Discussion of France. This section gives background information beginning before World War I, the war itself and the interwar period, and moves on to money and credit institutions in 1939, the Establishments de credit, Banques d' affaires,...
Discussion of France. This section covers transportation systems, including information on railroads, railways in the Paris area, motor transportation, internal waterways and canals, and civil aviation. Includes notes on communications, maps and...
Discussion of France. This section covers north central France, Brittany-Normandy, west central France, southwest France, northeast France, east and south central France, Mediterranean France, Corsica and includes a list of tables.
Report is an account of the participation of the American troops in the Buna Campaign. Historically, the campaign is important because it was the first victorious operation of American Army ground forces against the Japanese.
Discusses the actions of Operation Overlord in the south western zone. This operation was the invasion of western Europe by Allied forces. It began 6 June, 1944 and ended 25 August, 1944.
The main objective of this study is to establish an Eighth Air Force organization designed primarily for mobility and composed insofar as possible of standard units. Contains two proposal plans.
Campbell is a H.E. missile-craft, operated by remote radio control with the aid of television, and disguised when necessary for deceptive approach. The mission of Campbell is the sabotage of enemy targets inaccessible to other methods of attack.
Plan from the joint war plans committee for the seizure of the Ryukyus Islands. It is a revision of J.W.P.C.'s 116/2 plan, which takes into account new information on airfield capabilities and enemy intentions.
Discusses the problem of the American Army to be unable to secure maximum operational results from airborne-troop carrier forces due to the length of time now required to plan and launch an attack from the air. Recommends the initiation of a course...
Discusses a variety of topics of relevance to the Pacific Theater, including Japanese security consciousness, convoy anti-aircraft fire, radar manufacture, anti-tank squads and chemical land mines.
Presents the problem of dispersion of storage facilities in the zone of the interior and develop principles and policies which should govern future development of storage facilities in the zone of the interior. Also offers a brief survey of the ZI...
Examines civilian morale on the home front and of propaganda as a morale conditioning agent with a view toward recommending procedures, to prepare the civilian morale of the United States for war.
Examines factors influencing the size and composition of a modern Air Force for China, with a view to making specific recommendations thereon to the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Looks at Germany and Poland in order to determine the factors of national power in each, and, through analysis, estimate their power potential either collectively or individually.
Seeks to determine the best method of financing the defense program and its probable effects on the American economy. Considers the near-cost prohibitiveness of war to belligerents involved, instrumentality of government control over currencies and...
Examines the organization and methods used to control industrial production in World War II and recommends policies for use in future control programs. Deals with the slowness and expense of production during World War II, partially due to...
Embraces the composition of a fifth column within a democracy and potential democratic fifth columns in totalitarian countries. A fifth column is composed of people, either individual or collectively whose activities take place within a nation...
Survey covers present administrative areas and population, topography, meteorology, sociology and various logistical details such as agriculture/food products, animal and animal products, forestry, mining and industries. Also discusses...