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Contents
WWII
HISTORY
Columns
06 Editorial
The Soviets steal the B-29.
08 Profiles
Paratrooper Bill Yarborough, an icon of
airborne warfare, lost his command but con-
quered his pride.
16 Insight
The disastrous Dieppe Raid caused tremen-
dous casualties among the Canadian forces,
and questions regarding its purpose linger.
22 Top Secret
A secret mission to North Africa made
General Mark Clark a national hero.
October 2018
26 Ordnance
The gunnery system on the Boeing B-29
Superfortress was a revolutionary advance-
ment in heavy bomber defense.
Features
32
38
46
A Tale of Two German Snipers
Survival on the Eastern Front was perilous at best, especially in the role of
the sniper.
By Phil Zimmer
72 Books
The 601st Tank Destroyer Battalion fought
across North Africa, Italy, France, and
Germany.
“You’re Gonna Die Here!”
The Band of Brothers fought their way into the strategically vital French town of
Carentan to support the expansion of the Omaha and Utah D-Day beachheads.
By Kevin M. Hymel
75 Simulation Gaming
The latest selection of war games runs the
gamut from sausage parties to serious sorties.
Apocalypse on the Volga
When Adolf Hitler invaded Russia in the summer of 1941, he expected a swift
and stunning victory. At Stalingrad, his troops ran headlong into the Russians’
best commander: General Winter.
By John Walker
DICK WINTERS &
EASY COMPANY
Band of
Brothers
at Carentan
Battle for
Stalingrad
Panzers
Destroyed
at Mortain
CANADIAN SACRIFICE
Cover: Soldiers from the
101st Airborne Division
display a German flag
captured during combat
two days after landing in
Normandy, France.
See story page 38.
Photo: National Archives
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Luckless
56
Japan’s
of the
Mogami
Cruiser
by mishaps and battles with the U.S. Navy.
The career
was marked
By David H. Lippman
Curtis 02313
Disaster
at Dieppe
+
GERMAN SNIPERS,US MARINES IN CHINA,
B-29 COMPUTERIZED FIRE CONTROL,
BOOK & GAME REVIEWS, AND MORE!
64
66
Stalling Hitler’s Panzers at Mortain
Americans from the 30th Infantry Division took a toll on German tanks at a simple
French crossroads.
By Kevin M. Hymel
Caught in the Conflict
Expecting to be sent home, U.S. Marines found themselves in the middle of a
Chinese civil war.
By Eric Niderost
WWII History
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