WORLD WAR II MAGAZINE - SEPTEMBER 1994

Description: World War II magazine covers every aspect of history's greatest modern conflict with vivid, revealing, and evocative writing from top historians and journalists. Each issue provides a lively mix of stories about soldiers, leaders, tactics, weapons, and little-known incidents of the war, including riveting firsthand battle accounts and reviews of books, movies, and video games. And the most authoritative magazine on the war features a striking design that highlights rare, archival photographs and detailed battle maps to convey the drama and excitement of the most famous battles and campaigns.…And collect them you will, because WWII is more akin to the permanent reference in your library than the regular magazines you just flip through and discard. SEPTEMBER 1994 ARTICLES*THE REAL MaCARTHUR - Once, when he overheard Dr. Roger Olaf Egeberg use the expression "GI," General Douglas MacArthur erupted in anger, shouting, "Don't ever let me hear you say that again. They are not GIs, they are men!"*WAR'S GREATEST SEA FIGHT - Japan's plan to destroy the American beachhead at Leyte was complex and offered little hope for success. The most remarkable thing about it was that it nearly worked.*CITY STREETS CONTESTED - With the Red Army poised at the banks of the Vistula River, the time for the uprising had come. But the valiant citizens of Warsaw would take on the Nazis for nearly a month virtually unaided.*AMBITIOUS AIRBORNE ASSAULT - September 18, 1944, found 14,000 American paratroopers strung out along 40 miles in Holland, attempting to link up with the British 1st Airborne Division at Arnhem while battling German counterattacks along "Hell's Highway." I blurred out my name & address on the shipping label. (see photos)Please see my other auctions, there may be something that interests you. Thank you.

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Location: South Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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