World War II, 1939-1945

Records of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, 1942-1945
all sets are available on microfilm
 - The Pacific Theater
 - The European Theater
 - The Soviet Union
 - Strategic Issues
 - Meetings

Other Reports from Military Commanders
Wartime Conferences of the Combined Chiefs of Staff

Biennial reports of the Chief of Staff of the United States Army to the Secretary of War : 1 July 1939-30 June 1945

Report of the Commanding General of the Army Air Forces to the Secretary of War

The War reports of General of the Army George C. Marshall, Chief of Staff, General of the Army H. H. Arnold, Commanding General, Army Air Forces & Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King, Commander-in-Chief, United States Fleet and Chief of Naval operations

The Office of Strategic Services and other wartime intelligence agencies were responsible for gathering information about the internal actions of enemy nations, and their resulting reports and briefs provide valuable source material about what was happening in allied and enemy-occupied territories.

Office of Strategic Services (O.S.S.) Intelligence and Research Reports

OSS/London : Special Operations Branch and Secret Intelligence Branch war diaries

From Hitler's Doorstep: The Wartime Intelligence Reports of Allen Dulles, 1942-1945

Japan and its occupied territories during World War II

History of the Office of Censorship

The Strategic Bombing Survey was a series of over 100 studies conducted during and after the war by the United States military. While the reports were intended to show the effectiveness of allied air raids in both the European and Pacific Theaters, they also provide detailed accounts of industry and infrastructure in enemy territories during the conflict, making them useful for researchers interested in the non-military aspects of the war.

Online Summary Reports:
 - Pacific War Summary 
 - European War Summary

Print Reports in Strozier:
All reports begin with the call number "W1.71:" and are located in the Ground Floor Documents collection, Row 122.

To see titles in the catalog, conduct a basic search using "United States Bombing Survey" as an author.

World War 2 Situation Maps
Electronic collection of maps showing troop movements in Europe produced throughout the war.

Online Collections from the U.S. Army Center of Military History
Collects various reports produced durring and after the war, all authored by the U.S. Army.

These are the Generals
Although not created by the Department of War, this 1943 book offers biographies of the major commanders in the war.

The Occupation of Japan: U.S. Planning Documents: 1942-1945
A microfiche collection of materials which shed light on American plans for Japan during and after the war.

History of the Nonmilitary Activities of the Occupation of Japan
Microfilm collection of documents detailing American activity in Japan after the fighting was over.

How the Japanese Army Fights
1942 assessment of the Japanese armed forces, authored by several American commanders.

These files from the NAACP deal with African Americans in the military during the World War 2 era:

NAACP 1940-55. General office file. United States Navy, Vallejo, Calif. riots, 1942-43

NAACP 1940-55. General office file. United States Army Air Corps, 1940-1946

NAACP 1940-55. General office file. Veterans Administration, 1944-48

NAACP veterans affairs. Pension & disability claims, 1939-1950

NAACP 1940-55. General office file. United States Air Force, 1940-43, 1950-55