The Empire State Building was considered a prime target.Within hours of the attack, young men started enlisting, the mayor's Office of Civilian Defense was said to have 950,000 volunteers, and there were more than 115,000 air raid wardens.The city didn't have a single air raid siren....
Traveling to England, Noor volunteered for the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force and trained as a radio operator. She immersed herself in wireless operations and Morse code – unaware that she was being monitored by a secret organization. The British...
The Japanese Sun Flag raised in the enemy ruined capital city, Banzai , Banzai , the great air raid. During WWII, the Japanese planned a potentially devastating air raid against New York City and Washington, DC. The classified Japanese program required a squadron of top secret submarines, the ...
The federal government sponsored public service announcements to promote participation in the drills and make sure people knew what to do. Among the more unusual of these promotions was the 1942 song by Tony Pastor and his Orchestra "Obey Your Air Raid Warden," which instructed listeners, "Don’...
others don’t seem too. At least one turret has the port for the spotlight on the roof. One tank has the siren mounted in the front plate with the odd single brush guard, the rest seem to have them mounted on the fenders. Two or three of the tanks appear to have...