About WWIIDF

The purpose of the World War II Discussion Forum is to highlight scholars who possess an unrivaled knowledge of their subject matter but don’t necessarily have the standard academic background or affiliation. While we certainly recognize the contributions of those household names whose tomes line countless libraries, our aim is to offer a platform for those who toil alone and quietly driven solely by a passion to know what happened and why.

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Dedicated to my grandfather, Joseph Mallen, who served on the USS Segundo in 1944 and 1945