Bonus Features

Find the articles these features relate to in the April 2010 issue of America in WWII, available at Borders and Barnes & Noble stores.

Print Issue Tie-in: “Heilbronn: One Last Place to Die”

Footage: Hitler Youth tell their stories

In a March 1945 German newsreel, Hitler Youth boys—like the ones GIs encountered in Heilbronn—talk proudly of their combat experiences.

 

Print Issue Tie-in: “Patton: Loved, Hated, Appreciated”

Photo gallery: George Patton and the camera

Hard-fighting General George S. Patton, Jr., wasn’t just a warrior, he was a showman—dramatic, flamboyant, and ready to mug for the camera.

Print Issue Tie-in: “The WAC behind Winnie”

Link: Winnie the WAC cartoons

View an extensive gallery featuring Winnie the WAC—the ditzy, naïve, and slightly spicy gal who helped ease GIs’ shock at seeing women in army uniforms.

Print Issue Tie-in: “Ford’s Amazing Warbird Factory”

Link: Ford’s Willow Run factory in pictures

Trace the story of Ford’s Willow Run facility, where workers churned out B-24 Liberators by the thousand, in this online photo gallery.

Article: Raid in ruins

Fifty-four B-24 bombers fell in the 1943 raid on German refineries at Ploesti, Romania—underlining the importance of Ford’s amazing B-24 factory at Willow run.