WW2 History Magazine Summer 2024 Zurück Ausgabe

Features:
Capturing Caen
A major objective in the Allied landing at Normandy was the
capture of Caen on D-Day—but it took a month of hard fighting
to wrest the key communications center from the Nazis.
ALAN DAVIDGE
The Big Red One on D-Day
The First Division Museum unveils new D-Day and D-Day +1
interpretive murals by historical artist Keith Rocco.
KEVIN SEABROOKE
Combat Engineers at Trois-Ponts
With courage and TNT, U.S. combat engineers blunt Hitler’s
armored spear at Trois-Ponts during the Battle of the Bulge.
PATRICK J. CHAISSON
The Sinking of Unterseeboot-85
Off the North Carolina coast, the destroyer USS Roper chased
down submarine U-85 in shallow water and sent it to the bottom.
ERIK PETKOVIC
Evolution of the Army Airborne
Inspired by the success of German and Russian parachute
troop operations, the U.S. Army committed to an airborne
force that gained lasting fame in World War II.
ARNOLD BLUMBERG
Bold Gamble above Cologne
The Royal Air Force sent 1,000 bombers against the German
city in a major raid in the spring of 1942.
MICHAEL D. HULL