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Contents: Bloody Encounters At Hell’s Point (On the island of Guadalcanal, the untested riflemen of the 1st Marine Division, met and soundly defeated the best soldiers the Japanese Army could throw at them); Renewed Confrontation In Greece (In the wake of World War II, conflict developed for control of the government of the Mediterranean nation); The Final Days Of General George S. Patton, Jr. (Following his successful campaign in Western Europe, the flamboyant commander had difficulty adjusting to peacetime and was fatally injured in an automobile accident); For God And Country (The story of John Birch, missionary and intelligence officer, reveals a hero’s contribution to victory); Splashing In Dinah (During a mission near Okinawa, Marine Fighter Pilot Willis “Bud” Dworzak engaged in aerial combat) Columns – Editorial (Kurt Waldheim’s diplomatic service was tainted by his Nazi past); Dispatches (Readers of WWII History offer their insights, comments and criticisms); Profiles (The exploits of Irishman Paddy Mayne became the stuff of legend during commando operations); Ordinance (Thousands of pack animals and cavalry horses labored in the German army, and many were killed in combat or slaughtered for food by starving soldiers); Insight (The deadly business of the sniper further developed into a refined practice of killing and gathering intelligence during World War II); Top Secret (The Reichenberg Project presented a controversial response to the might of overwhelming Allied air power); Books (The legendary Flying Tigers come to life in a book by Daniel Ford
Issue: November 2007
Condition: Very Good