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WWII History Magazine May 2010.

1 pdf, 44 MB.

Features
A Paratrooper's Combat Journey
Corporal Bill Bowser of the 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment fought throughout the European campaign with the 101st Airborne Division.

Death Struggle Off Guadalcanal
The battle for the eastern Solomons helped hasten the Japanese withdrawal from the southern Solomons.

The Pacific Theater Lights Up Television
HBO brings us military memoirs with The Pacific.

Surviving the Soviet Gulag
A young Luftwaffe fighter pilot was shot down and captured by the Soviets, endured years in captivity, and lived to tell the tale..

Lessons at St. Nazaire
An early U.S. bombing raid proved to be disastrous for the pilots and crews hitting the German U-boat pens.

Heroes of the Red Duster
The British Royal Merchant Navy was in action from the beginning to end during World War II.

Operation Dovetail: Guadalcanal Rehearsal
Regarded as essential for the success of the first U.S. offensive as well as its first amphibious operation of World War II, the rehearsal for the assault on Guadalcanal proved to be an alarming mix of inadequate planning and poor execution.