Newsmap. For the Armed Forces. V-E Day + 11 weeks, 188th week of U.S. participation in the war

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Front: At bottom left: Halsey's ships rake Japan. At upper right: The Queen Mary brings home a boatload of Yanks. At lower right: Soldiers marching in formation behind a listing of "Divisions tenatively scheduled to return to United States during remainder of 1945. At lower center: Ft. Jackson, S.C. - training in jungle fighting before leaving for the Pacific. In center: Training posts for divisions returned and due to return for redeployment. Map showing Asia and northern Australia ; outline map of the U.S. showing locations of various military camps Includes 3 photographs. Back: The battle line. Text describes the … continued below

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2 maps on 1 sheet : col. ; sheet 89 x 120 cm. ; scales vary.

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[United States.] Army Service Forces. Army Information Branch. July 23, 1945.

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  • Main Title: Newsmap. For the Armed Forces. V-E Day + 11 weeks, 188th week of U.S. participation in the war
  • Added Title: Newsmap ; v. 4, no. 14
  • Series Title: Newsmap
  • Added Title: Newsmap. Monday, 23 July, 1945 : week of 10 July to 17 July, V-E Day + 11 weeks, 188th week of U. S. participation in the war
  • Added Title: The Battle Line

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Front:
At bottom left: Halsey's ships rake Japan. At upper right: The Queen Mary brings home a boatload of Yanks. At lower right: Soldiers marching in formation behind a listing of "Divisions tenatively scheduled to return to United States during remainder of 1945. At lower center: Ft. Jackson, S.C. - training in jungle fighting before leaving for the Pacific. In center: Training posts for divisions returned and due to return for redeployment.

Map showing Asia and northern Australia ; outline map of the U.S. showing locations of various military camps

Includes 3 photographs.

Back:
The battle line. Text describes the role of the Army Engineer.

Includes photographs: Road making materials ground out by an Engineer rock crusher -- Bulldozer carving a road out of a hillside -- Dependable water supplies for troops -- Engineers working in deep snow as they unreel and adjust barbed wire -- Engineer divers are decompressed -- Bridges are arrested so that tank-dozers may clear the path -- Storms only make the "snapper's" job tougher as he seeks out mine fields -- Engineer corps cranes operate in the surf.

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2 maps on 1 sheet : col. ; sheet 89 x 120 cm. ; scales vary.

Notes

Front: "Volume IV No. 14F"
"Prepared from public sources of information"
"U.S. Government Printing Office - 591000"

Back: "Volume IV No. 14B"

Listed in 1946 Monthly Catalog, p. 136

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  • OCLC: 47197404
  • Government Documents No.: W 109.207:4/14
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc863

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  • Publication Title: Newsmap
  • Volume: 4
  • Issue: 14

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World War Two Collection

These materials focus on World War II and the immediate postwar period of the late 1940s. In addition to materials created during the time period, materials may include modern studies and commemorative works about the era.

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World War Two Newsmaps

The Newsmaps were published by the U.S. War Department during World War II. They usually feature maps displaying the theaters of conflict, and often include narrative descriptions of war-related events. Some feature photographic essays or poster-like designs on themes such as enemy insignias, demobilization, and farm loans.

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  • July 23, 1945

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[United States.] Army Service Forces. Army Information Branch. Newsmap. For the Armed Forces. V-E Day + 11 weeks, 188th week of U.S. participation in the war, poster, July 23, 1945; New York, N.Y.. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc863/: accessed April 2, 2023), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.

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