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The American experience of war 1939-1945

Collection: DOCUMENTARY HERITAGE
Investigation of the Pearl Harbor attack : report of the Joint Committee on the Investigation of the Pearl Harbor attack, Congress of the United States, pursuant of S. Con. Res. 27, 79th Congress, a concurrent resolution to investigate the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, and events and circumstances relating thereto

Collection: DOCUMENTARY HERITAGE
The victory era in color

Collection: DOCUMENTARY HERITAGE
Amerika

Description: British propaganda, addressed to German people. Claims the American workforce has transferred over 10 million workers into the defence industry and has a total of at least 54 million ready for work in the war effort. This is compared to the available workforce in Germany consisting of children, women, prisoners of war and casual workers. Selected text reads "Hitler kann den Krieg nicht mehr gewinnen, er kann ihn nur verlangenen" [Hitler can no longer win the war, he can only prolong it].

Collection: DOCUMENTARY HERITAGEDescription: British propaganda, addressed to German people. Claims the American workforce has transferred over 10 million workers into the defence industry and has a total of at least 54…
Yank

Collection: DOCUMENTARY HERITAGE
43rd Signal Company Veterans' Association

Description: Programme. Recto "43rd Signal Company Veteran's Association, U.S.A. Commemorative Service and Dedication. Monday, 24th April, 1989. Auckland Regional Botanic Gardens, Hill Road, Manurewa, N.Z.".

Collection: DOCUMENTARY HERITAGEDescription: Programme. Recto "43rd Signal Company Veteran's Association, U.S.A. Commemorative Service and Dedication. Monday, 24th April, 1989. Auckland Regional Botanic Gardens, Hill…
Americans all let's fight for victory

Description: Poster produced during the Second World War. Colour illustration of two arms, each holding a hat and wearing attire meant to resemble patriotic Americans, including Latin and/or Hispanic Americans. Text in Spanish and English reads "Americans all let's fight for victory".

Collection: DOCUMENTARY HERITAGEDescription: Poster produced during the Second World War. Colour illustration of two arms, each holding a hat and wearing attire meant to resemble patriotic Americans, including Latin…
But not in shame : the six months after Pearl Harbor

Collection: DOCUMENTARY HERITAGE
The war : an intimate history, 1941-1945

Collection: DOCUMENTARY HERITAGE
US army uniforms : Europe, 1944-1945

Collection: DOCUMENTARY HERITAGE
Atlas of the World Battle Fronts in semimonthly phases to August 15, 1945 : supplement to the Biennial report of the Chief of Staff of the United States Army, July 1 1943, to June 30, 1945, to the Secretary of War

Collection: DOCUMENTARY HERITAGE
German Luger Automatic Pistol

Description: Two loose leaves from a military magazine published during the Second World War. Features an article titled "Some Nazi shootin' irons", with three illustrations of the mechanisms of the German Luger automatic pistol.

Collection: DOCUMENTARY HERITAGEDescription: Two loose leaves from a military magazine published during the Second World War. Features an article titled "Some Nazi shootin' irons", with three illustrations of the…
Eagle against the sun : the American war with Japan

Collection: DOCUMENTARY HERITAGE
Luftpost

Description: British propaganda leaflet dropped by air to Germans. Recto: Headline reads (translated from German) "American Troops in Iceland". ... Dropped by the Royal Air Force. No. 8 9. Juli 1941. Prohibited wherever the truth is hidden".

Collection: DOCUMENTARY HERITAGEDescription: British propaganda leaflet dropped by air to Germans. Recto: Headline reads (translated from German) "American Troops in Iceland". ... Dropped by the Royal Air Force. No. 8 9.…
Okinawa

Collection: DOCUMENTARY HERITAGE
Glory and honor to the armies of the United States of America, liberators of Belgium, 1944-1945

Collection: DOCUMENTARY HERITAGE
Basic Field Manual

Description: Field manual with instructions for the use of the United States Carbine, Caliber .30 (M1 carbine rifle). Printed by the United States War Department during the Second World War.

Collection: DOCUMENTARY HERITAGEDescription: Field manual with instructions for the use of the United States Carbine, Caliber .30 (M1 carbine rifle). Printed by the United States War Department during the Second World…
This is the Army

Description: Recto: "The Army Air Forces presents Irving Berlin's All-Soldier Musical Show "This is the Army" with personal appearance of Irving Berlin. Auspices. United States Army. Special Service Div.".

Collection: DOCUMENTARY HERITAGEDescription: Recto: "The Army Air Forces presents Irving Berlin's All-Soldier Musical Show "This is the Army" with personal appearance of Irving Berlin. Auspices. United States Army.…
Victory

Collection: DOCUMENTARY HERITAGE
World War II in the Pacific

Collection: DOCUMENTARY HERITAGE
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The American experience of war 1939-1945

The victory era in color

Amerika

Yank

43rd Signal Company Veterans' Association

Americans all let's fight for victory

But not in shame : the six months after Pearl Harbor

The war : an intimate history, 1941-1945

US army uniforms : Europe, 1944-1945

Atlas of the World Battle Fronts in semimonthly phases to August 15, 1945 : supplement to the Biennial report of the Chief of Staff of the United States Army, July 1 1943, to June 30, 1945, to the Secretary of War

German Luger Automatic Pistol

Eagle against the sun : the American war with Japan

Luftpost

Okinawa

Glory and honor to the armies of the United States of America, liberators of Belgium, 1944-1945

Basic Field Manual

This is the Army

Victory

World War II in the Pacific

The gift of curiosity