US Army World War II Pocket Guides 1941-1944
English | PDF | 20 books | 152 MB
English | PDF | 20 books | 152 MB
Original war time U.S. War and Navy Departments first editions. Pocket Guide books for 18 countries. These guidebooks were prepared by the U.S. War and Navy Departments to educate American soldiers stationed overseas during the conflict. It includes points on culture, language (including slang), local history, and the military justification for American presence in the area; in this sense these pocket books are a unique distillation of American wartime policy, composed by the highest decision-makers in government for the soldiers actually setting foot on foreign soil. These guides provide a concise yet rich example of wartime indoctrination and the resulting cultural associations and relationships formed within the average American by the war.
1. Pocket guide Egypt 1943 - 6.3 Mb
2. Pocket guide France 1944 - 17.7 Mb
3. Pocket guide Netherlands 1944 - 5.4 Mb
4. Pocket guide Netherlands and East Indies 1943 - 18.2 Mb
5. Pocket guide New Zealand 1943 - 4.5 Mb
6. Pocket guide Northern Ireland 1942 - 5.7 Mb
7. Pocket guide Norway 1944 - 7.2 Mb
8. Pocket guide Paris & Northern France 1944 - 7.3 Mb
9. Pocket guide Southern France 1944 - 8.2Mo
10. Pocket guide Syria 1943 - 6 Mb
11. Pocket Guide to Australia 1943 - 16.1 Mb
12. Pocket guide to China 1941 - 5.7 Mb
13. Pocket guide to Germany 1944 - 6.2 Mb
14. Pocket guide to Hawaii 1944 - 6.2 Mb
15. Pocket Guide To Iran 1943 - 5.2 Mb
16. Pocket Guide To Italian Cities 1944 - 7.5Mo
17. Pocket guide to New Caledonia 1943 - 7 Mb
18. Pocket guide to North Africa 1943 - 5.3 Mb
19. Pocket guide to the cities of Belgium and Luxembourg 1944 - 4.4 Mb
20. Pocket guide West Africa 1943 - 5.2 Mb