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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. …And collect them you will, because WWII is more akin to the permanent reference in your library than the regular magazines you just flip through and discard. MAY 1990 ARTICLES *FORGOTTEN VICTORY AT GEMBLOUX - Fifty years ago in a little town in Belgium, French tanks briefly but bravely stymies the Nazi juggernaut. *TRAIL OF HORROR - The job for the Aussies defending Port Moresby on the "Australian" side of New Guinea was to stop the Japanese on the Kokoda Trail. *TALE OF TWO GENERALS - In Africa, Europe and the Far East operated two strikingly different commanders - Monty and Slim compared. *WARS LAST ERUPTION - Operation Nordwind was the name for that other German counteroffensive on the country's western borders, this time in Alsace-Lorraine, and overshadowed by the nearly simultaneous Bulge. There is some staining on the back cover (see photos). Please see my other auctions, there may be something that interests you. Thank you.