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.
TIME-LINE EVENTS: To read more about an event, click on [ "MORE" ]
June 14
German troops enter Paris [MORE ]
1941
June 22 German troops invade Soviet Russia [ MORE ON THE INVASION ]
June 6 In reprisal for the May 29 assassination of German Deputy Gestapo chief and "Protector" of Czechoslovakia, Reinhard Heydrich, German troops attempt to execute every male in the Czech village of Lidice (Bohemia), and they then set fire to the village [READ MORE ]
June 21 German field marshal Rommel’S troops capture Tobruk, in Libya. [MORE ON TUBRUK]
June 28, FBI captures German agents that landed by U-boat on Long Island [ MORE on capture]
1944
June 22 President Roosevelt signs the GI Bill of Rights [ MORE ]
1945--June 21: Pacific island of Okinawa is captured by the Allies [ MORE on Okinawa ]
SONGS OF THE TIME: 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] When I Grow Too Old To Dream [ CLICK HERE ]
You Belong To My Heart [ TUNE IN ] 1940's music collection [ LISTEN 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
RADIO BROADCASTS OF THE ERA: Just click on the year
1942 1943 1944 1945
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 on Facebook [ Click here ]
Home Front Kid's Store (Which may include additional stories)
Among the refugees were spies who managed to became employees of the U.S. Government in positions that gave them access to classified material. The information that these operatives provided Havana was, for a price, made available to foreign powers such as China, Russia, and Iran.
The least known but most infamous of Cuban spies was Anna Montes. She was not Cuban, but an American citizen of Puerto Rican heritage. She was born in Germany on a U.S. Army base where her father served as a doctor.
The story about the famous Comanche War Chief who successfully bridged the gap between the old ways of leading raiding parties to becoming a rancher and political figure to advance the modernization of his people. This publication is available at [ CLICK HERE ]
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TIME-LINE EVENTS: To read more about an event, click on [ "MORE" ]
JUNE
1940
June 10
Italy declares war on Britain and France. U.S. switches from neutrality to supporting
the Allies
June 28 Congress passes the Alien Registration Act (the
Smith Act) which requires aliens to register and be fingerprinted [ MORE ]
June 22 German troops invade Soviet Russia [ MORE ON THE INVASION ]
1942
June 6 In reprisal for the May 29 assassination of German Deputy Gestapo chief and "Protector" of Czechoslovakia, Reinhard Heydrich, German troops attempt to execute every male in the Czech village of Lidice (Bohemia), and they then set fire to the village [READ MORE ]
June 21 German field marshal Rommel’S troops capture Tobruk, in Libya. [MORE ON TUBRUK]
June 28, FBI captures German agents that landed by U-boat on Long Island [ MORE on capture]
1944
June 6 "D-Day": The Allied invasion of
Europe [MORE on D-DAY]
June 10
More than 600 people are massacred by German troops in the
French town of Oradour-sur-Glane. While the men are shot immediately, the women
and children are locked in a church the alter of which is set on fire; those
who try to escape the flames are shot. [ READ MORE ]
June
12 German V1 remote-controlled rockets begin to hit London [ MORE ON ROCKETS]
June 22 President Roosevelt signs the GI Bill of Rights [ MORE ]
1945--June 21: Pacific island of Okinawa is captured by the Allies [ MORE on Okinawa ]
SONGS OF THE TIME: 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] When I Grow Too Old To Dream [ CLICK HERE ]
You Belong To My Heart [ TUNE IN ] 1940's music collection [ LISTEN IN ]
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
RADIO BROADCASTS OF THE ERA: Just click on the year
1942 1943 1944 1945
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 on Facebook [ Click here ]
Home Front Kid's Store (Which may include additional stories)
QUEEN OF THE CUBAN SPIES
During the 1960's Cuba took advantage of America's open door policy by
allowing thousands of her people to migrate to the United States.
Among the refugees were spies who managed to became employees of the U.S. Government in positions that gave them access to classified material. The information that these operatives provided Havana was, for a price, made available to foreign powers such as China, Russia, and Iran.
The least known but most infamous of Cuban spies was Anna Montes. She was not Cuban, but an American citizen of Puerto Rican heritage. She was born in Germany on a U.S. Army base where her father served as a doctor.
Anna, a highly educated woman, was greatly displeased with America's policy
of manipulating the governments of Central and South America. After graduating
from college, she landed a Government job with the U.S. Justice Department, and
later transferred to the DIA, (Department of Military Intelligence).
She memorized classified documents and sent the information as coded
messages to Cuba. In 1987, information that Martinez provided Havana made its
way to the El Salvadorian government who in turn, used the information to
identify American agents involved in clandestine operations in that country.
The FBI became aware of Martinez's espionage activities in 1998, and began
to monitor and collect evidence against her. The agents were shocked to learn
that her spying activities went undetected for seventeen years.
In 2001, FBI agents placed her under arrest for spying. In exchange for details
that she provided about spying, she avoided a public trail and is now serving a
25-year sentence in prison for espionage.
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