Table of Contents – March 2009 World War II
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By Alan Axelrod
Omar Bradley’s secret of success was putting Patton in the right place at the right time
Frankenplanes of Guadalcanal
By Robert J. Mrazek
The prickly chief of Torpedo Squadron Eight had a radical plan for replacing his decimated force
PORTFOLIO: Double Vision
Striking color photographs of occupied Paris reveal two sides of wartime life in Europe’s cultural capital
Devil’s Bargain
By James S. Corum
How Germany, with Russia’s help, built a cutting-edge army and air force well before World War II erupted
The Making of Comandante Enrico
By Drew Bratcher
A Polish Jew survived Warsaw’s ghetto to lead a band of partisans in the Italian Alps
WEAPONS MANUAL
German Naval Mines
By Max Gadney
For every innovation, the Allies had an answer
DEPARTMENTS
World War II Today
Missing marines found on Tarawa; concentration camp cover-up; curious case of the Kuril Islands
War Letters
By Andrew Carroll
A World War I vet dispenses advice to his son fighting with the 11th Armored Division
Conversation
By Gene Santoro
Ian Kershaw on the nature of Hitler’s charisma and power
Unknown Soldiers
By Stephen Budiansky
A flamboyant spy takes to the skies for MI6
Time Travel
By Mark Potts
At Pearl Harbor, a respectful hush lies over the still-entombed dead
Reviews
The price of liberation; spies in the mountains; Tom Cruise in Valkyrie
What If…
…the United States had invaded a Japanese home island?
By Mark Grimsley
Challenge
A building’s fashionable attire
Pinup