The military WL motorcycles Harley-Davidson produced would be some of the finest workhorses of World War II. Most were supplied to the US military, with the designation of WLA - officially described as being for "reconnaissance, messenger services and police operations". In addition a large ...
War diaries of command and headquarters units are also important sources because they provide a wider perspective on the successes or failures of military operations. These war diaries included documents sourced from the units under their command. Examples that are currently digitized include theHeadquart...
Military historyArmed forces(United States)Military personnelMotionpictures;Contents: Preface; Introduction; Military Awards and Decorations in World WarII; Textual Records Relating to Awards and Decorations; Audiovisual Records Relating to Awards and Decorations; Appendixes; Bibliography; Index....
[The Winter War | TH] A comprehensive trade agreement was signed between Germany and the USSR in which Soviet raw materials and food would be exchanged for German machinery and military equipment. [AC] Arctic Ocean The 1,854-ton neutral Swedish merchant steamer Orania was carrying maize and ...
The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) is celebrating 100 years in 2024. Library and Archives Canada (LAC) holds records from the RCAF’s earliest days through to the 21stcentury. From its role in Canadian aviation to operations abroad, the RCAF has an important place in Canadian military histor...
World War 2 Facts –WW2 Medals: British Victoria Cross The highest military decoration of the British Empire and best known of its WW2 medals is the Victoria Cross; the first, presented by Queen Victoria in 1856, were cast from Russian cannon captured in the Crimean War. At of the end of...
Vol. 1: DESIGN FOR WAR As the Second World War begins, England finds itself unprepared for Germany's modern subma- rine fleet. The United States and Canada begin sending aid by naval convoys as the British Isles become isolated from the European mainland. THE PACIFIC BOILS OVER Japan ...
In order for World War Two to be an airpower war, it was first of all a construction war. Caterpillar crawler tractors were instrumental in the US military's construction war, and the United States' not-so-secret weapon of World War Two. ...
GOP senators propose blocking foreign adversaries from buying land near US military bases The bill would restrict the purchase of property by individuals acting on behalf of Russia, China, Iran or North Korea. |4 days ago Blue state AGs reject Trump's immigration crackdown: 'We will not be di...
A Soviet military dog training school in Moscow Oblast, 1931. Early in World War II, the Soviets invested in a novel, albeit inhumane weapon: trained dogs operating as suicide bombers. The Soviet dogs were trained to target German tanks. They were equipped with backpacks carrying several pounds...