FEATURES
click to subscribe
cover story
Hitler Takes On the U.S.
The Führer's decision to declare war on the
United States was decades in the making
By Gerhard L. Weinberg
Yanks at El Alamein
As the epic fight between Montgomery and
Rommel neared its climax in North Africa, five
Americans went to war for Britain
By Rachel S. Cox
Heavier Metal at Tarawa
To seize Betio Islad, the Marines thought they
needed medium tanks—and they were right
By Eric Hammel
portfolio
Propagandist for the Allies
An expatriate artist aimed his pen
like a weapon for the free world
No Mercy at Nijmegen
A teenage paratrooper paddled
into the murderous German fire to
cross the Waal River
By Walter E. Hughes
weapons manual
Sherman M4 Medium Tank
Whatever their shortcomings, Shermans had
one undeniable advantage
By Jim Laurier
DEPARTMENTS
Mail
World War II Today
John Prados's Reading List
Conversation
Actor Joe Mantegna on his five
uncles' war stories, and how they
came to light
By Gene Santoro
War Letters
Two young people meet through
the mail—and fall in love
By Andrew Carroll
Their Darkest Hour
A Ukrainian student changes
his mind about the Nazis
By Laurence Rees
Time Travel
Corregidor
John D. Lukacs
Reviews
September Hope
Islands of Destiny
Play Men of War: Condemned Heroes
What If…
…nobody sank the Bismarck?
By Mark Grimsley
Challenge
A real dogface for a change
Pinup
Loading ...