Table of Contents – July/August 2010 World War II
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What Was the War’s
Turning Point?
Seventeen top historians weigh in
By Laurence Rees
Pirates of the Sand Seas
Britain’s legendary Long Range
Desert Group
By Gavin Mortimer
Portfolio
Camp Art
Japanese Americans interned by their
country wrought beauty amid their
stark surroundings
Scrapping History
The nearly fanatical campaigns to collect scrap metal for the war effort ensured the destruction of important artifacts
By Ronald H. Bailey
Weapons Manual
The M18 Hellcat Tank Destroyer
A good idea on paper never quite
realized its promise against German armor
By Max Gadney
‘A Flaming Abyss’
A young marine recounts the nightmare of scrambling ashore on Peleliu in 1942
By E. B. Sledge
DEPARTMENTS
World War II Today
Fewer dead at Dresden;
Dale Dye’s Reading List;
Japan’s admirals speak out
War Letters
Two sailors vie for the
attentions of the same
young woman
By Andrew Carroll
Conversation
Alan Furst on his
new WWII spy novel,
set in the Balkans
By Gene Santoro
Unknown Soldiers
Prince of the air
By Stephen Budiansky
Time Travel
Oak Ridge, Tennessee
By Kay Grant
Reviews
Video game: Silent Hunter 5
Whirlwind by Barrett Tillman
What If…
…FDR had
disliked Churchill?
By Mark Grimsley
Challenge
Planes over Remagen
Pinup