Our War Veterans And Some of Their World

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Actions

Military actions, campaigns, and operations.

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ActionnameCodenameDatedescriptionActiondateActiondescriptionUs LeaderCampaignWar ConflictRemarks
Invasion of NormandyOverlordJun 1944Allied invasion of Normandy Coast, FranceEisenhowerNormandy
Invasion of North AfricaTorchNov 1942U.S./British invasions of Morrocco and AlgeriaEisenhower
Invasion of OkinawaIcebergApr-Jun 1945U.S. Invasion of Ryukyu IslandsSpruanceRyukyus
Invasion of SalernoSep 1943Allied invasion of Italy at SalernoEisenhower
Invasion of SicilyHuskyJul 1943Allied invasion of SicilyEisenhower
Invasion of Southern FranceDragoonAug 1944
Invasion of ZamboangaVictor IVMar 1945
Lae occupationSep 1943Eastern New Guinea operations
Marivales-CorregidorFeb 1945
Massacre at Centralia MOSep 27 18641864-09-27 00:00:00.000
Massacre at Fort Pillow TNApr 12 18641864-04-12 00:00:00.000
Massacre at Lawrence KSAug 21 18631863-08-21 00:00:00.000
Massacre at Northen Missouri RR MOSep 27 18641864-09-27 00:00:00.000
Mindanao Island landingsApr 1945Consolidation of Southern Philippines
Mindoro LandingsDec 1944Luzon operations
Morotai landingsSep 1944Western New Guinea operations
Movement on Jonesborough GAAug 25-30 18641864-05-25 00:00:00.000
Movement, Army of James, to Cold Har VAMay 28-Jun 1 18641864-05-28 00:00:00.000
Movement, Transfer 11th and 12th, etc., VASep 26-Oct 2 18631863-09-26 00:00:00.000
Movement, Transfer 11th and 12th Corps to Department Cumberl…
Movement, Transfer 11th and 12th Corps to Department Cumberland
Mutiny at Bloomfield MOOct 22 18631863-10-22 00:00:00.000
Mutiny at Camp Hubbard LAAug 29-30 18631863-08-29 00:00:00.000
Mutiny at Fort Jackson LADec 9 18631863-12-09 00:00:00.000
Mutiny at Thibodeaux LAAug 29-30 18631863-08-29 00:00:00.000
NasagbuJan 1945Manilta Bay-Bicol operation
Naval Battle of CasablancaNov 8 19421942-11-08 00:00:00.000
Naval Battle of GuadalcanalNov 11-15 1942Naval surface battle between U.S. and JapaneseKinkaidGuadalcanal
New Georgia-Rendova-Vangunu occupJun-Jul 1943New Georgia Group operation
Noemfoor Island operationJul 1944Western New Guinea operation
Occup. and defense of Cape TorokinaNov-Dec 1943Treasury-Bougainville operation
Occup. of Kwajalein & Majuro AtollsJan-Feb 1944Marshall Islands operation
Occupation of Alexandria LAMar 16 18641864-03-16 00:00:00.000
Occupation of Alexandria LAApr 26-May 13 18641864-04-26 00:00:00.000
Occupation of Alexandria VAMay 24 18611861-05-24 00:00:00.000
Occupation of Arlington Heights VAMay 24 18611861-05-24 00:00:00.000
Occupation of Ashbyville ALMar 31 18651865-03-31 00:00:00.000
Occupation of Atlanta GASep 2 18641864-09-02 00:00:00.000
Occupation of Baltimore MDMay 13 18611861-05-13 00:00:00.000
Occupation of Beaufort SCDec 6 18611861-12-06 00:00:00.000
Occupation of Beckley WVDec 28 18611861-12-28 00:00:00.000
Occupation of Beverly WVJul 12 18611861-07-12 00:00:00.000
Occupation of Buckhannon WVJun 30 18611861-06-30 00:00:00.000
Occupation of Camden SCApr 17 18651865-04-17 00:00:00.000
Occupation of Canoe Station ALMar 27 18651865-03-27 00:00:00.000
Occupation of Charleston SCFeb 18 18651865-02-18 00:00:00.000
Occupation of Charlottesville VAMar 3 18651865-03-03 00:00:00.000
Occupation of Chattanooga TNSep 9 18631863-09-09 00:00:00.000
Occupation of Clarksville TNFeb 19-21 18621862-02-19 00:00:00.000
Occupation of Cumberland Gap TNJun 18 18621862-06-18 00:00:00.000
Occupation of Cumberland MDJun 11 18611861-06-11 00:00:00.000
Occupation of Decatur ALApr 13 18621862-04-13 00:00:00.000
Background and Sources Collection notes, historical context, and related resources

Battles and other Actions

I suppose most of the people who are interested in the military and its past are mainly interested in the “action”. They want to read about the battles. In that sense, this page of my site may be of the most interest to more people. I give some of the sources I’ve used, mostly the official ones, on that subject. Of course there are endless books and other publications about the history of the wars and the battles, many being available in almost any large book store or online.

Civil War

The Official Records of the War of the Rebellion, published by the U.S. Army in 128 volumes, are available on disc in a publication titled Civil War-CD-ROM. It is available through the used book market and online.

Of course there are countless books on this popular subject, including a number on many of the individual regiments, both Union and Confederate. An excellent example of the latter is the H.E. Howard series on each of the Virginia Regiments, and some separate battalions. Some are still available new, others most likely in the used book market.

World War I

The United States Army Center of Military History published a number of volumes about the Army’s role in World War I. The Center has made these volumes available on a set of three CD’s.

World War II

Army

The Army has published dozens of volumes that describe its ground forces actions during World War II. They are commonly called “The green books” because they are bound in green covers with a red band on their spine in which the particular theater covered by each volume is described. Many cover the various campaigns of the war, such as Cross Channel Attack (the invasion of Normandy), or The Last Offensive (the Army’s part in the invasion of Okinawa) while others describe the organization and accomplishments of the various technical services (quartermaster, ordnance, etc.). Many contain excellent foldout maps bound into them to help the reader follow exactly where things happened. (The Army makes wonderful maps!)

These books were not available in commercial book stores, having been distributed by the Government Printing Office (GPO). Most are probably available through the used book market, and some may still be available from the GPO book store system via the Internet.

Navy

Probably the most famous and widely used official history of World War II is Samuel Eliot Morison’s 15 volume History of the United States Naval Operations in World War II, published by Little Brown (formerly Atlantic Little Brown). Dr. Morison was already a famous historian before the war and was commissioned by the Navy specifically to write its history of the war, so it is considered “official” even though published commercially, unlike that of the Army, described above.

These volumes contain a wealth of narrative material describing the actions, as well as photographs and maps, and frequently “order of battle” lists of the ships and their commanders, as well as the organization to which each ship was assigned for that action.

Marine Corps

The Marine Corps also published a multi-volume history of their operations during World War II. I have the first three volumes, and there may be as many as six. These were “official” publications and as far as I know, were not distributed through commercial book stores. They should still be available through the used book market.

Air Force

The Air Force was established as a separate military service in 1947. During World War II it was called Army Air Forces, as part of the Army.

A comprehensive seven-volume series of books was published about the Army Air Forces’ role in the war titled The Army Air Forces in World War II, by James L. Cate and Wesley F. Cravens.

These volumes are probably available only through the used book market.

Korean War

As with World War II, each of the military services published official histories of their parts in the war. Probably the best and most readable was the five-volume set published by the Marine Corps. The most voluminous and factually detailed, as might be expected, was by the Army (several volumes). The Navy and Air Force published single volume histories.