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Event Archives:World War II

World War II magazine is about the leaders, battles, weapons & men who fought in history’s greatest conflict. Our magazine utilizes dramatic photographs, illustrations, and detailed maps and graphics to bring to life the stories of famous leaders and unsung men and women, the stories of battles and weapons in the world’s greatest conflict.

The Battle of Surigao Strait: The Last Battleship Duel

by Jon Guttman9/28/20239/29/2023

Japan’s Shoji Nishimura rushed on, impatient to find either glory or death in Surigao Strait. He found both.

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What Historians Get Wrong About Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery

by Zita Ballinger Fletcher9/28/20239/28/2023
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Historian James Holland Examines the Overlooked Soldiers and Campaigns of WWII

by James Holland9/26/20238/28/2023
Photo of the 8,500-plus British and Italian soldiers captured after the Nov. 16, 1943, surrender of Leros, Greece, were these British troops marching to waiting POW ships for transport to mainland Europe.

In 1943 Britain and Germany Raced to Control Islands in the Southeastern Aegean. But Why?

by Anthony Rogers9/22/20238/2/2023
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Facing Doom At the Battle of the Bulge, This Tank Commander Wouldn’t Back Down

by Jerry D. Morelock9/21/20239/21/2023
Photo of James Michael Curley bending the ear of President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1936.

Tweet! Jailbird Politicians, An American Staple

by Richard Brookhiser9/20/20239/20/2023
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Three Days Shy of V-E Day, This Naval Aviator Spotted a German U-Boat Off Rhode Island But Couldn’t Stop It

by David Sears9/19/20239/15/2023
Photo of U.S Soldiers from the 101st cavalry division have set up these 105mm howitzers in a sand bagged fire-base at an elevated site in the center of the a Shau Valley in South Vietnam, August 12, 1968. From this position, gunners can give excellent fire support to men operating in the valley below.

What Are the Limits of Firepower? Maj. Gen. Robert Scales Speaks About America’s Way of War in Vietnam

by Warren Wilkins9/18/20239/18/2023
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Most POWs Want to Go Home—But After World War II, Some Faced Death on Arrival

by John A. Haymond9/18/20239/19/2023

Imagery of the Blitz is more than a smoky London cathedral

by Tom Huntington9/15/20239/15/2023

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