Features
 Costly Kyushu Invasion?
Recently declassified documents reveal the preparedness of Japanese forces to
meet an American invasion.
By Sam McGowan
Ribbentrop at Prokhorovka
The son of the German foreign minister survived a day of heavy fighting during
the Battle of Kursk.
By George M. Nipe, Jr.
Hollywood’s Dream Factory at War
The motion picture industry served admirably during World War II.
By Herb Kugel
Flying Leathernecks
Marine F4F Wildcat pilots in the Pacific learned to love their stubby-winged
fighter.
By Robert F. Dorr and Fred L. Borch
Legendary Undersea Warrior
The submarine USS Rasher proved to be the scourge of Japanese shipping in
the Pacific.
By Kelly Bell
Columns
 Ordnance
The Boys antitank rifle was an early attempt to stop Axis tanks and armored vehicles during World War II.
Books
A new book chronicles the struggle to save the USS Bunker Hill and the mission of the Japanese kamikaze pilot who gave his life in an attempt to sink her.
Editorial
Was Philippe Pétain a traitor or a patriot?
Dispatches
Readers of WWII History offer their
insights, comments, and criticisms.
Profiles
Marshal Henri Philippe Pétain disdained election as president, but became chief of Vichy France anyway.
Insight
Charles de Gaulle maintained French
participation in world affairs and sought to leverage Stalin and the Soviet Union for political benefit.
Top Secret
Following numerous setbacks and disappointments, the Bat was proven under
combat conditions.
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