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World War II

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Published Material

United States Army in World War II Reader's Guide

A Brief History of the U.S. Army in World War II
50th Anniversary of World War II Pamphlet

The Army Nurse Corps
A Commemoration of World War II Service

Chief of Staff: Prewar Plans and Preparations

Civil Affairs: Soldiers Become Governors

Command Decisions

The Employment of Negro Troops

Mobilization
50th Anniversary of World War II Pamphlet

Minority Groups in World War II
(an extract from Selective Service and Victory: The 4th Report of the Director of Selective Service)

The Ordnance Department: On Beachhead and Battlefront

The Organization and Role of the Army Service Forces

Small Unit Actions

Strategic Planning for Coalition Warfare, 1941 -1942

Strategic Planning for Coalition Warfare, 1943 -1944

U.S. Army Special Operations in World War II

Washington Command Post: The Operations Division

The Women's Army Corps
50th Annivesary of WWII Pamphlet

The Women's Army Corps
The U.S. Army in World War II series

World War II: The Defensive Phase
(an extract from American Military History, Volume 2)

Grand Strategy and the Washington High Command
(an extract from American Military History, Volume 2)


Archival Material:

The 2d Cavalry Division in World War II

The 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion

Airborne Troops in Ground Operations

Army Ground Forces Study No. 28: History of the Tenth Light Division (Alpine)

Combat Chronicles of U.S. Army Divisions in World War II

Highlights of Mobilization, World War II, 1938-1942

Manhattan District WAC Detachment - The Role of Women in the Development of the Atomic Bomb

WAAC-WAC, 1942-1944

Troopships of WWII - [45mb pdf]