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  1. Issue 002 · 8 Nov 2026

    The Spy Moscow Disowned

    Richard Sorge warned Stalin that Germany would invade, and was ignored. Then he told Moscow that Japan would not attack, and was believed. On 7 November 1944 Japan hanged him, and for twenty years the country he served would not admit he had been its spy.

    StatecraftPacific
  2. Issue 001 · 1 Nov 2026

    The Last Stand of Taffy 3

    On 25 October 1944, six little carriers and seven escorts woke up to find the biggest battleship ever built bearing down on them. This is what they did next.

    Battle LinesPacific