Charles S. Sydnor
Duke University
Charles H. Taylor
Harvard University
Office of the Chief of Military History
Maj. Gen. Orlando Ward, Chief
| Chief Historian | Kent Roberts Greenfield |
| Chief, World War II Group | Col. Allison R. Hartman |
| Editor-in-Chief | Hugh Corbett |
| Chief, Pictorial Unit | Lt. Col. John C. Hatlem, USAF |
| Assistant, Pictorial Unit | Capt. Kenneth E. Hunter |
| Assistant, Pictorial Unit | Miss Margaret E. Tackley |
... to Those Who Served
Foreword
During World War II the photographers of the United States Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard created on film a pictorial record of immeasurable value. Thousands of their pictures are preserved in the photographic libraries of the armed services, little seen by the public.
In the volumes of UNITED STATES ARMY IN WORLD WAR II now being prepared by the Office of the Chief of Military History, Department of the Army, it is possible to include only a limited number of pictures. A subseries of pictorial volumes, of which this is one, has been planned to supplement the other volumes of the series. The photographs have been selected to show important terrain features, types of equipment and weapons, living and weather conditions, military operations, and various matters of human interest. These volumes will preserve and make accessible for future reference some of the best pictures of World War II. An appreciation not only of the terrain on which actions were fought, but of its influence on the capabilities and limitations of weapons, in the hands of both our troops and the enemy’s, can be gained through a careful study of the pictures herein presented. Appreciation of these factors is essential to a clear understanding of military history.