World War II 2016 №03 September-October

Leesburg, VA: Weider History Group. — 84 p. — ISSN 0898-4204.World War II magazine covers every aspect of history's greatest modern conflict with vivid, revealing, and evocative writing from top historians and writers. It is about the leaders, battles, weapons & men who fought in history’s greatest conflict. It utilizes dramatic photographs, illustrations, and detailed maps and graphics to bring to life the stories of famous leaders and unsung men and women, the stories of battles and weapons.Suicide Run
A lone B-17’s reconnaissance mission devolved into a desperate fight for survival
Bob Drury and Tom Clavin
Mentor to the stars
One of the most influential leaders of the war was a soldier who did not fight in it
David T. Zabecki
Portfolio
Laugh your axis off
Irreverent novelties helped the Allies cut their formidable enemies down to a less-threatening stature
Going long
The 2nd Marine Raiders’ legendary monthlong march across Guadalcanal was one of redemption
David Sears
Weapons manual
Missiles of death
The Soviet BM-13 Katyusha multiple rocket launcher was cheap, portable, and lethal
Illustration by Jim Laurier
Drafting women?
Late in the war President Roosevelt opened a new front, and met surprisingly little resistance
Joseph Connor