World War II Magazine June 2006 Contents | Editorial | Book Reviews Featured Story: Field Marshall Erwin Rommel: The Desert Fox's Defense of Normandy By Williamson Murray During World War II, Field Marshall Erwin Rommel's decision to stop the Allied invasion of France at the water's edge was contrary to the rule book and anathema to his more tradition-bound contemporaries... [read the story]

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Screaming Eagles in Normandy In their baptism of fire, the green paratroopers of General Maxwell Taylor's 101st Airborne Division performed like seasoned veterans.

World War II: Germans and Soviets Battle for Seelow Heights In the war's final days, the Soviets were determined to take the last natural barrier east of Berlin.

Nagasaki Survivor's Firsthand Account Michie Hattori's insistence on obeying her teachers saved her from the terrible effects of the atomic bomb blast at Nagasaki.

Battling Field Marshal Erwin Rommel's Panzers in Normandy's Hedgerows When he hurled the elite Panzer Lehr division at GIs approaching St. Lô in July 1944, Field Marshal Erwin Rommel discovered that his opponents could use the Norman hedgerows as effectively as his own men could.

Operation Varsity: A 17th Airborne Division Member's Story Gliding into the teeth of the German Rhine defenses during Operation Varsity in March 1945, members of the 17th Airborne Division found there was still plenty of fight left in the enemy.

Hitler's Boy Soldiers in Normandy In the summer of 1944, the mostly teenage soldiers of the 12th SS Hitlerjugend Panzer Division threw itself against the mighty Allied onslaught to retake Europe.

Leonard Rosen: 82nd Airborne Paratrooper in WWII As soon as he put on Uncle Sam's olive drab, Leonard Rosen knew he wanted to be a paratrooper.