Their work was, of course, interrupted by the Second World War in 1940, when the German army rapidly overran France and Belgium. The Commission managed to get 325 of their staff back to the UK ahead of the German advance, but another 212 did not make it out. The1940-41 annual reportsa...
In a statement to Parliament, Sir James Grigg, the British Secretary of State for War, praised the achievements of the British Army over the previous months but announced that it will be necessary for another call up, for military service, men from civilian life (including from those previously...
Publication of world war records : hearings before the Committee on Military Affairs, House of Representatives, Seventieth Congress, second session on H.J. Res. 359, February 28, 1929.John M. Morin
World War One (WWI) Selective Service System Draft Registration Records In 1917 and 1918 approximately 24 million men registered for the draft in the United States. These included men born from September 11, 1872 to September 12, 1900. The World War I Draft Registration Cards created at this ...
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"The following notes were made during my involuntary stay at Malta. On returning home I supplemented them from my records. The five years of my service in Turkey were years of struggle, not only against the World War enemies, but against those who never ceased in their efforts to minimize ...
A muddy trench in France during the Great War wasn’t the most auspicious place for Tom and Michael to reach an understanding of their own natures. A small, individual tragedy unfolds … But then Tom discovers a place beyond, where he and other men like him are blessed with all that life...
War began for the UK in September 1939, more than two years before the US formally entered the war in December 1941. Although entering the war later than the other combatants, the United States Navy (USN) ultimately had more carriers afloat during the war than the combined total for the ...