World War II

World War II magazine covers every aspect of history's greatest modern conflict with vivid, revealing, and evocative writing from top historians and journalists. Each issue provides a lively mix of stories about soldiers, leaders, tactics, weapons, and little-known incidents of the war, including riveting firsthand battle accounts and reviews of books, movies, and video games. And the most authoritative magazine on the war features a striking design that highlights rare, archival photographs and detailed battle maps to convey the drama and excitement of the most famous battles and campaigns.

BOATS IN THE CURRENT

LEATHER LOVER

A HOMECOMING STORY

WORD FOR WORD

NEW LIFE FOR OLD BASES

ASK WWII

ON THE HOME FRONT

U.S. DESTROYER FOUND OFF OKINAWA

BATTLE SCARS

LOST OPPORTUNITY

SOUVENIR PHOTOS • Curators at The National World War II Museum solve readers’ artifact mysteries

THEY ALSO SERVED

MOJAVE MANEUVERS

SIR FRANCIS DE GUINGAND THE MAN BEHIND MONTY • Bernard Law Montgomery’s chief of staff made things easier for a difficult general

NIGHTSTALKERS • Dark ness could not spare the Japanese from the B-24s of the Wright Project. Neither could daylight

DEATH OF A POLISH ICON • Janusz Kusocinski had gained fame as an Olympian before he was murdered by the Nazis

SILENT PARTNER

TONY VACCARO’S SHOOTING WAR • This This young soldier broke the rules to capture raw images from the European Theater.

WEDEMEYER AND THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE IN CHINA • The Japanese were not the only problem the U.S. Army general faced in Asia

LAND, SEA, OR AIR

AN INTERVIEW WITH JAMES M. FENELON • The author of Angels Against the Sun talked to World War II about his book and the 11th Airborne Division. Here’s an excerpt.

HOW TO WIN A WAR

FIGHTING THE WAR IN THE AIR

REACHING THE END

FIGHT TO THE FINISH

OUT OF DATE

KNOW YOUR ENEMY • We altered this photo of destroyer crewmen using models for aircraft identification to create one inaccuracy. What is it?

ENOUGH OF THE NAVY