Saturday, December 26, 2009
Dam Busters
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617 Squadron RAF was formed in March 1943 to attack the Mohne and Sorpe dams, which provided water to the industrial German Ruhr region, and...
Thursday, September 3, 2009
The Pacific — 1943
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In early 1943, Australian troops, fighting in dreadful conditions, extinguished the Japanese beachheads of Buna, Gona, and Sanananda Point o...
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Katyn — 1943
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When Poland was divided between Russia and Germany in 1939, over 180,000 Polish prisoners of war fell into Soviet hands: officers were segre...
Sunday, August 9, 2009
The Battle of the Convoys
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Churchill wrote that the only thing that really worried him was the submarine menace. The Battle of the Atlantic reached its crescendo in 19...
Saturday, August 8, 2009
North Africa — 1943
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The North African campaign had a sting in its tail. In January 1943, Arnim mounted an offensive, catching ill-equipped French divisions off ...
Friday, August 7, 2009
Operation Torch
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Operation Torch, the Allied invasion of French North Africa, was launched in November under the command of the unknown U.S. Lieutenant Gener...
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Thursday, August 6, 2009
Strategic Air Offensive
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In 1942 the strategic bombing offensive against Germany was substantially increased. The 1941 Butt report, which showed just how inaccurate ...
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