Recomended Military Books: Militaria

Soldiers in M41 Jacket and Other Uniforms, World War II.

Today in WW II: 9 Jul 1940 Battle of Calabria [Battle of Punta Stilo, the toe of Italy] fought between the Italian Royal Navy and the British/Australian Royal Navies, 30 miles [48km] east of Punta Stilo. More ?

9 Jul 1943 US-British invasion of Sicily begins [night of 9-10 Jul].
9 Jul 1944 British and Canadian forces capture Caen from the Germans, a critical post-D-Day objective in Normandy, France.
9 Jul 1944 US forces reach the northern end of Saipan, finding thousands of Japanese civilian men, women, and children who commit suicide by leaping off the cliffs rather than be captured.
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Militaria Bibliography

The pages of Olive-Drab.com that describe U.S. clothing and equipment from World War II have been developed with the guidance of the following list of publications. The two Historical Studies from the Quartermaster General are out of print but can sometimes be found as reprints or as originals from used booksellers or on eBay.

Clothing the Soldier of World War II, QMC Historical Studies, No. 16, by Erna Risch and Thomas A. Pitkin, Historical Section, Office of the Quartermaster General, September 1946
Quartermaster Equipment for Special Forces, QMC Historical Studies, No. 5, by Thomas A. Pitkin, Historical Section, Office of the Quartermaster General, February 1944
Survey of U.S. Army Uniforms, Weapons and Accoutrements, by David Cole. Classroom reference for the U.S. Army Museum System’s Basic Curatorial Methods Training Courses. November 2007 (PDF download, 7MB)
Government Issue: U.S. Army European Theater of Operations, Collector's Guide , by Henri-Paul Enjames, Histoire & Collections, February 1, 2004
Volume 2 of Government Issue: U.S. Army European Theater of Operations, Collector's Guide , by Henri-Paul Enjames, Histoire & Collections, November 2008
Doughboy to GI , by Ken Lewis, Motorbooks International, October 1, 1994
Grunt Gear: USMC Combat Infantry Equipment of World War II , by Alec S. Tulkoff, R. James Bender Publishing, July 1, 2003
U.S. Army Uniforms of World War II , by Shelby Stanton, Stackpole Books; Reprint edition, January 1, 1995

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