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4 WORLD at WAR 50 | OCT – NOV 2016 WORLD at WAR 50 | OCT – NOV 2016 5 # 50 | OCT—NOV 2016 DEPARTMENTS 26 Design Corner By Joseph Miranda 60 Game Preview Sealion 62 Observation Posts • Air Power Theories: Proven & Disproven By Joel Kindrick FEATURES 6 Zhukov’s War From Stalingrad to Kursk on the Eastern Front The period between the battles of Stalingrad in late 1942 and Kursk in the summer of 1943 was a turning point in the war on the Eastern Front. Leading the Soviet charge was a master practitioner of the operational art, Georgy Zhukov. By Joseph Miranda 28 Zeros versus American Heavy Bombers Breathtaking maneuverability made the Mitsubishi A6M “Zero” in the Pacific Theater a formidable foe through early 1942. While it was a premier fighter early in the war, the aircraft’s flaws would doom it against improved American fighters and bombers as the US swept across the Pacific. By Pat Bolen 36 The Slovak Uprising August-October 1944 Three weeks after the famous insurrection of Warsaw in August 1944, another less well-known uprising took place in Slovakia. In an attempt to overthrow the puppet regime of Jozef Tiso, the Slovak rebels would face a counteroffensive by the German army. By Javier Romero 44 Gray Wolves and the Ides of March By 1943 the tide had begun to turn on the Third Reich. Desperate to counter their losses, the Nazi’s would strike back in a theater where they were not known for supremacy—the sea. Over a four-day period in March 1943, German U-boats would sink over 140,000 tons of supplies and ships in the North Atlantic. By Kelly Bell The Strategy & Tactics of World War II READER SUBMISSIONS We welcome interesting and concise stories about virtually any aspect of military history. We also welcome Media Reviews (of any type) for Strategy & Tactics, World at War and Modern War magazines. We value critical analysis over summaries alone. Maximum word count is 500. Contact the editor directly. Please use the Editorial contact form on our corporate site: http:// www.strategyandtacticspress.com/wpsite/contact/ WORLD AT WAR (USPS ISSN 19439806) is published bi-monthly by Decision Games, 2804 Mosasco St. Bakersfield CA 93312. Periodical Class postage paid at Bakersfield, CA and additional mailing offices. GAME EDITION RULES ZHUKOV'S WAR: East Front, July 1942-July 1943 By Ty Bomba NEXT ISSUE (#51) On Sale November 2016 • Malaya • Warsaw Uprising • Miracle at Pearl Harbor • Hitler’s Oil War ✪ PUBLISHER Dr. Christopher Cummins ASSISTANT PUBLISHER/ ART DIRECTOR Callie Cummins MANAGING EDITOR Kyle Lockwood ASSOCIATE EDITOR Joseph Miranda MEDIA COLUMN EDITOR Chris Perello DESIGN L. Jason Shroyer & Chris Dickson MAP GRAPHICS Joe Youst MAGAZINE PROOFERS Paul Bessemer, Mike Kundert & John Carter MAP PROOFERS Mike Bentley & Chris Dickson RULES PROOFER Lee Enderlin WEBMASTER Chris Dickson ADVERTISING Callie Cummins [email protected] WORLD AT WAR (© 2016) reserves all rights on the contents of this publication. Nothing may be reproduced from it in whole or in part without prior permission from the publisher. All rights reserved. All correspondence should be sent to World at War c/o Decision Games, P.O. Box 21598, Bakersfield CA 93390. POSTMASTER Send address changes to WORLD AT WAR, PO Box 21598, Bakersfield CA 93390. • Japanese Anti-Aircraft Artillery in the Pacific War By John W. Whitman • German “Funnies”–Early war engineer & amphibious vehicles By Christopher Webber The Guard Went to War: 34 th Infantry Division By Kenneth C. Haydon 76 Media Reviews 78 Mega-Feedback Results 6 28 36 44
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#50 | OCT—NOV 2016
DEPARTMENTS
26Design Corner
By Joseph Miranda
60Game PreviewSealion
62Observation Posts• Air Power Theories: Proven & Disproven
By Joel Kindrick
FEATURES
6Zhukov’s WarFrom Stalingrad to Kursk on the Eastern Front
The period between the battles of Stalingrad in late 1942 and Kursk in the summer of 1943 was a turning point in the war on the Eastern Front. Leading the Soviet charge was a master practitioner of the operational art, Georgy Zhukov.By Joseph Miranda
28Zeros versus American Heavy Bombers
Breathtaking maneuverability made the Mitsubishi A6M “Zero” in the Pacifi c Theater a formidable foe through early 1942. While it was a premier fi ghter early in the war, the aircraft’s fl aws would doom it against improved American fi ghters and bombers as the US swept across the Pacifi c.By Pat Bolen
36The Slovak UprisingAugust-October 1944
Three weeks after the famous insurrection of Warsaw in August 1944, another less well-known uprising took place in Slovakia. In an attempt to overthrow the puppet regime of Jozef Tiso, the Slovak rebels would face a counteroffensive by the German army.By Javier Romero
44Gray Wolves and the Ides of March
By 1943 the tide had begun to turn on the Third Reich. Desperate to counter their losses, the Nazi’s would strike back in a theater where they were not known for supremacy—the sea. Over a four-day period in March 1943, German U-boats would sink over 140,000 tons of supplies and ships in the North Atlantic.By Kelly Bell
The Strategy & Tactics of World War II
READER SUBMISSIONS
We welcome interesting and concise stories about virtually any aspect of military history. We also welcome Media Reviews (of any type) for Strategy & Tactics, World at War and Modern War magazines. We value critical analysis over summaries alone. Maximum word count is 500. Contact the editor directly.
Please use the Editorial contact form on our corporate site: http://www.strategyandtacticspress.com/wpsite/contact/
WORLD AT WAR (USPS ISSN 19439806) is published bi-monthly by Decision Games, 2804 Mosasco St. Bakersfi eld CA 93312. Periodical Class postage paid at Bakersfi eld, CA and additional mailing offi ces.
GAME EDITION RULESZHUKOV'S WAR: East Front, July 1942-July 1943
By Ty Bomba
NEXT ISSUE (#51)On Sale November 2016
• Malaya• Warsaw Uprising• Miracle at Pearl Harbor• Hitler’s Oil War
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PUBLISHERDr. Christopher Cummins
ASSISTANT PUBLISHER/ ART DIRECTORCallie Cummins
MANAGING EDITORKyle Lockwood
ASSOCIATE EDITORJoseph Miranda
MEDIA COLUMN EDITORChris Perello
DESIGNL. Jason Shroyer & Chris Dickson
MAP GRAPHICSJoe Youst
MAGAZINE PROOFERSPaul Bessemer, Mike Kundert & John Carter
MAP PROOFERSMike Bentley & Chris Dickson
RULES PROOFERLee Enderlin
WEBMASTERChris Dickson
ADVERTISINGCallie Cummins [email protected]
WORLD AT WAR (© 2016) reserves all rights on the contents of this publication. Nothing may be reproduced from it in whole or in part without prior permission from the publisher. All rights reserved. All correspondence should be sent to World at War c/o Decision Games, P.O. Box 21598, Bakersfi eld CA 93390.
POSTMASTERSend address changes to WORLD AT WAR, PO Box 21598, Bakersfi eld CA 93390.
• Japanese Anti-Aircraft Artillery in the Pacifi c War
By John W. Whitman
• German “Funnies”–Early war engineer & amphibious vehicles
By Christopher Webber
The Guard Went to War:34th Infantry Division By Kenneth C. Haydon
76Media Reviews
78Mega-Feedback Results
6 28 36 44
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