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  The OSS Society http://osssociety.org/
The first organized effort to implement a centralized system of strategic intelligence, including a newsletter and event archive.
  Declarations of a State of War with Japan, Germany, and Italy http://avalon.law.yale.edu/subject_menus/decmenu.asp
Includes declarations of war, proclamations affecting enemy aliens, internment and radio speeches by President Franklin Roosevelt (The Avalon Project at Yale University Law School).
  World War II: The Homefront http://library.thinkquest.org/15511/
Simulation follows a typical American family through a school year during the war, covering day-to-day life and period culture, such as television, movies, and toys. Illustrated timeline charts events leading up to the war through the end of the conflict.
  Kodiak Alaska Military History http://www.kadiak.org
WWII and Cold War structures remaining on Kodiak Island explained.
  Navajo Code Talkers http://mprofaca.cro.net/navajo.html
An account of the Navajo volunteers employed by the United States Marine Corps in communications security roles in the Pacific Theater during World War Two.
  Behind Japanese Lines in Burma https://www.cia.gov/library/center-for-the-study-of-intelligence/csi-publications/csi-studies/studies/fall_winter_2001/article07.html
Retells the story of Detachment 101, which gathered intelligence, harassed the Japanese through guerrilla actions, identifyied targets for the Army Air Force to bomb, and rescued downed Allied airmen from April, 1942.
  The Information War in the Pacific, 1945 https://www.cia.gov/library/center-for-the-study-of-intelligence/csi-publications/csi-studies/studies/vol46no3/article07.html
Documents the activities of the US Office of War Information and the role it played in the surrender of the Japanese empire.
  A Brief History of the U.S. Army in World War II http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/brochures/brief/overview.htm
An overview of the war in Europe and the Pacific, including maps.
  World War II: The Defensive Phase http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/books/amh/AMH-20.htm
Offers Chapter 20 of a book from the Office of the Chief of Military History of the United States Army.
  Victory Gardening in WW II America http://www.victoryseeds.com/TheVictoryGarden/index.html
A multimedia presentation containing historical information about "Victory Gardening" efforts in support of the war.
  Shipyard Day Care Centers of World War II http://wwiishipyarddaycare.tripod.com/intro.htm
Research project into the Kaiser Company's provision of shipyard child care centers for working mothers during the Second World War.
  Greenland Censorship & WW2 APO's http://www.warcovers.dk/greenland/geen_main.htm
Study of US military censorship on Greenland 1941-45. Unit, base and naval censor used by patrol cutters and shore bases. Includes Allied and German Operations in the Arctic Region.
  Camp Ellis http://www.elaineandmike.com/CampEllis/CampEllis.html
Military training base and prisoner of war camp including the history and impact on Western Illinois.
  Tracing American Airborne's German Heritage http://www.vnutz.com/content/airborne_heritage
Examines the German roots of the United States' airborne units of World War Two.
  Target America Newspaper Archive http://www.targetamericaarchive.com/Home.aspx
Searchable archive of articles detailing attacks on U.S. soil.
  U.S. Combat Medals of WWII http://www.acepilots.com/medals/us_ww2_medals.html
Description of American medals awarded for valor in WW II. Includes pictures and sample citations.

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