World War II

Operation Paperclip

[Declassified Documents on Operation Paperclip Follow This Brief Introduction] At the twilight of World War II, as the embers of…

September 25, 2023

American Bombardment and the German Air Force, Circa 1945

Background This document is a study on the effects of the allied bombardment campaign on the German air force. It…

March 2, 2021

Cantonment Areas: Study of Urban Patterns, Dispersed Layouts and Disruptive Patterns – May 1942

Background The following document is titled: Cantonment Areas: Study Using Urban Pattern, Study of Dispersed Layout, Study of Disruptive Patterns.…

February 23, 2021

The Alsos Mission: World War II Program To Spy on Enemy Scientific Advances

Background The Alsos Mission was an organized effort by a team of British and United States military, scientific, and intelligence…

December 29, 2020

Report of the Coast Artillery Board on Project No. 1153, Heavy Antiaircraft Gun, March 9, 1939

Background This document had been classified since 1939, and has never seen the light of day. In fact, at the…

February 20, 2017

A Proposal to the War Department for a Radio Control System for Aircraft Type Bomb (Barrage), January 1940

Background Abstract: The proposal herein outlined sets forth the exact method for control of an aircraft bomb, classified as Barrage…

December 28, 2016

Pearl Harbor

Background Aircraft and midget submarines of the Imperial Japanese Navy began a surprise attack on the U.S. under the command…

September 6, 2016

Simple Sabotage Field Manual, 1944

Background Since World War II, US intelligence agencies have devised innovative ways to defeat their adversaries. In 1944, CIA’s precursor,…

April 7, 2016

Air Power for Patton’s Army

The 19th Tactical Air Command in the Second World War Presents a case study of one air-ground team's experience with…

March 4, 2015

Combat Units of WWII

The following documents relate to the combat units of World War II. Air Force Combat Units of World War II…

March 4, 2015