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A Brief Parachute History
(Right) On February 4 1912, Franz Reichelt, will jump off the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, wearing this crazy...
Gen Lesley J. McNair’s Folly
While serving as an armor officer in the US Army during the cold war, I had access to considerable...
Patton’s Desert Training Center
This archive - Georges S. Patton's Desert Training Center - was written by Col John Kennedy, US Air Force...
The Italian Army WW-2
The Italian Army in World War Two
Woody Turnbow
Background and Preparations
A. The Italian armed forces were faced with a conflict...
Carol Klinger Woolbright
This is a request from a friend in Columbus Ga, Carol Klinger which is not only a friend but...
Will Love – Fort Douglas
This is a request of one friend on Linkedin, William Love, Military Specialist, Fort Douglas Military Museum.
William Love sent...
Château de Roumont
Dear Members of the European Center of Military History,
My name is Arthur Coppee, I'm a young fan of the...
Jedburgh (12-AG Support) 1944
Foreword
The Jedburghs were three-man teams parachuted into occupied France after D-Day to develop liaison with the Resistance. They were...
AGF Cbt Observations 319.1/48
319.1/48 (Foreign Obsrs) (S) GNGBI. (3-29-43)
SUBJECT: Observer Report.
E.S. Johnson, Col Infantry / Observator
TO : By Auth Commanding General, Army...
Para Raiders – USMC-WW-2
Lt Col Jon T. Hoffman, US Marine Corps Reserve. Official Study - War Department, Silk Chutes and Hard Fighting,...
Tokyo – Doolittle Raid
The Doolittle Raid of Apr 18, 1942, was the first air raid by the USA to strike the Japanese...
AAF Stations WW-2 – ETO
Army Air Force Stations
This article is a republication of the Guide to the Stations where US Army Air Forces...
Claire L. Chennault – Campaign Planner (CBI)
This archive examines Claire Lee Chennault as a military theorist and campaign planner. It inquires whether Chennault's evolution of...
Air Section to AAF (1913-1940)
At the peak of its strength in World War II, the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) had more...
AVG – Flying Tigers
You fly a P-40 with two hundred gallons of aviation fuel that last two and a half hours for...
AIR OPs – CBI – WW-2
Air Operations - China-Burma-India
Maj Edward M. Hudak, Command and General Staff College, May 31, 1949.
The problem! To determine the...
77-ID (2/306) Camp Downs – Leyte – (12/44)
Operations of the 2nd Battalion, 306th Infantry Regiment, 77th Infantry Division during the attack on Camp Downs, Leyte, Phillppine...
6-MD (Baker 29) Okinawa – April 1945
Operations of the Gun Platoon, Baker Co, 1/29th Regiment, 6th Marine Division, Okinawa, Ryukyus Islands, April 1, 1945 -...
6-ID (Charlie 63) Mt Mataba Luzon 1945
The Sixth Army (6-A) landed on the southeastern shores of Lingayen Gulf, Luzon Island, on Jan 9, 1945, against...
24-ID – Mindanao – April-August 1945
Operations of the 24th Infantry Division, invasion of Mindanao (with Emphasis on G-1 Activities), Philippine Islands, April 17 1945...
The Ledo (Stilwell) Road
On Dec 1, 1942, Gen Sir Archibald Wavell (UK), the supreme commander of the Far Eastern Theater, agreed with...
5332 (P) LRPG Central Burma – Jan 29 / Jul 15 1945
At the beginning of 1945, less than eight months remained before the final surrender of Japan. Those eight months,...
5307-Galahad – Burma – April-May 1944
Operations of the 5307th (Composite) Regiment (Provisional), Merrill’s Marauders, (Codenamed - Galahad), in Northern Burma during the period of...
124-CAV (2-Sq) Knight’s Hill Burma 1945
China - Burma - India
Operation of the 2nd Squadron, 124th Cavalry Regiment (Special) during the Battle of Knight's Hill...
124-CAV (Able) Nampakkha 1945
China-Burma-India
Operation of Troop A, 124th Cavalry Regiment, Mars Task Force, in the Battle of Nam-Pak-Kha, Jan 28, 1945, to...
5307 Galahad – CBI – Feb/ May 1944
In the thick of battle, the soldier is busy doing his job. He has the knowledge and confidence that...
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The Ledo (Stilwell) Road
On Dec 1, 1942, Gen Sir Archibald Wavell (UK), the supreme commander of the Far Eastern Theater, agreed with Gen Joseph Stilwell (US) to...
Tokyo – Doolittle Raid
The Doolittle Raid of Apr 18, 1942, was the first air raid by the USA to strike the Japanese home islands during WW-2. The...
The Civilian Bomb Disposing Earl
This is another book which was sent to me for review and I have to say that it was very interesting reading, especially when...
MP Platoon (2-ID) Wirtzfeld (BOB)
This beautiful book is intended to honor all veterans for their sacrifices on the battlefields of the European and Pacific theaters during World War...
99-IB (S) (US-Norwegian) BOB
99th Battalion : The Long Way Home
A Review by Erik Brun
99th Battalion by Gerd Nyquist, Aperture Press, LLC, 201 Washington Street, Suite 533 Reading,...
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