World War II Documents

This is an index to documents at several Internet archives and at the History Department server, for the use of faculty and students of the University of San Diego in class projects. These documents may be used for research and educational purposes, but may not be published or sold in any way. Please respect any original copyrights of these pictures. Source abbreviations refer to the following: FDRL=Franklin D. Roosevelt Library; GPO=Government Printing Office; ILN=Illustrated London News; LC=Library of Congress; NA=National Archives; SES=Steven E. Schoenherr collection. In 2001, the Byrd archive and Pearl Harbor Attack Hearings became sponsored by the Pearl Harbor History Associates.

1939
TITLE:
United States Naval Chronology, World War II
AUTHOR:
Naval History Division
PUBLISHED:
GPO, Washington, D.C., 1955
DESCRIPTION:
Naval Chronology - 1939
SOURCE:
chr39.txt at Byrd ftp archive
MIRROR:
chr39.txt at USD History server

1940
TITLE:
United States Naval Chronology, World War II
AUTHOR:
Naval History Division
PUBLISHED:
GPO, Washington, D.C., 1955
DESCRIPTION:
Naval Chronology - 1940
SOURCE:
chr40.txt at Byrd ftp archive
MIRROR:
chr40.txt at USD History server

1940/09/22
TITLE:
Japan vs. Vichy Indochina part 1
AUTHOR:
Stone, Bill
PUBLISHED:
text written by Bill Stone, posted to WWII-L Feb. 1, 1996, as "Vichy and Pearl Harbor"
DESCRIPTION:
I tie together ongoing threads about Vichy honor (or lack thereof; I make no judgment here) and Pearl Harbor (a conspiracy of high school Biology teachers?) with some trepidation for fear of provoking a barrage of email suffcient to overload servers from here to Vichy to Saigon to Tokyo to Honolulu and back again. With that warning out of the way, allow me to explain the connection between Vichy's diplomatic actions and the Day of Infamy.
SOURCE:
log9602a at WWII-L listserv archive
MIRROR:
Japan vs Vichy Indochina part 1 at USD History server

1940/09/22
TITLE:
Japan vs. Vichy Indochina part 2
AUTHOR:
Stone, Bill
PUBLISHED:
text written by Bill Stone, posted to WWII-L Feb. 21, 1996, as "Vichy Indo-China vs Japan"
DESCRIPTION:
Given such an overwhelmingly enthusiastic response (insert appropriately ironic emoticon here) to my recent post about Japan's diplomatic offensive against Vichy Indo-China in 1940 and 1941 and its bearing on Pearl Harbor, I decided to plunge ahead with a few words about the interesting (quizzical emoticon goes here) battle fought between Japan and Indo-China in September 1940.
SOURCE:
log9602b at WWII-L listserv archive
MIRROR:
Japan vs Vichy Indochina part 2 at USD History server

1940/09/22
TITLE:
Japan vs. Vichy Indochina part 3
AUTHOR:
Stone, Bill
PUBLISHED:
text written by Bill Stone, posted to WWII-L Feb. 28, 1996, as "Vichy Indo-China vs Siam"
DESCRIPTION:
"Vichy Indo-China vs Siam" concludes the series on those two in World War II which started with "Vichy and Pearl Harbor", "Vichy Indo-China vs Japan, 1940", and "Siam Goes to War". Unless, of course, someone is dying to hear about what happens in March 1945 when the Japanese decide they've had enough of the French and hand over "power" in Indo-China to the Emperor Bao Dai (heretofore mostly concerned with blessing the war elephants), which does not amuse Ho Chi Minh and his comrades in the mountains....
SOURCE:
log9602c at WWII-L listserv archive
MIRROR:
Japan vs Vichy Indochina part 3 at USD History server

1941
TITLE:
United States Naval Chronology, World War II
AUTHOR:
Naval History Division
PUBLISHED:
GPO, Washington, D.C., 1955
DESCRIPTION:
Naval Chronology - 1941
SOURCE:
chr41.txt at Byrd ftp archive
MIRROR:
chr41.txt at USD History server

1941/01/06
TITLE:
Four Freedoms speech
AUTHOR:
FDR
PUBLISHED:
-
DESCRIPTION:
Four Freedoms speech
SOURCE:
Four Freedoms speech at Wiretap gopher archive
MIRROR:
Four Freedoms speech text at USD History server

1941/07/25
TITLE:
Japan, 1931-1941, Vol. II
AUTHOR:
FDR
PUBLISHED:
GPO, Washington, D.C.
DESCRIPTION:
Excerpt from Radio Bulletin No. 176, Issued by the White House on July 25, 1941 [Observations Concerning Trade with Japan]. From Japan, 1931-1941, Vol. II, pp.
SOURCE:
Observations Concerning Trade with Japan at Byrd ftp archive
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1941/08/14
TITLE:
Atlantic Charter
AUTHOR:
FDR
PUBLISHED:
-
DESCRIPTION:
Atlantic Charter
SOURCE:
sov-ger_non-agression.txt at Byrd ftp archive
MIRROR:
soviet-ger non-aggression pact at USD History server

1941/08/14
TITLE:
Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact
AUTHOR:
-
PUBLISHED:
Documents from the Archives of the German Foreign Office (Washington D.C., 1948) p. 78
DESCRIPTION:
Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact
SOURCE:
atlantic_char.txt at Byrd ftp archive
MIRROR:
atlantic charter at USD History server

1941/11/26
TITLE:
U.S. note to Japan
AUTHOR:
State Dept.
PUBLISHED:
-
DESCRIPTION:
U.S. note to Japan
SOURCE:
U.S. note to Japan at Wiretap gopher archive
MIRROR:
U.S. note to Japan text at USD History server

1941/12/07
TITLE:
Pearl Harbor Attack
AUTHOR:
Army
PUBLISHED:
Army Pearl Harbor Board
DESCRIPTION:
Top Secret Report of Army Pearl Harbor Board [October 20, 1944]. From Pearl Harbor Attack, Part 39, pp. 221-30.
SOURCE:
Top Secret Report of Army Pearl Harbor Board at Byrd ftp archive
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1941/12/07
TITLE:
Pearl Harbor Attack
AUTHOR:
Army
PUBLISHED:
Army Pearl Harbor Board
DESCRIPTION:
Memorandum for the Secretary of War [from the Judge Advocate General, November 25, 1944]. From Pearl Harbor Attack, Part 39, pp. 231-69.
SOURCE:
Memorandum for the Secretary of War at Byrd ftp archive
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1941/12/07
TITLE:
United States Naval Chronology, World War II
AUTHOR:
Naval History Division
PUBLISHED:
GPO, Washington, D.C., 1955
DESCRIPTION:
United States Naval Chronology, World War II. Prepared in the Naval History Division, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Navy Department.
SOURCE:
Pearl Harbor/Misc index at Byrd ftp archive
MIRROR:
wwt0030 at USD History server

1941/12/08
TITLE:
Day of Infamy speech
AUTHOR:
FDR
PUBLISHED:
Wiretap gopher archive
DESCRIPTION:
Day of Infamy speech by FDR to Congress after Pearl Harbor attack
SOURCE:
Day of Infamy speech at Wiretap gopher archive
MIRROR:
day of infamy speech text at USD History server

1941/12/08
TITLE:
Declaration of War against Japan
AUTHOR:
FDR
PUBLISHED:
Wiretap gopher archive
DESCRIPTION:
Declaration of War against Japan
SOURCE:
Declaration of War against Japan at Wiretap gopher archive
MIRROR:
Declaration of War against Japan text at USD History server

1941/12/11
TITLE:
Declaration of War against Germany
AUTHOR:
FDR
PUBLISHED:
Wiretap gopher archive
DESCRIPTION:
Declaration of War against Germany
SOURCE:
Declaration of War against Germanyat Wiretap gopher archive
MIRROR:
Declaration of War against Germany text at USD History server

1942
TITLE:
United States Naval Chronology, World War II
AUTHOR:
Naval History Division
PUBLISHED:
GPO, Washington, D.C., 1955
DESCRIPTION:
Naval Chronology - 1942
SOURCE:
chr42.txt at Byrd ftp archive
MIRROR:
chr42.txt at USD History server

1942/08/07
TITLE:
Pacific Counterblow, the 11th Bombardment Group and the 67th Fighter Squadron in the Battle for Guadalcanal
AUTHOR:
Office of Assistant Chief of Air Staff
PUBLISHED:
Office of Assistant Chief of Air Staff, Intelligence, Headquarters, US Army Air Forces (USAAF)
DESCRIPTION:
Guadalcanal and Tulagi Islands were invaded by the 1st Marine Division, reinforced, on 7 Aug 42, the first U.S. offensive operation of World War II. For the first two months, the ground war was essentially a Marine show; the Army started landing troops in Oct 42. The air war was entirely different. From the beginning, the air war was fought by Army, Navy and Marine aircrews flying from Henderson Field. During the war, the Office of Assistant Chief of Air Staff, Intelligence, Headquarters, US Army Air Forces (USAAF) published a 50+ page pamphlet entitled PACIFIC COUNTERBLOW.... Although intended to relate the story of these two USAAF units, this pamphlet also tells of the miserable and hazardous conditions faced by all on Guadalcanal.
SOURCE:
log9603a at WWII-L listserv archive
MIRROR:
Guadalcanal Air War at USD History server

1943
TITLE:
United States Naval Chronology, World War II
AUTHOR:
Naval History Division
PUBLISHED:
GPO, Washington, D.C., 1955
DESCRIPTION:
Naval Chronology - 1943
SOURCE:
chr43.txt at Byrd ftp archive
MIRROR:
chr43.txt at USD History server

1944
TITLE:
United States Naval Chronology, World War II
AUTHOR:
Naval History Division
PUBLISHED:
GPO, Washington, D.C., 1955
DESCRIPTION:
Naval Chronology - 1944
SOURCE:
chr44.txt at Byrd ftp archive
MIRROR:
chr44.txt at USD History server

1944/12
TITLE:
UNITED STATES ARMY IN WORLD WAR II; The European Theater of Operations;THE ARDENNES: BATTLE OF THE BULGE
AUTHOR:
Cole, Hugh M.
PUBLISHED:
Office of the Chief of Military History, Department of the Army; GPO, Washington, D.C.
DESCRIPTION:
Green Book chapter 01 - Battle of the Bulge
SOURCE:
Green Book chapter 01 at Byrd ftp archive
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1944/12
TITLE:
UNITED STATES ARMY IN WORLD WAR II; The European Theater of Operations;THE ARDENNES: BATTLE OF THE BULGE
AUTHOR:
Cole, Hugh M.
PUBLISHED:
Office of the Chief of Military History, Department of the Army; GPO, Washington, D.C.
DESCRIPTION:
Green Book chapter 02 - Battle of the Bulge
SOURCE:
Green Book chapter 02 at Byrd ftp archive
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1944/12
TITLE:
UNITED STATES ARMY IN WORLD WAR II; The European Theater of Operations;THE ARDENNES: BATTLE OF THE BULGE
AUTHOR:
Cole, Hugh M.
PUBLISHED:
Office of the Chief of Military History, Department of the Army; GPO, Washington, D.C.
DESCRIPTION:
Green Book chapter 03 - Battle of the Bulge
SOURCE:
Green Book chapter 03 at Byrd ftp archive
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1944/12
TITLE:
UNITED STATES ARMY IN WORLD WAR II; The European Theater of Operations;THE ARDENNES: BATTLE OF THE BULGE
AUTHOR:
Cole, Hugh M.
PUBLISHED:
Office of the Chief of Military History, Department of the Army; GPO, Washington, D.C.
DESCRIPTION:
Green Book chapter 04 - Battle of the Bulge
SOURCE:
Green Book chapter 04 at Byrd ftp archive
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1944/12
TITLE:
UNITED STATES ARMY IN WORLD WAR II; The European Theater of Operations;THE ARDENNES: BATTLE OF THE BULGE
AUTHOR:
Cole, Hugh M.
PUBLISHED:
Office of the Chief of Military History, Department of the Army; GPO, Washington, D.C.
DESCRIPTION:
Green Book chapter 05 - Battle of the Bulge
SOURCE:
Green Book chapter 05 at Byrd ftp archive
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1944/12
TITLE:
UNITED STATES ARMY IN WORLD WAR II; The European Theater of Operations;THE ARDENNES: BATTLE OF THE BULGE
AUTHOR:
Cole, Hugh M.
PUBLISHED:
Office of the Chief of Military History, Department of the Army; GPO, Washington, D.C.
DESCRIPTION:
Green Book chapter 06 - Battle of the Bulge
SOURCE:
Green Book chapter 06 at Byrd ftp archive
MIRROR:
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1944/12
TITLE:
UNITED STATES ARMY IN WORLD WAR II; The European Theater of Operations;THE ARDENNES: BATTLE OF THE BULGE
AUTHOR:
Cole, Hugh M.
PUBLISHED:
Office of the Chief of Military History, Department of the Army; GPO, Washington, D.C.
DESCRIPTION:
Green Book chapter 07 - Battle of the Bulge
SOURCE:
Green Book chapter 07 at Byrd ftp archive
MIRROR:
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1944/12
TITLE:
UNITED STATES ARMY IN WORLD WAR II; The European Theater of Operations;THE ARDENNES: BATTLE OF THE BULGE
AUTHOR:
Cole, Hugh M.
PUBLISHED:
Office of the Chief of Military History, Department of the Army; GPO, Washington, D.C.
DESCRIPTION:
Green Book chapter 08 - Battle of the Bulge
SOURCE:
Green Book chapter 08 at Byrd ftp archive
MIRROR:
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1944/12
TITLE:
UNITED STATES ARMY IN WORLD WAR II; The European Theater of Operations;THE ARDENNES: BATTLE OF THE BULGE
AUTHOR:
Cole, Hugh M.
PUBLISHED:
Office of the Chief of Military History, Department of the Army; GPO, Washington, D.C.
DESCRIPTION:
Green Book chapter 09 - Battle of the Bulge
SOURCE:
Green Book chapter 09 at Byrd ftp archive
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1944/12
TITLE:
UNITED STATES ARMY IN WORLD WAR II; The European Theater of Operations;THE ARDENNES: BATTLE OF THE BULGE
AUTHOR:
Cole, Hugh M.
PUBLISHED:
Office of the Chief of Military History, Department of the Army; GPO, Washington, D.C.
DESCRIPTION:
Green Book chapter 10 - Battle of the Bulge
SOURCE:
Green Book chapter 10 at Byrd ftp archive
MIRROR:
Green Book chapter 10 at USD cdr2

1944/12
TITLE:
UNITED STATES ARMY IN WORLD WAR II; The European Theater of Operations;THE ARDENNES: BATTLE OF THE BULGE
AUTHOR:
Cole, Hugh M.
PUBLISHED:
Office of the Chief of Military History, Department of the Army; GPO, Washington, D.C.
DESCRIPTION:
Green Book chapter 11 - Battle of the Bulge
SOURCE:
Green Book chapter 11 at Byrd ftp archive
MIRROR:
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1944/12
TITLE:
UNITED STATES ARMY IN WORLD WAR II; The European Theater of Operations;THE ARDENNES: BATTLE OF THE BULGE
AUTHOR:
Cole, Hugh M.
PUBLISHED:
Office of the Chief of Military History, Department of the Army; GPO, Washington, D.C.
DESCRIPTION:
Green Book chapter 12 - Battle of the Bulge
SOURCE:
Green Book chapter 12 at Byrd ftp archive
MIRROR:
Green Book chapter 12 at USD cdr2

1944/12
TITLE:
UNITED STATES ARMY IN WORLD WAR II; The European Theater of Operations;THE ARDENNES: BATTLE OF THE BULGE
AUTHOR:
Cole, Hugh M.
PUBLISHED:
Office of the Chief of Military History, Department of the Army; GPO, Washington, D.C.
DESCRIPTION:
Green Book chapter 13 - Battle of the Bulge
SOURCE:
Green Book chapter 13 at Byrd ftp archive
MIRROR:
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1944/12
TITLE:
UNITED STATES ARMY IN WORLD WAR II; The European Theater of Operations;THE ARDENNES: BATTLE OF THE BULGE
AUTHOR:
Cole, Hugh M.
PUBLISHED:
Office of the Chief of Military History, Department of the Army; GPO, Washington, D.C.
DESCRIPTION:
Green Book chapter 14 - Battle of the Bulge
SOURCE:
Green Book chapter 14 at Byrd ftp archive
MIRROR:
Green Book chapter 14 at USD cdr2

1944/12
TITLE:
UNITED STATES ARMY IN WORLD WAR II; The European Theater of Operations;THE ARDENNES: BATTLE OF THE BULGE
AUTHOR:
Cole, Hugh M.
PUBLISHED:
Office of the Chief of Military History, Department of the Army; GPO, Washington, D.C.
DESCRIPTION:
Green Book chapter 15 - Battle of the Bulge
SOURCE:
Green Book chapter 15 at Byrd ftp archive
MIRROR:
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1944/12
TITLE:
UNITED STATES ARMY IN WORLD WAR II; The European Theater of Operations;THE ARDENNES: BATTLE OF THE BULGE
AUTHOR:
Cole, Hugh M.
PUBLISHED:
Office of the Chief of Military History, Department of the Army; GPO, Washington, D.C.
DESCRIPTION:
Green Book chapter 16 - Battle of the Bulge
SOURCE:
Green Book chapter 16 at Byrd ftp archive
MIRROR:
Green Book chapter 16 at USD cdr2

1944/12
TITLE:
UNITED STATES ARMY IN WORLD WAR II; The European Theater of Operations;THE ARDENNES: BATTLE OF THE BULGE
AUTHOR:
Cole, Hugh M.
PUBLISHED:
Office of the Chief of Military History, Department of the Army; GPO, Washington, D.C.
DESCRIPTION:
Green Book chapter 17 - Battle of the Bulge
SOURCE:
Green Book chapter 17 at Byrd ftp archive
MIRROR:
Green Book chapter 17 at USD cdr2

1945
TITLE:
United States Naval Chronology, World War II
AUTHOR:
Naval History Division
PUBLISHED:
GPO, Washington, D.C., 1955
DESCRIPTION:
Naval Chronology - 1945
SOURCE:
chr45.txt at Byrd ftp archive
MIRROR:
chr45.txt at USD History server

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