America officially only enter World War 2 two years into the war on December 8, 1941, when all but one member of Congress passed the motion one day after theattack on Pearl Harborin Hawaii. Although America formally maintained neutrality up until that moment, the U.S. has long been involve...
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LAC also holds an extensive collection of textual records related to the events of June–August 1944. One of the most important collections is theWar Diariesof Canadian army units that participated in the campaign. Units overseas were required to keep a daily record, or “War Diary,” of thei...
War criminals Sergeant Jiro Shimoda and Captain Harochi Yonemura were executed in Shanghai, China. Shimoda had plundered and raped Chinese civilians during the occupation, including several murders committed at Jianying 85 miles northwest of Shanghai on the date of the surrender. Yonemura had ordered...
;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.DeWhitt, B. LNational Archives and Records Administration...
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Cozzens had the advantage of being brought into the Army Air Force’s headquarters by its commander, General Henry A. “Hap” Arnold, in the midst of World War Two. Although he spent his time of various publicity projects that never went anywhere, he had the chance to travel around the ...
The latter stands out as the superior of the two films, as it did critically at the time, garnering four Oscar nominations. It's a sorrowful, intimate story reminding us that regardless of which side they were fighting on, at the war's center, the soldiers were just human beings. —R...
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