AAF Historical Office, Headquarters, Army Air Forces; George, Robert H.
This document gives an in-depth overview of operations of the Ninth Air Force. It addresses the plan for invasion operations, preparing for the invasion of Europe, and an interdiction program.
United States Pacific Fleet and Pacific Ocean Areas
Looks at combat propaganda geared toward the goal of taking of prisoners. Discusses assault propaganda, propaganda directed to by-passed and isolated garrisons, themes and appeals to be used in propaganda, and the proper dissemination of propaganda.
Looks at how and why the Victory Plan was written. The Victory Plan was authored by General Albert C. Wedemeyer in the summer of 1941. Discusses a variety of issues: the planner, the requirements, strategic estimates, detailed planning and various...
United States Army Forces, Pacific, Office of the Commander-in-Chief
Psychological warfare against the Japanese homeland was conducted by the various United States and Allied commands which engaged the enemy forces in the Pacific and by other governmental agencies in the United States. This report looks at the...
Discusses the weather services. Gives a general overview and also looks into the Navy Weather Service, Army Weather Service and Civilian Weather Service. Also includes information regarding weather stations and their types and contains a section...
Gives a general overview of the climate of the region. Also looks into weather and operations (ground air and water), meteorological facilities and forecast techniques. Also includes a climatic summary featuring information on surface winds, upper...
Covers a variety of issues: The role and characteristics of mechanized cavalry, its organization and missions, command and staff, and plans and orders. Also discusses tactical functions: reconnaissance during offensive operations, intelligence,...
Covers the Russian soldier and Russian conduct of battle, peculiarities of Russian tactics, the Red Air Force and partisan warfare. The material was put together to satisfy interest based on Russia's rapid developments in the arena of world...
Report of the Commanding General, Sphinx Detachment. This report constitutes a detailed analysis of the results obtained during the joint air-ground tests at Camp Hood, Texas. This area was selected due to similarity of the geological formation to...
Reconnaissance is a traditional cavalry role. Pamphlet focuses on the mission of mechanized cavalry to provide higher commanders with accurate, complete and timely information. This pamphlet is first in a series of accounts of the work of cavalry...
Headquarters, European Theater of Operations, History Section. ; Marshall, S. L. A. (Samuel Lyman Atwood), 1900-1977.
The Battalion operation hereinafter reported was part of the airborne Operation MARKET whereby it was intended to create an airborne-protected corridor from the Belgium-Holland border to Arnhem, through which the column of the XXX Corps, 2nd...
Provides information on commercial loading, combat loading, observation while on transport, and information on supplies and equipment for use on transport and use after debarking and additional notes on supply in morocco. Discusses morale...
Discusses the observers' experience traveling from the US via the U.S.S. Elizabeth C. Stanton to Oran, Algeria. They visited and commented upon the replacement center at Canestel, then to Setif, Algeria and Guelma, Algeria, Teboursouk, Tunisia. ...
Company D 753rd Tank Battalion narrative for January 1945. Also a report from the 755th tank battalion on "Operation Impact" its beginnings, problems, and incidents. 755th Tank Battalion actions from 11 April 1945 to 2 May 1945. Report on...
Study represents an agenda for future study with a brief report on psychological warfare operations sufficient to explain the agenda. Covers doctrine of psychological warfare organization at SHAEF and in field operations, operations, recruitment,...
On the evening of Thursday, 14 August 1944, a debriefing conference was held at the Glebe Mount House, Leicester. During the conference each commander present who had commanded a unit the size of a battalion or larger of the 82d Airborne Division...
Army Talks was a series of short works published for GIs in the European theater "to help them become better-informed men and women and therefore better soldiers." This issue contains Proclamation No. 1 from the Military Government of Germany. It...