Scenes shot from a plane of the strafing of a town and/or a farm in Germany (lots of green space). An airman holds a slate reading: "SFP 186 Johnson [cameraman] Strip Y-73 Group 362 Sqdn 7 Plane [?] Date 19 May [?] Pilot Hunter" Burning fire that seem to spell out "V-E" shot from the air. A group of smiling American servicemen pose for the camera, holding up the V for victory symbol. Two soldiers stand ...

"Prelude to War" reviews events leading to the war and contrasts American democracy with fascism. This is the first film of Frank Capra’s "Why We Fight" propaganda film series, commissioned by the Office of War Information (OWI) and George C. Marshall. "Prelude to War" was made to convince American troops of the necessity of combating the Axis Powers during World War II. The film was based on the idea ...

This book presents World War II and the American Occupation of Japan as experienced in Oita Prefecture through first-hand accounts of 40 Japanese men and women who lived through the war as students, midwives, nurses, teachers, journalists, soldiers, sailors, Kamikaze pilots, munitions factory workers, and housewives. Their stories of spirited support for the war, to loss of friends from American air ...

15 p. ; 22 cm

Omslagtitel: The American assault exercises at Slapton Sands, Devon, in 1944. 16 p. : ill. ; 30 cm

(LIB 6181) A soldier holds up a slate that reads: "30 April 45, Hitler's Room Landsberg Prison." The cameraman's name is Olin. Far view of the prison. A street sign reads "Hindenburg-Ring." Various exterior shots of the prison. Men hang flags (surrender?) out of two prison windows. Two guard watchtowers and downed fencing, presumably part of the prison complex. 01:39:09 Two uniformed American soldiers ...

Fotoboek. [51] bl. : Ill., krt. ; 26 x 36 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-314) and index. xiii, 320 pages ; 22 cm

A "re-creation of the social, political, and economic texture of those times." "Includes birth of civil rights movement, first massive infusion of federal aid in social welfare system, total restructuring of our educational system, liberation of women into the labor force and a basic redistribution of income." Includes bibliographical references (pages 481-496) and index. 512 pages ; 24 cm

Sign reads: "Nothing in hell can stop the Timber Wolf Division" at Gen. Terry Allen's headquarters at Torgau. He was the leader of the Timber Wolf Division. Shot of troops with American flag and red flag on a jeep and whole series of jeeps driving through town. It is a meeting of Russian and American officers. American two-star General Terry Allen walks up and salutes a Russian officer. They all turn ...

Americans who remember World War II reminisce about how it brought the country together. The less popular truth behind this warm nostalgia: until the attack on Pearl Harbor, the nation was deeply, dangerously divided. In Hitler's American Friends, Bradley W. Hart uncovers the homegrown groups who sought to protect and promote Hitler, leave Europeans (and especially European Jews) to fend for themselves, ...

"[This book] considers the various was that the American servicewoman has been represented throughout the 20th century and how those representations impact the roles she is permitted to inhabit. While women have a relatively short history in the American military, the last century shows an evolution of women's direct participation in war despite the need to overcome societal sex-role expectations. ...

Features approximately 200 previously unpublished letters and emails, personal correspondence of US and foreign troops and civilians who have experienced major conflicts firsthand, from the American Revolution to 9/11, Afghanistan and Iraq. Includes index. 501 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Bevelhebber der Strijdkrachten in het Oosten (BSO). Netherlands Forces Intelligence Service (NEFIS) > Koninklijke Marine > Hoofdkwartier > 'Despatch by the Supreme Commander of the American British Dutch Australian (ABDA)-Area to the Combined Chiefs of Staff on the operations in the South West Pacific, 1942 jan. 15 - febr. 25

Bevelhebber der Strijdkrachten in het Oosten (BSO). Netherlands Forces Intelligence Service (NEFIS) > Koninklijke Marine > Hoofdkwartier > Rapport 'American-Dutch-Britisch Conversations Report (A.D.B.)' van de bijeenkomst in Singapore van 21 tot 27 april 1941 en aanvullingen hierop door viceadmiraal C.E.L. Helfrich, 1941

Military parade, men in summer uniforms with pith helmets. Band marching, apparently American troops. There is color guard with five American flags and a reviewing stand. Egyptian buildings with turrets, a mosque. Stevens walks from Fortress toward camera. Roadside shot- Stevens in summer helmet with local boys. Seaside shots of town, beautiful ruins on seaside. Hillside caves. Stevens and officer ...

"During World War II, the United States helped vanquish the Axis powers by converting its enormous economic capacities into military might. Producing nearly two-thirds of all the munitions used by Allied forces, American industry became what President Franklin D. Roosevelt called 'the arsenal of democracy.' Crucial in this effort were business leaders. Some of these captains of industry went to Washington ...

This book provides a comprehensive study of America's infantry combat performance in Europe during World War II, showing that the Army succeeded by developing combat effective divisions that could not only fight and win battles but also sustain that effort over years of combat. While American industry admittedly enabled the United States to sustain its overseas armies, the effectiveness of those forces ...

"The late historian Marilyn B. Young, a preeminent voice on the history of U.S. military conflict, spent her career reassessing the nature of American global power, its influence on domestic culture and politics, and the consequences felt by those on the receiving end of U.S. military force. At the center of her inquiries was a seeming paradox: How can the United States stay continually at war, yet ...

"Terror Flyers examines the "lynch justice" (Lynchjustiz) committed against American airmen in Nazi Germany during World War II. Using engaging first-person accounts of downed pilots, as well as previously unused primary sources, Terror Flyers challenges the notion that such lynchings were exclusively the domain of Nazi party officials and soldiers. New evidence reveals ordinary German people executed ...

The Nazi concentration camps shocked the battle-hardened young men and women in the US military who encountered them in 1945. American soldiers and nurses shot these amateur films using handheld cameras. Eyewitness Films is now on display at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum as part of the special exhibition, American Witnesses. The video is a curated selection of private film footage from ...

Handbill, printed in New York City, with fraudulent quotes on the front and an antisemitic cartoon on the back. The cartoon shows two men with stereotypical Jewish features outfitting a Christian American man for combat, while the radio broadcasts Jewish pro-war messages. The Talmud quote is ripped from its original context and used to legitimize the antisemitic canard that Jews sought exemption from ...

In the last decade of the twentieth century, today's United States Air Force marks the fiftieth anniversary of its part in a national effort that opposed a coalition of enemies in a global war. American and allied air forces in the conflict for the first time achieved striking range and effectiveness making air power a force equal to that of traditional armies and navies. The Center for Air Force History ...

Includes bibliographical references (pages 222-224). 224 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm