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Red Sky over Big Ben
Horror and heroism aboard a badly damaged American aircraft carrier
Michael R. Shea
26

Cover Story
Destination Normandy
Paratroopers of the 101st Airborne recall the jump of their lives
34

Monty’s Armored Smokescreen
What was the real goal of Goodwood, Britain’s Normandy breakout? And does it matter?
Carlo D’Este
44

Zero Hour on Niihau
A deadly dustup on a remote Hawaiian island in December 1941 contributed to the internment of thousands of Japanese Americans
Richard B. Frank
54

Weapons Manual
Gliders over Normandy
On D-Day, gliders played a crucial role in carrying troops, weapons, and other equipment behind German lines
Max Gadney
62

DEPARTMENTS

Mail
6

World War II Today
Glimpses of Hitler’s private side; Russia covers up; Rick Atkinson’s reading list; the Web’s best D-Day sites
8

War Letters
Lt. Gen. George S. Patton Jr. weighs in on war and death in a D-Day letter to his son
Andrew Carroll
15

Conversation
Laurence Rees on how dealing with Stalin became a necessary evil
Gene Santoro
18

Unknown Soldiers
The Hungarian math whiz who perfected the C-47 transport
Stephen Budiansky
21

Time Travel
The Channel Islands still bear witness to their Nazi occupation
Stephen Budiansky
22

Reviews
A history of strategic bombing; Churchill’s flawed genius; Katyn
65

What If…
…Mussolini had stayed on the sidelines?
Mark Grimsley
75

Challenge
A Spitfire’s curious cargo
79

Pinup
80

WEB EXTRA

The Jump of Their Lives
A photo slideshow of American paratroops before and after the jump into Normandy

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