California was a major contributor to the World War II effort. After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the majority of manufacturing in California shifted to accommodate the war effort, causing the
US Army promotional pamphlet for Japanese-American
Shot-down fire balloon reinflated by the US at Moffett Airfield
African American sailors of an ordnance battalion preparing 5-inch shells for packing at the Port Chicago Naval Magazine in 1943
Soldiers arriving at Camp Freda railroad siding
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World War II, or the Second World War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all of the world's countries participated, with many engaging in total war o
California during World War II
…California was a major contributor to the World War II effort. After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the majority of manufacturing in California shifted to accommodate the war effort, causing the state…
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Matilda tanks on the move outside the perimeter of Tobruk, Libya, 18 November 1941. E6600
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Bundesarchiv Bild 183 R76619, Russland, Kesselschlacht Stalingrad