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World War II: the best of American heritage
Articles from "American Heritage" discuss the attack on Pearl Harbor, the battle of Guadalcanal, the horrifying saga of the "Indianapolis," and other aspects of World War II
280 pages, Paperback
First published December 7, 1991
About the author
Stephen W. Sears
58 books233 followersStephen Ward Sears is an American historian specializing in the American Civil War.
A graduate of Lakewood High School and Oberlin College, Sears attended a journalism seminar at Radcliffe-Harvard. As an author he has concentrated on the military history of the American Civil War, primarily the battles and leaders of the Army of the Potomac. He was employed as editor of the Educational Department at the American Heritage Publishing Company.
Sears resides in Norwalk, Connecticut.
A graduate of Lakewood High School and Oberlin College, Sears attended a journalism seminar at Radcliffe-Harvard. As an author he has concentrated on the military history of the American Civil War, primarily the battles and leaders of the Army of the Potomac. He was employed as editor of the Educational Department at the American Heritage Publishing Company.
Sears resides in Norwalk, Connecticut.
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October 22, 2026
As in virtually any compilation of this sort, these seventeen essays vary in quality. Nevertheless, there are some finely crafted pieces among them that would be enjoyed by general readers of World War II history and might be profitably perused by students of non-fiction writing.
Authors and topics:
John Lukacs—1940, when Hitler came closest to winning the war.
Thomas Fleming—Leak of American war plans, December 4, 1941.
T. N. Dupuy—Blunders at Pearl Harbor.
Peter Andrews—Defense of Wake Island, December 1941.
W. A. Swanberg—Botched attempt to land German spies on Long Island, 1942.
George McMillan—Guadalcanal, August 1942-February 1943.
Robert L. Vargas—Sinking of the SS Stephen Hopkins, September 27, 1942.
Stephen W. Sears—Gas rationing on the home front.
Stephen E. Ambrose—Patton and Eisenhower.
Martin Blumenson—Monte Cassino, January-May 1944.
John McDonough—Remnants of American airfields in East Anglia.
John Lord—Legacy of D-Day in Britain.
Stephen W. Sears—Operation Market-Garden, September 1944.
Carmine A. Prioli—Japanese attempt to use balloons as incendiaries.
Joe Michael Feist—American attempt to use bats as incendiaries.
Richard Wheeler—First flag raising on Iwo Jima, February 23, 1945.
Kenneth E. Ethridge—Sinking of the Indianapolis, July 30, 1945.
Authors and topics:
John Lukacs—1940, when Hitler came closest to winning the war.
Thomas Fleming—Leak of American war plans, December 4, 1941.
T. N. Dupuy—Blunders at Pearl Harbor.
Peter Andrews—Defense of Wake Island, December 1941.
W. A. Swanberg—Botched attempt to land German spies on Long Island, 1942.
George McMillan—Guadalcanal, August 1942-February 1943.
Robert L. Vargas—Sinking of the SS Stephen Hopkins, September 27, 1942.
Stephen W. Sears—Gas rationing on the home front.
Stephen E. Ambrose—Patton and Eisenhower.
Martin Blumenson—Monte Cassino, January-May 1944.
John McDonough—Remnants of American airfields in East Anglia.
John Lord—Legacy of D-Day in Britain.
Stephen W. Sears—Operation Market-Garden, September 1944.
Carmine A. Prioli—Japanese attempt to use balloons as incendiaries.
Joe Michael Feist—American attempt to use bats as incendiaries.
Richard Wheeler—First flag raising on Iwo Jima, February 23, 1945.
Kenneth E. Ethridge—Sinking of the Indianapolis, July 30, 1945.
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