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Features

 

Hitler’s Secret Underground Fortress

In a hidden stronghold high in the Alps, a last-chance Nazi army could hold out for years. The idea delighted Hitler. It made the Allies sweat. By Edward G. Longacre

Destined to Burn

In the 1940s, the awesome power of heavy bombers intersected jaggedly with moral questions about using that power. At that intersection sat Dresden. By Brian John Murphy

The Shows Must Go On!

…Or were Broadway’s lights more likely to attract enemy bombers than people ready to spend money on singing and dancing. By John E. Stanchak

Frank Sinatra Takes On Gary, Indiana

Ol’ Blue Eyes was fed up with prejudice. So when white Indianans boycotted their high school for admitting African Americans, he hopped a plane for a face-to-face. By Chuch Lyons
 

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Trucking through Nazi Europe

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“My Funny Valentine”

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A Calendar of Present-Day Happenings

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He Was No Marksman, but…