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The surviving collection of studies is now accessible to the public for the first time at The American Soldier in World War II. Browse and search over 65,000 pages of uncensored, open …
The Citizen-Soldier | American Soldier in WWII
This moniker of citizen-soldier, which quickly suffused American culture, was a shorthand reminder: in a democracy the benefits of citizenship and obligation of military service were …
Surveys - American Soldier in WWII
The American Soldier in World War II contains all the surveys the US Army collected from officers and enlisted personnel known to still exist: 90 of the original 200-plus. For some surveys, only …
Discipline & Military Justice | American Soldier in WWII
The citizen-soldier of World War II rarely felt the esprit de corps once used to motivate militaries from the Napoleonic armies to the World War I forces that clashed in Flanders. Enlisted …
Legacy | American Soldier in WWII
The first two centered on the surveys, reanalyzed by Stouffer and his team in offices at American University, and were published together in 1949 as The American Soldier. The third and fourth …
Read: The American Soldier | American Soldier in WWII
The four scholarly monographs published after the war on the Research Branch's survey data and methods are sometimes referred to by the official the title of the series, Studies in Social …
Ground Combat - American Soldier in WWII
As the surveys and associated comments show, the experiences of US soldiers fighting in ground combat in World War II displayed similarities associated with the universal nature of war and …
Race & Ethnicity | American Soldier in WWII
Portions of this essay have been adapted from Thomas A. Guglielmo, Divisions: A New History of Racism and Resistance in America's World War II Military (Oxford University Press, 2021). …
Learn: Lesson Plans | American Soldier in WWII
Understand that World War II was full of complex problems beyond just defeating the Axis Powers. Analyze primary sources related to the experiences of soldiers in World War II and …
Air Combat - American Soldier in WWII
These airmen occupied a unique place in the US military; generally afforded elite status, their lives differed sharply from those of the majority of combat troops. Airmen usually lived behind the …