After the retreat from Greece in spring 1941, the Allies had lost their last major foothold on continental Europe. Over 40,000 British, Greek and Commonwealth troops evacuated to Crete set about fortifying the island in anticipation of a...
CLIVE WEBB Before entering politics, John F Kennedy became a war hero in the WWII Pacific. On page 44 Clive recounts the future 35th president’s remarkable survival story when his vessel was sunk by a Japanese destroyer. MURRAY DAHM Spartan...
Sunk by a Japanese destroyer in 1943, John F Kennedy fought to keep his PT boat crew alive In the early hours of 2 August 1943 an American patrol torpedo boat moved slowly through Blackett Strait, a narrow waterway in the Solomon Islands....
In the third instalment of his mini series, James Stejskal recounts missions in WWII Italy and France The USA entered the Second World War two years after it began in Europe, and the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), like the rest of America’s...
Inside the world’s biggest aircraft carrier For generations, the aircraft carrier has been the principal component of the projection of American military power around the world. With its Nimitz-class nuclear carriers in service...
