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Could poison darts have helped the Allies win?
During the darkest days of World War II, the British War Office considered any and every option to combat the burgeoning Nazi menace on the continent of Europe. Read more
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Heroic Merchant Mariners finally receive compensation over 60 years after their service to their country.
From the frozen reaches of the Arctic Circle to the swelter of the Pacific, the men of the U.S Merchant Marine delivered 95 percent of the planes, tanks, artillery pieces, and troops who fought the Axis during World War II. Read more
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Pétain: Savior of France
Dear Editor:
Regarding your July 2009 issue about Marshal Philippe Pétain: Most of us subconsciously view the French through British eyes, and the results are often unbalanced even when the facts are accurate. Read more
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OSS Uncovered
Like any spy network worth its salt, the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), the U.S. World War II intelligence-gathering agency authorized by President Franklin D. Read more
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“How Dare WE!”
Dear Editor:
I was offended and angered as I read the rhetoric of Kevin M. Hymel’s article entitled “They Also Served” in the May 2009 issue. Read more
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The Battle of Surigao Strait
Dear Editor:
In the December 2008 issue, Mr. David Johnson does a very good job of retelling the story of the only time American battleships engaged and sank their opposite numbers from Japan. Read more
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Prisoner of War
By Robert F. DorrHe enlisted in 1934. Except for those at Pearl Harbor, he was the first American casualty of the war. Read more
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Pearl Harbor Revenge
Dear Editor:
David Alan Johnson’s article, “Pearl Harbor Revenge” (December 2008 issue) was interesting to read, as most books and articles on the Battle of Leyte Gulf focus primarily on Taffy 3’s escort carriers, destroyers, and destroyer escorts trying to hold off Admiral Kurita’s Center Force. Read more
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The remains of three USS Oklahoma sailors have been indentified.
When the United States was plunged into World War II at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, the largest loss of life occurred with the catastrophic explosion aboard the battleship USS Arizona. Read more
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Drawn to the Axis
By Blaine TaylorAccording to the 1960 memoirs of Henriette Hoffmann von Schirach, Adolf Hitler called Father Josef Tiso, a monsignor in the Roman Catholic Church and premier of Fascist Slovakia, “The little parson.” Read more
