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Sundown at Torpedo Junction
Japan's submarines wreaked havoc
early in the Pacific War, until
rigid doctrine dragged them down.
By John Prados
Iron Man
General Matthew Ridgway had the
unblinking courage needed to lead
American paratroopers by example
By Carlo D'Este
Defiance of the Lambs
In Hitler's Germany protest could be deadly,
but a radio star's mail bag offered a
clandestine outlet for complaint
By Brad Bauer
portfolio
Time Pieces
What endless hours
and busy hand wrought
Kneeling to Neptune
Before he could prove himself in combat,
a young Marine had to cross a notorious line
By Sterling Mace, with Nick Allen
weapons manual
Germany's He 111 Medium Bomber
Versatility and sheer need kept a workhorse
in the air long after it should have retired
By Jim Laurier
DEPARTMENTS
Mail
World War II Today
Conversation
Author Matthew Brzezinski on
Warsaw's youthful Nazi hunter
By Gene Santoro
War Letters
A young pilot—and future
presidential candidate—offers
unexpected political views
By Andrew Carroll
Their Darkest Hour
How love and hope sent a
young Russian mother to the gulag
By Laurence Rees
Time Travel
Normandy
Dan Carlinsky
Reviews
The Liberator
What If…
…the Omaha Beach landing
had failed?
By Mark Grimsley
Challenge
Whose pants?
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