Description

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 1993 ARTICLES *INTO THE DRAGON'S MOUTH - Marine Colonel Harry Liversedge worried. The fight for New Georgia meant taking on not only the Japanese but also impenetrable jungle. *FIRST BLOOD: CONVOY PQ-16 - Serving as a radio operator aboard the merchantman Richard Henry Lee, Sam Hakam had a ringside seat as Hitler's Luftwaffe and menacing U-boats harassed Convoy PQ-16 during the long run to Russian ports. *THE LOST SQUADRON - All weather reports were favorable except the one that they had not received, as the pilots of VMF-422 climbed into the sky on what began as a routine flight. *GENOCIDE DELAYED - Fifty years ago, an eyewitness described Jewish emotions in Warsaw: "The faces that only yesterday reflected terror and despair now shown with an unusual joy ... imbued with the pride that the ghetto was fighting." I blurred out my name & address on the shipping label. (see photos) Please see my other auctions, there may be something that interests you. Thank you.