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Features

A King Company at Bloody Lindern
In their first combat experience, a handful of American soldiers accomplished its objective and held against powerful German counterattacks.
By Frank Chadwick

Night Fighting Corsairs
Marine night fighter pilots used new tactics and techniques.
By Robert F. Dorr and Fred L. Borch

Sorely Needed Naval Victory
U.S. cruisers and destroyers defeated a Japanese Esperance during the Guadalcanal campaign..
By David Alan Johnson

Infamous Mass Murderer
Rudolph Hoess, commandant of Auschwitz, went to the gallows for his war crimes.
By Richard Rule

Night Jump into Tragedy
A Soviet airborne operation behind German lines on the Dnieper River went horribly wrong.
By Victor Kamenir

Columns

Editorial
The youngest British casualty of World War II was one of many who lost their life and youth.

Dispatches
Readers of WWII History offer their insights, comments, and criticisms.

Ordnance
The Douglas C-47 was a workhorse of air transport during World War II.

Profiles
Felix Sparks led elements of the 45th Division through heavy fighting and the liberation of Dachau.

Insight
Britiain's policy of dealing with the Nazis in the 1930s engendered stern warnings.

Top Secret
Author Ernest Hemingway tracked German U-boats aboard his yacht in the Caribbean.

Simulation Gaming
War on Demand: Get your downloadable action, pipin' hot.

Books
Field Marshal Erwin Rommel may have demonstrated exceptional skills on the battlefield, but on the political side, they were sorely lacking.