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The Women's Army Corps: A Commemoration of World War II Service. Washington D.C.: Center for Military History United States Army. ISBN 0-16-038207-6. Bielakowski, Alexander (2012). African American Troops in World War II. London: Bloomsbury. ISBN 9781780965444. Bowman, Martin (1997). The USAAF Handbook 1939-1945. New York: Stackpole Books.
The Medical Department: Medical Service in the Mediterranean and Minor Theaters: Charles M. Wiltse: 1965 The Medical Department: Medical Service in the European Theater of Operations: Graham A. Cosmas and Albert E. Cowdrey: 1992 The Medical Department: Medical Service in the War against Japan: Mary Ellen Condon-Rall and Albert E. Cowdrey: 1998
The history of the United States Army began in 1775, as part of the United States Armed Forces. The Army's main responsibility has been in fighting land battles and military occupation. The Corps of Engineers also has a major role in controlling rivers inside the United States. The Continental Army was founded in response to a need for ...
The U.S. Army enlisted rank insignia that was used during World War II differs from the current system.The color scheme used for the insignia's chevron design was defined as golden olive drab chevrons on a dark blue-black wool background for wear on "winter" uniform dress coats and dress shirts or silvery-khaki chevrons on a dark blue-black cotton background for wear on the various types of ...
The Indian Army in World War II with over 2.5 million men was the largest volunteer army in history. From the times of the British Raj, recruitment in India has been voluntary. Using Martial Race theory, the British recruited heavily from selected communities for service in the colonial army. [74]
A soldier's 1944–45 Welcome Home Guide to Camp Patrick Henry, Virginia. The Adjusted Service Rating Score was the system that the United States Army used at the end of World War II in Europe to determine which soldiers were eligible to be repatriated to the United States for discharge from military service as part of Operation Magic Carpet.
The Army Map Service (AMS) was the military cartographic agency of the United States Department of Defense from 1941 to 1968, subordinated to the United States Army Corps of Engineers. On September 1, 1968, the AMS was redesignated the U.S. Army Topographic Command (USATC) and continued as an independent organization until January 1, 1972, when ...
All of the 172 countries listed here, especially those with the highest number of total soldiers such as the two Koreas and Vietnam, include a large number of paramilitaries, civilians and policemen in their reserve personnel. Some countries, such as Italy and Japan, have only volunteers in their armed forces. Other countries, such as Mauritius ...