IN ISSUE:

STUBBORN DEFENSE AT RECHICOURT
American Armored Infantry stubbornly resisted days of German attacks near Rechicourt, France, leading to an award of the Medal of Hono

DUEL IN THE DESERT
As Operation Crusader erupted on the Egypt-Libya border, an eager but untested force of Commonwealth troops prepared for a renewed drive on the Axis-held stronghold at Bardia.

ORDNANCE
The Douglas A-20 Havoc light bomber changed the course of World War II in the Pacific and served in all theaters.

TOP SECRET
As World War II progressed, the Red Army became practiced in the art of confusing the Nazi enemy both strategically and tactically.

ACROSS THE WILD RIVER
The 3rd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment made an epic, hazardous crossing of the River Waal during Operation Market-Garden

TEN MINUTES OVER TRUK
Eight Hellcat fighters from the carrier Langley shot down 21 Japanese Zeros during a short melee above the harbor in the Caroline Islands.

ATHENS IN AGONY
The Greek capital erupted with civil unrest in December 1944 as Communist forces made a bid to take control of the Greece during the final days of World War II