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 List of World War II veterans - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The last American World War II veteran on active duty was Captain Earl R. Fox, USCG, who retired in 1999
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_notable_World_War_II_veterans   (607 words)

  
 Polish contribution to World War II - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The European theater of World War II opened with the invasion of Poland by German armed forces in the 1939 Invasion of Poland.
The Invasion of Poland was the World War II invasion of Poland by military forces of Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union and by a small German-allied Slovak contingent.
A few weeks before the outbreak of World War II, on July 25, 1939, near Pyry in the Kabaty Woods just south of Warsaw, Poland disclosed her achievements to France and the United Kingdom, which had, up to that time, failed in all their own efforts to crack the German military Enigma cipher.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Polish_contribution_to_World_War_II   (3371 words)

  
 President of the United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The President is sometimes referred to as "the leader of the free world," although the usage of this phrase has declined since the end of the Cold War.
The president must be a natural-born citizen of the United States (or a citizen of the United States at the time the U.S. Constitution was adopted), be at least 35 years old, and have been a resident of the United States for 14 years.
William J Clinton, born August 19, 1946, was the first person born after World War II to serve as President.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/President_of_the_United_States   (5266 words)

  
 Small Wars Journal
The enemy was Muslim; the war was waged unconventionally, with commandos, native troops, encrypted intelligence, and foreign bases under short-term alliances.
Western correspondents saw in the Liberian war a primeval, savage Africa-a 'heart of darkness.' They focused on sensational 'primitive' aspects of the conflict, such as the prevalence of traditional healers and soothsayers, and shocked the international community with tales of cannibalism, especially the eating of the body parts of defeated opponents, which was widespread.
Wounded in World War I and thereafter serving in a Gurkha regiment, Slim inherited the principal command in Burma in the wake of British defeats at Hongkong, Singapore, and Rangoon; and American ones at Pearl Harbor, Wake Island, and in the Philippines.
www.smallwarsjournal.com /reading_list.htm   (14052 words)

  
 World War II Collections
A pacifist, many of Baker's speeches before and during World War II deal with the impact of the war on higher education and students.
Collection includes briefs presented to the War Labor Board during World War II concerning Wisconsin corporations; reports and bulletins of the union; and registrations and minutes (1892-1912); and files concerning the Milwaukee Board of School Directors on which King served from 1951-1957.
Of particular interest are letters received during the World War II years from people stationed or teaching overseas, or working in hospitals on the homefront.
www.uwm.edu /Library/arch/ww2.htm   (4229 words)

  
 War and War-Era Movies: Media Resources Center UCB
It is a study of a prisoner of war camp and the disillusionment of captors and prisoners alike.
During World War I on the French front, a regiment of soldiers are set up for suicide missions and are generally manipulated in ways that show no regard for their lives.
Story of the controversial American general George Patton in World War II whose military brilliance was balanced by his inability to deal with the social and political aspects of war, causing him difficulties in his dealings with the War Department.
www.lib.berkeley.edu /MRC/Warfilm.html   (13850 words)

  
 World War II Links on the Internet   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
War in Russia 1941 and Battle for Moscow and Battle for Leningrad and Civil War in Russia 1918-20 from Dmitriy Yegorov (Jan. 11, 2001)
War Letters is a database of correspondence from World War I & II Wes Clark in Germany Wesley Harry Clark, served in France and Germany during World War II as a light mortar crewman with Troop C of the 33rd Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron of the 20th Armored Division
World War II Tributesstories of relatives in World War II, from Jeff Crosby
history.acusd.edu /gen/ww2_links.html   (5064 words)

  
 Librarians' Internet Index: http://lii.org/pub/subtopic/5523   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Airborne history buffs and military personnel recount the events of this era in Unit Histories and War Stories with photographs of insignia, uniforms, equipment, souvenirs, and studies of its most famous emblem, "the screaming eagle patch" of Hollywood fame, in Eagle Patch Corner.
Features World War II posters, scrapbooks from overseas and the home front, memories of some of the volunteers, and related articles.
World War II in the San Francisco Bay Area: A National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary
lii.org /pub/subtopic/5523   (1686 words)

  
 Wars and conflicts of the U.S. Navy
A list of notable dates in naval history, arranged by month and day.
This Library of Congress report lists instances in which the United States has used its armed forces abroad in situations of conflict or potential conflict or for other than normal peacetime purposes.
It replaces the 1993 list previously published on this website and is intended primarily to provide a rough sketch survey of past U.S. military ventures abroad.
www.history.navy.mil /wars/index.html   (1109 words)

  
 World War II Links   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
This server is a collection of information pertaining to the events that transpired in the years of 1933 to 1945, encompasing all of World War II.
WW2 War at Sea historical interest Has new pages, some of historical intrest to those intrested in the war at sea during WW2.
World War II Convoys: The Runs to Russia By CE1 Robert A. Germinsky
www-personal.umich.edu /~amnornes/WarLinks.html   (1039 words)

  
 UNT Department of History: World War I Web Resources
World War II timelines, pictures, sounds, essays, et al.
Collections of World War II propaganda posters available at the University of North Texas Libraries and on the Internet.
"This bibliography of World War II sources held by the Government Documents Department is arranged by the issuing agency.
www.hist.unt.edu /web_resources_mil/ww2a.htm   (2875 words)

  
 The Learning Place - Links   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
If you know of a Women’s History link you feel should be included in our list, please email the information and URL to us at nwhp@aol.com.
Meet the women who test-piloted aircraft during World War II - with a timeline of women in military history and in flight, access to a teacher’s guide.
List of significant repositories for American Jewish women’s history, with information on published guides, examples of collections of oral histories and private papers, location of records of national offices of Jewish women’s organizations; historical scholarship from 1970 to the present from journals, anthologies, and monographs.
www.nwhp.org /tlp/links/links.html   (3636 words)

  
 Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter: World War II Kansas Veterans Database Online
The Kansas State Historical Society (KSHS) is launching the Kansas World War II Veterans Database on Friday, August 12, 2005.
KSHS volunteers and staff input the data, which includes the name of the veteran, the county from which s/he served, branch of service, whether enlisted or inducted (drafted) and date, the service/serial number, order number if "registered," and occasionally additional deceased or discharge data.
The new World War II Kansas Veterans database is located at http://www.kshs.org/genealogists/military/wwiivetsindex.htm.
eogn.typepad.com /eastmans_online_genealogy/2005/08/world_war_ii_ka.html   (778 words)

  
 AEF Monuments, Memorials & Cemeteries
Why Private George Wood, 18th American Infantry is listed on a Welsh War Memorial.
Only surviving First World War Chapel in the United States currently under-going restoration.
Otherwise, unless the contributor is listed, the images were found at the web sites of the various communities and institutions noted.
www.worldwar1.com /dbc/monument.htm   (1233 words)

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