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World War II cryptography. Cryptography was used extensively during World War II because of the importance of radio communication and the ease of radio interception. The nations involved fielded a plethora of code and cipher systems, many of the latter using rotor machines. As a result, the theoretical and practical aspects of cryptanalysis, or ...
Mildred Helen McAfee Horton (12 May 1900 – 2 September 1994) was an American academic, educator, naval officer, and religious leader. She served during World War II as first director of the WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service) in the United States Navy .
The history of Canada during World War II begins with the German invasion of Poland on 1 September 1939. While the Canadian Armed Forces were eventually active in nearly every theatre of war, most combat was centred in Italy, [ 1] Northwestern Europe, [ 2] and the North Atlantic. In all, some 1.1 million Canadians served in the Canadian Army ...
Some historical information was also compiled in book form during the war, and some introductory volumes were released soon after the war. Canada's Battle In Normandy was released in 1946. Authored by Colonel Stacey, the book was a 159-page look at Canada's experiences in the Battle of Normandy from the perspective of the Canadian Army.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to World War II : World War II, or the Second World War was a global military conflict that was fought between September 1, 1939, and September 2, 1945. The war pitted two major military alliances against each other: the Allies of the United States, Soviet Union, United ...
B. Band of Brothers (book) The Battle of Waterloo Road. Berlin at War: Life and Death in Hitler's Capital, 1939–45. The Boys Who Challenged Hitler. By Moonlight.
Pages in category "World War II airfields in Canada". The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Newfoundland, Canada to Liverpool, UK: Sep 1942: Single convoy (RB.1) of small passenger ships RED: River Clyde via Gibraltar to the Far East: Sep 1939 to Oct 1939: Two convoys (RED.1 and RED.2) RJ: Recife to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: 1942 to 1944: Reverse JR RK: Rangoon, Burma to Arakan, Burma and Calcutta, India: May 1945 to Aug 1945: 48 ...