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Contents
WWII
HISTORY
Columns
06 Editorial
The last of the Doolittle Raiders observes the
anniversary of the Tokyo bombing mission.
08 Ordnance
The Soviet Air Force’s Ilyushin Il-2 “Shturmovik”
took a heavy toll in German armor on the
Eastern Front.
12 Profiles
General Harry Schmidt played a key role
in the U.S. Marine march across the Pacific
during World War II.
18 Insight
Lost in 1943, the remains of a bomber were
found 51 years later by one of its own crew.
24 Top Secret
August 2017
American secret agents completed rigorous
training during the course of World War II.
68 Books
When Douglas MacArthur was ordered to
leave the Philippines a brave group of PT
boat crewmen took enormous risks to get
him to safety.
Features
30
A Bloody Miracle
The evacuation of the BEF from northeastern France by civilian and military vessels
during the fall of France in 1940 ensured that the British Army would survive to fight
another day.
By Eric Niderost
72 Simulation Gaming
Order of Battle
opens up to a variety of
historical campaigns, and
Call of Duty
aims
to return to its World War II roots.
DUNKIRK!
The Story Behind the Hit Movie
Curtis 02313
38
46
Prudence or Paralysis?
General John P. Lucas, commanding the Allied troops at Anzio, has been criticized
for his decision to delay the advance on Rome.
By Steve Ossad
SACRIFICE AT HOSINGEN
Battle of
the Bulge
RAID ON MAKIN
At All Costs
The spirited American defense of Hosingen during the Battle of the Bulge bought
precious time for the Allies to reorganize and defeat Hitler’s deperate gamble for
victory in the West in World War II.
By Alice M. Flynn
Marine
Raiders
Bloody
Stalemate
at Anzio
ILYUSHIN IL-2
Cover: A flamethrower
operator of K Company,
Ninth Marines, goes
over the top to assault a
Japanese pillbox on Iwo
Jima’s Airfield Number
Two, February 1945.
See story page 12.
Photo: Naval History and
Heritage Command
Soviet Tank Killer
AUGUST 2017
+
U.S. FIGHTER AIRCRAFT, TRAINING THE OSS,
PLOESTI RAID B-24 RECOVERED,
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54
Raid on Makin
raid on a Japanese-held Pacific atoll, U.S. Marine Raiders
In a daring, controversial
fought for their lives.
By David H. Lippman
60
Little Friends
U.S. fighter development, production, tactics, and deployment matured rapidly
during World War II.
By Sam McGowan
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