The experiences of WW1, and especially WW2, taught the US that the oceans were not the insulation they once were against wars abroad. Twice the US had sent massive amounts of people and resources overseas, to fight in wars begun by the aggression of other nations already embroiled in confli...
As early as March of 1941 Roosevelt knew something had to be done to avoid a potential labor crisis that could cripple a country that was on the brink of war. The President established the National Defense Mediation Board to settle labor disputes that could affect the program of national defen...
WW2 US diplomatic passport Issued to the family of a Jewish consul in Shanghai.Very interesting document issued before the US entry into the war.United States State Department issued diplomatic passport which was then used, after obtaining the necessary diplomatic visas, to enter the Chinese sea-...
This environment would exist into the late 1930’s as the political situations in both Europe and Asia destabilized, and subsequently, the order was given to continue the development of the XP-38, XP-39, and XP-40 into new fighters for use with the Air Corps (Ethell 9).While these air...
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WW2 US Prototypes Wallace Leaping Tank United States of America (1942-1945) Walking Pillbox – None Built If someone tried to define the term ‘tank’ as a military vehicle, they generally would agree on the need for a turret, armor, and tracks. Whilst there are exceptions to each of ...
Vancourt Field was built between 1941-43 and operational by 1943. Vancourt was one of 7 satellite airfields that supported pilot training at Goodfellow Army Airfield. In 1945, Vancourt was declared surplus after WW2 but returned to active service in 1948. The field was equipped with over 5300...
spying on behalf of Japan. Japanese were concentrated near the Pacific coast, where the Japanese navy was considered a real threat. Germans had gotten scapegoated in the previous world war. There were measures taken against German & Italian Americans during WW2, but not on nearly the same ...
WW2 US Medium Tanks Tank Encyclopedia The Online Tank Museum Dark Mode Medium Tank M4A1 (76M1) United States of America (1941) Medium Tank – 1,000 Planned, 12 Built As early as summer 1941, it was outlined in the design of the Medium Tank T6 – the future M4 Sherman – that ...
Built on the core of previous games in the series – some of the best WW2 board games ever created – Battle of Britain has you direct your warplanes across the hex-grid board using tactical card plays, but every hit you take knocks vital cards out of your deck and hand, making each ...