Review: WWII Magazine

WWII Magazine is a glossy, bi-monthly military history magazine published by Weider History Group.

Contents

World War II magazine is about the leaders, battles, weapons & men who fought in history’s greatest conflict. The magazine 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 in the world’s greatest conflict.

Issues Reviewed

World War II (Dec 2008/Jan 2009), featuring:

Outkilling the Enemy by Gene Santoro. Gen. Curtis LeMay made no apologies for conducting an all-out war against Germany and Japan.

Prelude to Pearl by Stephen Harding. Early on December 7, 1941, a ship fatally attacked by a Japanese sub in the Pacific radioed its fate to the world. Was anyone listening?

Portfolio: Paper Bullets. Allied and Axis propaganda leaflets were intended to trick, terrify and divide the enemy.

Cover Story: Fallout from the Blast by Nigel Jones. Claus von Stauffeberg’s son recounts the terror and tumult that engulfed the family after his father’s attempt to kill Hitler in 1944.

Birds of War by Karen Jensen. A thousand-strong force of messengers, spies and counterspies helped save lives and win battles.

Weapons Manual: Ready, Aim, Bomb by Max Gadney. The much-hyped Norden bombsight was less than accurate when Europe’s skies clouded over.

World War II (Aug/Sept 2008), featuring:

The Other Richthofen by James S. Corum. The Red Baron’s cousin, Wolfram, was the brilliant mind behind the world’s most lethal air force.

Capture the Castle by Stephen Harding. Americans and Germans joined forces in one of the war’s last—and most unusual—battles.

PORTFOLIO: War Games. FA collection of childish pastimes has a chilling side.

Lessons in Democracy by Ronald H. Bailey. Before the United States sent German POWs back home, it sent them back to school.

Hell and High Water by Sam Moses. The adventures of innovative, daring, and deadly submarine commander Eugene Fluckey.

The Fearsome, Flawed Tiger I by Max Gadney. Once thought invincible, the German tank was done in by its own design.

The Good

This magazine is nothing but good. I had more pleasure reading these 2 issues than I’ve had reading some full-length books.

The Bad

None.

The Ugly

None.

Product Summary
Name: WWII Magazine
Publisher: Weider History Group
Category: Magazine
Cost: $6.99
SKU: N/A
ISSN: N/A

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