Target for Today – Review and Gameplay

Target for Today, in my view, is the single best solitaire wargame available today. Arguably, it may be the best ever.

97th Bombardment Group paintings, 1942

B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 97th Bombardment Group return to base after their first strategic mission against occupied Europe, August 17th, 1942. U.S. Art Art Collection.
Respected artists deployed across the globe on assignment to Life Magazine during World War II to capture images of Americans at war. Among them was Peter Hurd, noted for his portraits and southwestern landscapes. In the late summer and autumn of 1942, he traveled to the United Kingdom to paint airmen of the 97th Bombardment …

Whizzer II goes down over Yugoslavia

Whizzer II goes down over Nis, Yugoslavia, 15 April 1944
This dramatic photo and the one below show the final moments in the lives of ten Airmen on Whizzer II (SN 42-5786), a B-17F Flying Fortress. She and her crew were assigned to the 840th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy). On April 15th, 1944, the Fifteenth Air Force – flying out of bases around Foggia, Italy – …