Homefront Kid's WW2 Events

(Click on the book title:) CHILD OF THE GREATEST GENERATION on the American Legion reading list and is available from Amazon and Barnes and Noble sites.

POSTERS OF THE WORLD WAR II ERA

I remember seeing the posters promoting citizen participation on the home front during WWII.

These posters encouraged the greater public to become involved in war production and growing victory gardens. They persuaded folks to collect and turn in old newspapers and metal, including nylon stockings for recycling.

There were posters to make citizens aware of the presence of enemy spies among the populace, and urged people not to openly discuss any knowledge they have of military or defense operations. Hence, the adage, loose lips sink ships.

Posters encouraged people to drive less and conserve gasoline so that more could be available for the military. Patriotism became the central theme of advertising throughout the war. Large-scale campaigns were launched to sell war bonds, promote efficiency in factories, and maintain civilian morale.

SEPTEMBER TIME-LINE EVENTS: To read more about an event, click on [ "MORE" ]

1938, Sept 30:

Policy of Appeasement in which France, Czechoslovakia, and Britain agree to Germany annexing of the Sudetenland. [ MORE ]

1939; Sept 1: Germany invades Poland [ MORE ]
   Sept 3; France and Britain declares war on Germany.
   Sept 5; United States declares neutrality.
1940;
          Sept. 27. British win Battle of Britain. Japan joins Rome-Berlin Axis against Allied powers. [MORE ]

1942 Sept 16:
Women's Air Force Service Pilots (WASPS) established. [ MORE ]
1943 Sept 8;

Italy surrenders but German forces continue to fight. Sept. 9 U.S. Fifth Army lands in Salerno. [ MORE ]

1944; Sept 3; Brussels liberated by Allied forces [ MORE ]

.1945; Sept 2; General MacArthur accepts formal unconditional surrender of Japan.

Songs of the era: To listen, just click on the [TUNE IN ]

Blues In The Night [ TUNE IN ] Besame Mucho [TUNE IN] I'll Never Smile Again [TUNE IN]

MOVIES OF THE 40'S Just click on [WATCH]:
   State Fair [WATCH]            Julia Ross [WATCH]


WWII Aircraft history: Whistling Death, The Corsair [CLICK HERE]
A COLLECTION OF 1944 RADIO AND NEWSREELS [CLICK HERE ]

WW2 AIRCRAFT NOSE ART : (See note below pertaining to "Pop ups and ads ) Enjoy the Big Band sound along with the visual. [ CLICK HERE TO VIEW ]

WHAT BOOKS PEOPLE WERE READING IN THE 1940'S. Just click on [BOOK TITLE ]

THE PEARL by John Steinbeck, ANIMAL FARM AND 1984 by George Orwell
FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS by Hemingway, GRAPES OF WRATH by Steinbeck

ON THE HOME FRONT
ARIZONA'S AREA 51, CAMP BOUSE An Army Desert Training Facility of the 1940's

SELECTED SITES OF INTEREST:

L C. Herst gallery of fine art [Click here]

The Smart Site for Kittens [Click here]

WWII memoir t-shirts [ Click here ]

U.S. and Southwest History [ Click here ] You need not sign up with Facebook to read the posts, just scroll the "sign-up" prompt and dismiss--then you can read the posts.

THE BOOK SHELF [PLEASE SCROLL DOWN FOR SUGGESTIVE READING ]

Sergeant Rex: The Unbreakable Bond between a Marine and a Dog

[ CLICK HERE FOR REX ]

JUDY: A Dog in a Million

Judy, a beautiful liver and white English pointer, and the only animal POW of WWII, truly was a dog in a million, cherished and adored by the British, Australian, American and other Allied servicemen who fought to survive alongside her.

[CLICK HER FOR JUDY ]

Americans in Paris: Life and Death Under Nazi Occupation

[ CLICK HERE FOR AMER. IN PARIS ]

"BLACK MAY"

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The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising

                                                         BATTLE OF THE CORAL SEA
                                                                 1942 Carrier Campaign