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Allied Engineers Cross The Rhine

By: Jim Osborn

January of 1945 began the great push to cross the Rhine River by the Allies into the heartland of Germany. more...

Book Review: God Isn't Here

By: Gary W Toyn

Iwo Jima veteran Richard Overton's memoir describes his sickening combat experience despite his break with reality. This gruesome memoir is both compelling and stirring. more...

Magazine: Yank, The Army Weekly

By: William J. Felchner

Yank, The Army Weekly was one of the finest publications of World War II. Its unique motto, "By the men...for the men in service," ably summed up its core mission. more...

Russian Military Aggression Costly

By: Jim Osborn

Joseph Stalin who ruled Russia with a brutal and unyielding fist was slow to accept the inevitability of the pending invasion of Germany. more...

Turning the Tide in World War II

By: David Hornestay

Six decades after World War II, historians still debate which battles really stopped the Germans and gave victory in europe to the Allies. more...

U-Boat Menace Ended by Technology

By: Jim Osborn

Since 1939 Karl Donitz's U-Boats had been the terror of the seven seas but innovative new technology would end "The Sea Wolves" reign of destruction. more...

Hitler's Sea Wolves

By: Jim Osborn

Admiral Karl Donitz's mauraders terrorized the seas with u-boats during World War II. They would sink thousands of war ships, merchant vessels and even passenger ships. more...

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