Churchill’s True ‘Darkest Hour’ – Why 1942 Was Really the Most Dangerous Year of the War for Britain’s PM
“Across the country, faith in Churchill’s leadership was crumbling. The military debacles created a major political crisis for the prime minister.” By Taylor Downing ON THE AFTERNOON of Sunday, Feb. 15, 1942, Lieutenant General Arthur…
Allen Dulles’ Secret War – Inside the Future CIA Chief’s Gambit for a German Surrender in Italy
“The case began when Italian intermediaries extended a peace feeler through Swiss intelligence. Time was of the essence.” By Nicholas Reynolds FORTY-NINE-YEAR-old Allen Welsh Dulles relished the challenge of being surrounded by the enemy. After…
‘Destroyer: The U-Boat Hunter’ – New WW2 Combat Simulator Lets Gamers Fight the Battle of the Atlantic
“[The game] combines the thrill of commanding an anti-submarine warship with the tactical challenge of managing a whole escort group protecting convoys against relentless wolf packs of submarines.” THE BATTLE OF the Atlantic is remembered…
A Distant Tempest – How Nazi Merchant Raiders Carried the War to the South Pacific
“Despite its ferocity, the Nazi’s Pacific campaign has been largely forgotten.” By Stephen Robinson BEFORE THE JAPANESE attack on Pearl Harbour, it was the German navy, or Kriegsmarine, that was turning the tranquil Pacific Ocean…
The Darlan Agreement – How a Secret Pact With a Nazi Collaborator Helped Secure an Allied Victory in North Africa
“If Eisenhower ratified any agreement with Darlan, he’d be working with a man who had cultivated ties with Hitler.” By Robert Kofman ON NOV. 11, 1942, General Dwight Eisenhower, commander of Operation Torch, the Allied…
The Battle of Cherbourg — When Union and Confederate Warships Clashed Off the Coast of France
“For the crew of the Kearsarge, this was the payoff for more than two years of searching the Atlantic for Confederate warships.” By Walter Topp IT WAS NO chance encounter. When the Confederate warship CSS…
