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A biography of U.S. photographer Elizabeth Lee Miller is presented. She was born in Poughkeepsie, New York, on April 23, 1907. She learned photography from her father and studied theater in Paris, France. She enrolled in Vassar College and worked as a fashion model before opening a photography studio. She was a photographer in Europe during World War II. She died in 1977.

The article profiles American ordained minister and World War II fighter pilot Dean Hess. Biographical information is included that covers his interest in aviation and his participation in the Disciples of Christ Church. It goes on to look at on his role in aerial operations in Nazi Germany.

Describes Franklin D. Roosevelt as president of the United States in 1940, before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, and characterizes the United States as an isolationist country. F.D.R's health problems; Nazi power and F.D.R's strategies in dealing with Congress; Change in American attitudes toward the war; United States' weak defense; Churchill's pressure on F.D.R. INSET: The president.;The buildup (of the military); No knee pants (Joe.

The article addresses false claims about Tuskegee Airmen, who were black pilots in the American military in combat during World War II. Claims include that Tuskegee Airmen led by General Benjamin O. Davis have never lost a bomber to enemy aircraft, an Tuskegee Airman Aced with five aerial victory credits, and Airmen were First American Pilots were first to shoot down German jets.

The author presents a profile of U.S. Army General Albert C. Wedemeyer. He describes Wedemeyer's military education in the U.S. and Germany, his impression on General George C. Marshall, and his assignment to develop an overall plan for U.S. participation in World War II.

The article explores the history of U.S. intelligence gathering and operations during World War II and the role of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS). Emphasis is given to topics such as the leadership of colonel William "Wild Bill" Donovan, assistance to Nazi resistance groups, the placement of agents behind enemy lines, and the OSS as a precursor to the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).

The article explores the military leadership and command of General Dwight D. Eisenhower as Supreme Allied Commander of forces against Germany in Europe during World War II. Topics discussed include his administrative abilities, his appreciation for the ability of mobility in battle, and the support of Allied leaders Franklin Roosevelt and Winston Churchill.

The article discusses how the United States cut military spending in the twentieth century after five major conflicts ended: World War I; World War II; the Korean War; the Vietnam War; and the end of the Cold War after the fall of the Soviet Union. The author argues that a lack of military preparedness for World War II was caused by failures in diplomacy and threat analysis, not by low-level military spending. Other topics include the 1940 military plan, coined Plan Dog, penned by chief of naval operations Henry Stark to U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt; post-World War II demobilization, reconstruction, and policy towards the Soviet Union; and the foreign polices of U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and U.S. President Richard M. Nixon.

The article discusses the U.S. airmen detained as prisoners of war (POWs) by the Soviet Union in Far East Russia during World War II. An overview of the Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin's role in the capture of U.S. POWs, including his fear of a Japanese attack on the Soviet Union, his desire to maintain neutrality with Japan and the U.S.'s diplomatic efforts to convince him to release the American POWs, is discussed. An overview of the U.S. POW fighter pilots' missions in the China-Burma-India (CBI) Theater of Operations, including their use of B-29 bombers to attack Japanese military and industrial targets, is provided.

The article discusses the role that the U.S. Army Air Force unit known as the Bamboo Fleet played in providing support to the U.S. forces besieged in Bataan, Philippines and Corregidor, Philippines during World War II. An overview of the U.S. Army Air Force's use of fighter planes to transport supplies and military personnel passengers, which was due to the lack of availability of conventional airlift aircraft, is provided. An overview of the pilots of the Bamboo Fleet, including Captain William "Jitter Bill" R. Bradford, is also provided.

Focuses on the lady brakemen of the Pennsylvania Railroad during the Second World War. Wartime patriotism of women; Compensation for women's work; Experiences of brakewomen; Union for railworkers; Uniform used by the women; Grievances of brakemen.

Covers the experience of the American forces who attempted to drive the Japanese from the Aleutian island of Kiska in Alaska on August 1943. Information about Robert Parker, a member of the 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment; Information about Corporal Leo `Oley' Kohlman, ammunition supplier for the team; Stories about the stay of the soldiers in the island; Objective of the platter mine discovered by the engineers.

The article discusses the history of the U.S. Navy's heavy cruiser vessels which utilized 8-inch/55-caliber guns during the 20th century, and it mentions the use of Baltimore-class heavy cruisers during World War II, as well as the construction of America's last 8-inch-gun cruisers which bear the names Des Moines, Newport News, and Salem. The motion pictures "John Paul Jones" and "The Battle of the River Plate" are examined, along with the Mark 71 major caliber lightweight gun system.

The article discusses several U.S. teenagers who fabricated their ages in order to enlist in the U.S. Navy during World War II including U.S. Navy enlistees Calvin Graham, B.L. Pettit, and Richard Johnson. According to the article, service in the U.S. Navy in era prior to and during World War II was seen as an accomplishment due to the economic hardships facing the U.S. during the Great Depression.

The article discusses 20th century North Carolina inventor David Marshall Williams. It discusses his imprisonment for killing a law enforcement agent and his development of a prototype for the short-stroke piston utilized on semiautomatic carbine rifles. The article states that the idea directly led to the production of the rifle known as the M1 carbine by the organization the Winchester Repeating Arms Company that was used in World War II.

The article discusses the history of U.S. armed forces military airplanes known as grasshoppers during the mid-20th century. According to the article, the light observation/liaison aircraft were flown by the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Marine Corps beginning in World War II. The article states that the most common model flown was the Convair OY-1, and that they were mainly piloted by the U.S. Marine Corps in the Pacific Theater during World War II.