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.

HISTORYNET

CONTRIBUTORS

NUMBERING THE STARS

PUSH APACE TO RECOGNIZE WARTIME NURSES

KEEPING WWII MEMORIES ALIVE

NEW CAMPUS IN WORKS FOR NORMANDY INSTITUTE

ON THE HOME FRONT

DISPATCHES

MY PARENTS’ WAR

ASK WWII

NEVER SURRENDER, NEVER SINK

MIX AND MATCH • Curators at The National World War II Museum solve readers’ artifact mysteries

FALSE FRONT

A TRAGIC NIGHT IN UTAH

WHEN YOU GO

NIGHT TERRORS • Curtis LeMay’s new and devastati ng bombing tactics laid waste to Tok yo and killed tens of thousands of civilians—and that was just the start By Ja mes M. Scott

BRAIN POWER • British and American intel teams solved codes and played hunches—and sometimes squabbled—as they helped defeat Germany’s U-boat menace

DUCK AND COVER

THE DAY THE SEA CAUGHT FIRE • Britain devised a system to shoot walls of flames from its shorelines and deter a German invasion. It worked, but not how they drew it up

ON PINS AND NEEDLES • Holocaust survivor Esther Krinitz was a seamstress with a story— one she told via fabric and thread.

GOLDEN GIRL • Young and glamorous, wealthy socialite Mary Jayne Gold bucked first impressions to help thousands of refugees escape Vichy France

CASTLE IN THE SKY

FOURTH QUARTER

FANTASTIC FOUR

Bearing Witness

NOWHERE TO LAND • THE U.S. AND THE HOLOCAUST Directed by Ken Burns, Lynn Novick, and Sarah Botstein. Florentine Films, 2022. Streaming and available for purchase ($39.99-$49.99) on DVD or Blu-Ray at shop.pbs.org.

RETURN TO THE DESERT

BOOK BRIEFS

THE ESSENCE OF HUMANITY?

TO THE VICTORS • We altered this 1942 photo of Soviet soldiers holding a captured Italian regiment standard to create one inaccuracy. What is it?

FIGHT FOR RIGHT