
March 17th, 1943. Recklin Experimental Airfield, Germany. The pilot’s hand trembled slightly as Hans Vera Leasher entered the first notation in his log book, recording…
They walked completely around the fortress, examining it from every angle and noting the gun positions and their fields of fire. They climbed inside through…

November 8th, 1942. Sidi Feruk Beach, Algeria. The first American infantry units waded ashore in North Africa, carrying a weapon that would revolutionize warfare, though…

September 19th, 1944 0615 hours near Aracort, Eastern France. The morning fog hung thick over the Lraine countryside as the Panthers of the 113th Panza…

November 18th, 1942, above Henderson Field, Guadal Canal, the hands of an unnamed Japanese Zero pilot tightened on his control stick as he watched the…
It was about production philosophy, industrial capacity, and the mathematics of modern war. Germany lost the war in the factories of Detroit long before they…

August 8th, 1944, near Senth, south of Kong, Normandy, France. The leather of his commander’s gloves creaked as Huptman Michael Vitman gripped the cupup of…

July 2nd, 1944. Underground hospital cave near Sherborg, France. The white medical coat hung loosely on her shoulders as Dr. Schwester emerged from the subterranean…

June 4th, 1942. 10:52 a.m. Japanese carrier Hiru, 150 mi northwest of Midway. Lieutenant Mio Kobayashi’s hand trembled as he marked positions on his navigation…

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…

