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.

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World War II • VOL. 36, NO. 1 JUNE 2021

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MURDERED POLISH NUNS UNEARTHED

FRONT-ROW SEAT TO HISTORY

CALL TO PROTECT HONG KONG WAR RUINS

D-DAY PRAYER SLATED FOR WWII MEMORIAL

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CODE OF SILENCE

WAR AND REMEMBRANCE • This book was given to me as a high school senior in 1964 by a World War II veteran, Edmund V. Gillis, who said he obtained it while stationed in Europe during the war. I was told it was a recruiting piece for the Luftwaffe; do you have any further information? —Herb Lambrechts, Elk Grove Village, Ill.

LEADING ON THE FLY

FISHING EXPEDITION

WHEN YOU GO

STORM DEAD • Over Hthree hEorrifAying hDours, a group of American ships off Okinawa faced an unprecedented swarm of kamikaze attacks

NAZI SYMPATHIZER IN THE U.S. ARMY • He helped two German POWs escape, plotted to fight against the U.S., and faced a grim reckoning

FIRESPITTER

MIRACLE MAN • A resolute commander took on two underperforming bomb groups and led them to storied firsts in the air war against Germany

REMAINS OF THE DAY • Surviving objects from D-Day speak volumes on sacrifice

UNKNOWN X-331 • Shot dowXn over Normandy shortly after D-Day, the American pilot was assumed to have died then. Fifty years would pass before his family learned otherwise

A CLOSED BOOK OPENED

VANQUISHED YET VICTORIOUS

WILLING ACCOMPLICE

CHURCHILL CHALLENGE

SAND, SEA, AND SNOW

QUIET RIOT

IN A SINGLE MOMENT

VICTORY AT SEA • We altered this photo of U.S. Navy pilots celebrating the downing of 17 Japanese aircraft to create one inaccuracy. What is it?

KILLER SMILE