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War Stories: The American People in World War II. An epic film documents the experiences of the citizen soldier and his community. In April 1943, twenty-year-old Corado Ciarlo from Waterbury, Connecticut, known as “Babe” to his family and friends, was bogged down on the beaches at Anzio with the Fifth Allied Army.
Explore the thoughts, opinions, and experiences of Americans who served. During World War II, the US Army administered more than 200 surveys to over half a million American troops to discover what they thought and how they felt about the conflict and their military service.
The War Experience: Soldiers, Officers, and Civilians. Before they could fight for independence, harsh winters during the Revolutionary War forced the Continental Army to fight for their very survival. Americans remember the famous battles of the American Revolution such as Bunker Hill, Saratoga, and Yorktown, in part, because they were Patriot ...
Read the stories of some American soldiers who spent the terrible winter of 1944-1945 on the front lines in Europe. Browse the faces of some who were at the Bulge.
Here are ten examples of what life was like for the combat infantryman of the Second World War. USS West Point, shown here bringing American troops home in 1945 following the Victory in Europe. US Navy Getting there
Nov 9, 2018 · Countless families were forged during and after the war: young men and women, who may not have ever met otherwise, brought together under circumstances tied to their service.
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M ore than 2.5 million American men served in Vietnam during the war. Some of these men were career military officers. But many others were poor or working-class teenagers who enlisted or were drafted into the military right out of high school.
