The images in the Farm Security Administration-Office of War Information Collection are among the most famous documentary photographs ever produced. Created by a group of U.S. government photographers, the images show Americans in every part of the nation. In the early years, the project emphasized rural life and the negative impact of the Great Depression, farm mechanization, and the Dust Bowl.

The America's Leaders Speak: Recordings from World War I and the 1920 Election, 1918-1920, collection contains political speeches by American leaders during World War I and the presidential election of 1920.

This program chronicles the lives and clashes of military leader Admiral Leighton Smith and the well-known diplomat Richard Holbrooke. From Vietnam to the Balkans, each man has had to engage the issue of when, where, and how U.S. military force will be used. In the Balkans, they came into direct conflict over the role and responsibilities of the U.S. military in securing and maintaining the ...

Military history of the 15th Field Artillery Regiment(US) in World War One ...

Broadcast Schedule Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a private corporation funded by the American people. ...

Redstone Arsenal Historical Information, the Army's most innovative historical site ...

More than six million servicemen and women who traveled through Nebraska during World War II fondly remember the hospitality of the North Platte Canteen where every troop train was met by volunteers who prepared and served sandwiches, coffee, cookies, cakes and other homemade 'goodies' during stops there.

A brief synopsis of the American invasion of Grenada in 1983. A good resource for students and researchers. This page contains links to other sites on this conflict as well as to sites on numerous other wars and conflicts.

The goal is to tell the hardly documented history of German prisoners in World War 2. AUCH AUF DEUTSCH ...

So, you were looking for the true story about Navajo Code talkers Well, you just found it here at Mario's Cyberspace Station.

New, used & out-of-print books on Marine Corps history, also photographs, documents, ephemera & militaria for purchase. ...

Brief History of World War Two Advertising Campaigns Even before the United States officially entered what would become the bloodiest war of all time, it had already undertaken the largest, broadest, and most ambitious advertising campaign ever. Charged with the task of selling wartime government programs and war bonds to the American public, the War Advertising Council and the War Finance ...

The Avalon Project at Yale Law School Declarations of a State of War with Japan, Germany, and Italy Major Collections What's New Avalon Home pre 18th Century 18th Century 19th Century 20th Century 21st Century World War II Page SEARCH the Declarations of War: Title Page Letter of Transmittal Proceedings in the House of Representatives Joint Session of Congress, Dec. 8, 1941 Proceedings in the ...

Bangor, Pennsylvania and the Slate Belt had the distinction of publishing the Homefront , a quality monthly magazine that was sent to area veterans during World War II. This non-profit endeavor carried news, pictures, and letters from the folks at home to their men and women in the service also featuring messages of inspiration and the ever popular Fairest of the Month . Officially recognized as ...

Introduction World War II was the largest and most violent armed conflict in the history of mankind. However, the half century that now separates us from that conflict has exacted its toll on our collective knowledge. While World War II continues to absorb the interest of military scholars and historians, as well as its veterans, a generation of Americans has grown to maturity largely unaware of ...

Corps of Engineers U.S. Army Official War Artists Prisoners and Wounded Unknown Medium Harvey Dunn It was in July 1917 that the idea of official war artists to be sent to France was proposed by the Committee on Public Information, which had been recently organized to coordinate propaganda for the war effort. The U.S. Army Signal Corps took up the idea but at first its plans came to nothing. In ...

The President of the United States in the name of the Congress takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor To....

Study of US military censorship on Greenland 1941-45: Unit censor, Base censor & Naval censor used by Greenland Patrol Cutters and shore bases ...

Detailed information on the American Expeditionary Force Forestry Engineers in World War I ...

Listings, descriptions and photos of U.S. fighter aircraft and fighter 'aces' of WWI, WWII, Korea, Vietnam and today ...

Homefront: Redwood City A small town faces a big war; December 1941 to February 1942 By John Baker December 2000 Contents: Introduction; Prelude; A date that will live in infamy ; The Days After; Yuletide; Japanese in Redwood City (with photo); Adjusting to War; In Comparison; Conclusion. Notes; Bibliography; Contact information. When Japanese bombs fell on Pearl Harbor the morning of Dec. 7, ...

A bit of history: on board the USS Mallory 1918-1919 In 1997, shortly after my mother passed away, I discovered that my parents had been in possession of a photo album belonging to my father's parents, Virgil & Millie Brooks. Perusal of this photo album revealed that roughly the first half of the album were pictures Virgil had taken during his tour of duty on the USS Mallory in the late 19-teens.

Tell me when this page is updated Chapter 1: Shipyard Day Care Centers of World War II:The Kaiser Experiment During World War II, the Kaiser Company built shipyard child care centers for working mothers. This important but neglected landmark social experiment in American history affected the lives of working mothers and their children, particularly the shipyard workers in Richmond, California ...