight
Startling ties of shared perspective fueled
Hitler’s campaign of euthanasia in Europe
before and during World War II.
40 Top Secret
Australia’s only female coastwatcher faced
many dangers during World War II.
December 2019
86 Books
Lieutenant Commander Wade McCluskey is
the subject of a new biography.
Features
46
56
62
The Ill-Fated Operation Lüttich
Hitler’s counteroffensive against the Allies in Normandy met with disaster.
By David H. Lippman
90 Simulation Gaming
A classic returns in
Commandos 2 HD Remas-
ter
and the definitive version of
Sudden Strike
4
swoops into view.
Cover: A German
Panzer IV heads to the
front in Normandy dur-
ing the Summer of
1944. Hitler ordered a
panzer attack at Mortain
to halt the Allied
advance. See story page
46. Bundesarchive Bild
101I-493-3356-07;
Photo: Siedel
Curtis 02313
Eagle Squadrons Join the Eighth Air Force
American fighter pilots who fought with the RAF later became members of the
U.S. Army Air Forces.
By David Alan Johnson
Panzer
Assault
ITALIAN CAMPAIGN
AT MORTAIN
Savagery at San Pietro
Famed director John Huston crafted a controversial film depicting the capture
of an Italian town.
By Michael E. Haskew
Bloody
Battle
for San Pietro
ADVANCE ON MEIKTILA
Allied Strike
in Burma
EAGLE SQUADRON
RAF’s American
Fighter Pilots
DECEMBER 2019
$6.99US $7.99CAN
12
+
B-25 MITCHELL BOMBER,
D-DAY’S COMMANDO BAGPIPER,
AND MUCH MORE!
0
74369 02313
0
RETAILER: DISPLAY UNTIL OCT. 14
70
Outfoxed in Burma
Slim sent a fast-moving column across the Irrawaddy
Lieutenant General William
River in January 1945 to capture the supply depot at Meiktila. The surprise attack
hastened the collapse of the Japanese position in central Burma.
By Mike Phifer
78
Raeder’s Raiders
The German Navy’s surface raiders harried Allied shipping through much of
World War II.
By Mark Carlson
WWII History
(ISSN 1539-5456) is published six times yearly in February,
April, June, August, October, and December by Sovereign Media, 6731 Whit-
tier Ave., Suite A-100, McLean, VA 22101. (703) 964-0361. Periodical postage
paid at McLean, VA, and additional mailing offices.
WWII History,
Volume
19, Number 3 © 2019 by Sovereign Media Company, Inc., all rights reserved.
Copyrights to stories and illustrations are the property of their creators. The
contents of this publication may not be reproduced in whole or in part without
consent of the copyright owner.
Subscription services, back issues, and infor-
mation:
(800) 219-1187
or
write to
WWII History
Circulation, WWII Histo-
ry, P.O. Box 1644, Williamsport, PA 17703.
Single copies: $5.99, plus $3 for
postage. Yearly subscription in U.S.A.: $24.95; Canada and Overseas: $38.95
(U.S.). Editorial Office: Send editorial mail to
WWII History,
6731 Whittier
Ave., Suite A-100, McLean, VA 22101.
WWII History
welcomes editorial sub-
missions but assumes no responsibility for the loss or damage of unsolicited
material. Material to be returned should be accompanied by a self-addressed,
stamped envelope. We suggest that you send a self-addressed, stamped enve-
lope for a copy of our author’s guidelines.
POSTMASTER: Send address
changes to WWII History, P.O. Box 1644, Williamsport, PA 17703.
4
WWII HISTORY
DECEMBER 2019

Plik z chomika:

Inne pliki z tego folderu:

Inne foldery tego chomika:

Zgłoś jeśli naruszono regulamin