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Contents
WWII
HISTORY
Columns
06 Editorial
A quiet hero of British Intelligence remained
unknown for too long.
08 Profiles
A 21-year-old naval ensign experienced
training and combat in the Pacific.
14 Ordnance
Japanese balloon bombs succeeded only in
killing innocent civilians in an Oregon forest.
20 Top Secret
Imperial Japan joined Nazi Germany and
Fascist Italy in World War II to engage Great
Britain and the United States.
26 Insight
A German casualty of the war on the Eastern
Front was finally located and laid to rest
years later.
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70 Books
The West Point Class of 1915 went on to
make history and lead the U.S. Army in World
War II.
Features
30
Costly Victory in the Hürtgen Forest
Weeks of heavy casualties made the American effort to capture the Hürtgen
during the dreary winter of 1944-1945 one of the most costly in the nation’s
military history.
By Kelly Bell
76 Simulation Gaming
Hitler returns once again in a
Zombie Army
Trilogy
collection that offers up plenty of
undead World War II action.
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The French Desert Fox
Philippe Leclerc was among the best of the Allied field commanders of
World War II.
By André Bernole and Glenn Barnett
American Eagles at Dieppe
American pilots serving in the Royal Air Force flew missions in support of
the abortive 1942 raid on the French coastal town.
By David Alan Johnson
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Cover: Private Jesse K.
Fennell of the 101st Air-
borne Division, and his
dog, “Dud,” return from
two months of fighting in
the Netherlands during
Operation Market Gar-
den. See story page 54.
Photograph: National
Archives.
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It’s a Hard Mutt Life
Around the globe, American servicemen adopted stray dogs and promoted
them to mascots.
By Kevin M. Hymel
Race to the Panther Line
Both the Soviet Red Army and German Army Group North suffered heavy
casualties during winter fighting in 1943-1942.
By Pat McTaggart
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