Originally published in 1944. From the foreword: "This report on the Air-Borne Invasion of Crete is believed to be of such importance to the Armed Forces of the United States that it is reproduced in its entirety and given a wide distribution. It amplfies Special Bulletin No. 35, subject: "The Battle of Crete,May 20 -June 1, 1941", issued October 15, 1941. Much of the material in this report was gained from persons who were on Crete at the time of the attack. Generally their names have been deleted.". Please note this a high quality, carefully cleaned up of an archive document and while many...

Issued by the Military Intelligence Division, United States War Department. From the introduction: "This work is substantially a translation of an enemy document which has been edited in the style and format of War Department publications and rearranged in order to present the material in a more logical order than in the original text. All of the illustrations, which were rough sketches in the original, have been redrawn, and have been improved as much as possible. The handbook was based on the experiences of the German Army during the first two winters of the war in Russia. Essentially it...

Originally published in 1943 by the Military Intelligence Division, United States War Department. The aim of this study is to provide a digest of German principles of modern fortifications and the available information concerning the various lines of permanent and field fortifications which Germany had constructed within and outside her frontiers. The paper details the German principles of fortifications (strategic, tactical, and excerpts from "the stabilized front") and German fortified systems (interior and coastal defenses and the West Wall). Please note these are copies of important...

Originally published in 1945 by the Military Intelligence Division, United States War Department. This document addresses the following topics regarding Japanese defense against amphibious operations: tactics and organization; beach obstacles, barricades, and mines; fortifications and airfields; Japanese coast defense guns; dual-purpose, antiaircraft, and machine guns; and detection and communication. Please note these are copies of important historical documents that have been extensively cleaned up by the publisher. While every effort has been made to make these books accessible they...

Originally published in 1945 by the Military Intelligence Division, United States War Department. Chapters include information on tactics (mortars, grenade-discharger tactics, and mortars in chemical warfare), organization of Japanese mortar units, and equipment (grenade dischargers, light mortars, and medium and heavy mortars). Please note these are copies of important historical documents that have been extensively cleaned up by the publisher. While every effort has been made to make these books accessible they sometimes reflect the nature of the age of the originals including the...

Originally published in 1944 by the Military Intelligence Division, United States War Department. This work is an edited translation of a German manual and is based on the experiences of the German forces on the Eastern Front and on lessons learned from the Finnish Army. Please note these are copies of important historical documents that have been extensively cleaned up by the publisher. While every effort has been made to make these books accessible they sometimes reflect the nature of the age of the originals including the typefaces, print quality and occassional marginalia. These are not...

Originally published in 1944 by the Military Intelligence Division. The American part in the Buna-Sanananda campaign, in which Australian and American troops defeated "the invincible Imperial Army" of Japan, is the subject of this pamphlet. This campaign took place simultaneously with the action on Guadalcanal.