World War II September 2001 Volume 16 Issue 3

World War II September 2001 Volume 16 Issue 3

Cover Story: Into The Wild Blue: George McGovern’s Combat Debut

Learning to Fly in Combat by Stephen E. Ambrose

Future U.S. senator George McGovern had already earned his wings when he began his apprenticeship under the watchful eyes of veteran combat pilot Captain Howard Surbeck.

Feature Articles

26        Learning to Fly in Combat

Stephen E. Ambrose

Future U.S. senator George McGovern had already earned his wings when he began his apprenticeship under the watchful eyes of veteran combat pilot Captain Howard Surbeck.

34        Closing the Falaise Pocket

Jon Guttman

In the summer of 1944, two powerful Allied pincers clamped down on the last German escape route from Normandy while hard-pressed Wehrmacht soldiers tried frantically to keep the corridor open.

42        Maple Leafs in the Mediterranean

F.A. D’Altroy

After fierce lobbying by Canadian Prime Minister McKenzie King, the volunteers of the Canadian 1st Infantry Division got the opportunity to prove their worth in Sicily.

50        With the Old Breed on Guadalcanal and Peleliu

Ed McCaul

Machine-gunner Benjamin Montgomery fought with the 1st Marine Division in some of its most brutal battles during the Marines’ long advance across the Pacific.

Condition: Used Like New

 

Pages are clean and tight.  Address label on front cover.