The years between 1926 and 1941 saw the steady development of the 40th Infantry Division as the California National Guard. Devoted to the order and stability of the State, and to the defense of the Nation, thousands of its members gave themselves...
This is a report of the Leyte operation, World War II. Constituted on 22 January 1943, Headquarters Sixth Army was activated on 25 January 1943 at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. The Leyte Operation was the initial phase of the Allied thrust into the...
Anzio Beachhead, fourteenth in the series of studies of particular combat operations, is the story of how VI Corps of the American Fifth Army seized and held a strategic position far to the rear of the main fighting front, in the Italian campaign...
A series of four after action reports by the Ninth Infantry Division pertaining to operations in Southern Tunisia, Sicily, and France. Reports contain maps and overlays of the operations.
The 3rd Infantry Division reinforced with numerous armor, chemical, medical, and ordnance units, was to land in the vicinity of St. Tropez and Cavalaire, Southern France; clear the enemy from the high ground, move rapidly inland and prepare to...
Series of lectures in two volumes on infantry organization, weapons, field artillery, communications, security, infantry policies, armored forces, infantry school, manpower and various remarks from generals. Demonstration section contains series of...
Vol. II of II. Report of the Tenth Army mission in the Okinawa and Ryukyus campaign. Includes task force organization, planning, training, embarkation, movement, military operations summary, enemy tactics, operations results, G-1 through G-4...
Contains the directives pertaining to logistics, troops, transportation, field artillery procedures, camouflage doctrine, ammunition, air support, army defense plan, and various forms and reports required for the 10th Army operations during World...
Journal of G-2 Section of the 27th Infantry Division, regarding intelligence on the enemy operations and air and land defenses of Saipan and Tinian in the Northern Mariana Islands during World War II. Includes maps of the Saipan Tinian Area.
Commander Task Force 52, Commander Amphibious Group One
This is the report of the operations of Task Force 52 in the Iwo Jima campaign during February 1945; including chronology of operations, intelligence, fire support, air support, underwater demolition, minesweeping, battle damage, medical reports,...
The subject of this report is the participation by United States Army Forces in the Central Pacific Area, in the GALVANIC Operation against the Japanese held Gilbert Islands, in November, 1943. It shows the operational support by the USAFICPA and...
Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force, Office of Assistant Chief of Staff. G-2 Section
This is a weekly intelligence summary on European war operations, enemy dispositions, enemy capabilities, enemy supplies and transportation, economic notes and political notes, air activity, and sea operations.
The summary stated in the Task Organization section: "This force will capture, occupy and defend IWO JIMA, develop air bases on that island, reduce Japanese naval and air strength and production facilities in the Japanese homeland, and protect air...
Journal of Amphibious Group Two regarding the planning, assault, operations, naval gunfire, air support, aerology, communications, damages, and ships roster of the naval operations for the invasion of Iwo Jima during World War II. Includes...
United States. Marine Corps. 4th Division, V Amphibious Corps
These are reports from various sections of the V Amphibious Corps during the Iwo Jima operation. Includes reports from engineer, LVT, Corps TQM, medical, VACLF liaison, shore party commander, AA/Arty, ordnance, HQ Commandant, and public relations....
This report describes the 2nd Armored Division's limited objective attack from 16 to 28 November, 1944 in the Roer River offensive against a grimly defended segment of the Siegfried Line. Original does not have page 29 either, text appears...
These are the procedures for the preparation of units for overseas duty, including the process prior to the movement of the unit to the staging area, final inspection by the port authroities, and the filling of the last minute shortages.
"The purpose of this text is to provide small unit commanders with instructional material, at their own level, concerning the Russian front during World War II. A careful study of the examples in the text will provide many lessons in tactics,...