
In the pre-dawn darkness of June 4th, 1942, many young Japanese pilots sit in their cockpits aboard four aircraft carriers, breathing deeply of the Pacific…

Early March 1943, Port Morrisby, Papua, New Guinea. The wrench slipped from oil stained hands as Captain Paul Irvvin Gun stared at the modified bomber…

September 19th, 1944. 0730 hours. Bison La Petite, Lorraine, France. The morning fog hung thick across the French countryside as Panther Tank Commander Unafitzia Carl…

March 6th, 1945. 3:47 p.m. Cologne Cathedral Square, Germany. The gunner’s periscope shattered into a spiderweb of cracks as Feldwebble Carl Hoffman pressed his eye…

September 15th, 1940. Prime Minister’s official residence, Tokyo, Japan. The cigarette smoke hung heavy in the air as Admiral Isaroku Yamamoto stubbed out his third…

January 30th, 1944. Anzio Beachhead, Italy. The pencil trembled in Hedman Vera Hoffman’s hand as he pressed against the concrete wall of his command bunker,…

Late August 1944 0615 hours observation post 4 pardal France. The morning report lay crumpled on the desk as German technical officers at Flack Regiment…

June 26th, 1944. Helandia Air Base, Dutch New Guinea. The checkers game sat unfinished as Lieutenant Colonel Charles Macdonald looked up from the board. The…

June 6th, 1944. 5:00 a.m. Chrisc Battery, Normandy Coast. The binoculars trembled slightly as Oloitant Zuri Walter Omson swept them across the horizon, recording in…

MidFebruary 1943, Sidibu Zid, Mammoon Armad. MidFebruary 1943, Sidibu Zid, Tunisia. The captured M4A1. Sherman tank rolled to a stop in the desert sand, its…

