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Newsmap. Monday, November 23, 1942 : week of November 13 to November 20
Date: 1942-11-23
Creator: [United States.] Army Orientation Course
Description: Front:
Text describes action on various war fronts: Mediterranean, Tunisia, Libya, Lake Chad, Italy, Solomons, New Guinea, Russia.
Large world map is keyed to text and illustrates time zones around the world. Inset maps: the Advance on Buna; North Africa. Photographs: New Guinea; Welcome to North Africa; Scene in Libya; North Africa: the march westward
Back: Life saver #2 : winning friends - helping people.
Text and photographs highlight the importance of training soldiers to
interact successfully with local cultures.
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Newsmap. Monday, November 29, 1943 : week of November 18 to November 25, 220th week of the war, 102nd week of U.S. participation
Date: 1943-11-29
Creator: [United States.] Army Orientation Course
Description: Text describes action on various war fronts: USSR; New Guinea; Gilbert and Marshall Islands; Bougainville; Air Offensive; Italy.
Maps: Berlin; Global map. Inset map: Areas under Jap Control.
Photograph: An American Army Signal Corps telephone lineman repairs a line in Capriatti.
Back : Surprise... a powerful weapon. Photographic sequence of a hatchet attack on a Nazi soldier illustrates text urging whole-hearted cooperation of all to guard military information.
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Newsmap. Monday, November 30, 1942 : week of November 20 to November 27
Date: 1942-11-30
Creator: [United States.] Army Orientation Course
Description: Text describes action on various war fronts: Russia, Tunisia, Libya, West Africa, Martinique, New Guinea, Solomons.
Front: large world map is keyed to text and illustrates time zones around the world. Inset maps: Offensive in New Guinea; Tunisia; North Africa; South Russia.
Photographs: Guadalcanal; Jeeps in Russia; Unloading in North Africa; U.S. patrol landed on one of the isolated islands of the Aleutian group.
Back: Aircraft insignia.
Aircraft insignia are subject to change constantly.
These are based on information available up to November 30, 1942.
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Newsmap. Monday, November 8, 1943 : week of October 28 to November 4, 217th week of the war, 99th week of U.S. participation
Date: 1943-11-08
Creator: [United States.] Army Orientation Course
Description: Text describes action on various war fronts: Russia, Italy, Air offensive, Southwest Pacific, Burma.
Large map illustrates globe view of the Atlantic Ocean from Greenland to Turkey. Inset maps: Bougainville : last stop in the Solomons, The Crimea is cut off.
Photographs: Crossing the Volturno -- Navy's new Hellcat fighter plane brings down a Japanese fighter plane nicknamed "Emily" near the Gilbert Islands.
Back: This is Ann ... she drinks blood [The text, map, and illustrations describe the Anopheles mosquito and the global extent of malaria].
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Newsmap. Monday, November 9, 1942 : week of October 30 to November 6
Date: 1942-11-09
Creator: [United States.] Army Orientation Course
Description: Front: Text describes action on various war fronts: North Africa -- New Guinea -- Solomons -- Madagascar -- Russia -- Southeast Asia -- Far Eastern waters.
Large world map is keyed to text and illustrates time zones around the world. Includes inset maps: North Africa -- Southwest Pacific.
Photographs: Mud, mud, mud! -- Up in the world [Indian soldier sitting atop a Jack Ladder] -- Somewhere in Australia [supply freighter hits reef breaking it in two] -- Own weapons turned on Japanese.
Back: The text entitled "Uncle Sam's desert training corps" describes the training center in Southern California. Includes photographs: Desert destroyers -- Desert Rats: new style.
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Newsmap. Monday, October 11, 1943 : week of September 30 to October 7, 213th week of the war, 95th week of U.S. participation
Date: 1943-10-11
Creator: [United States.] Army Orientation Course
Description: Front:
Text describes action on various war fronts: Aegean Sea, Italy, Corsica, Russia, Norway, Southwest Pacific, Air offensive.
Maps show Greece and Turkey, Eastern front, Central Italy.
Includes photographs: Soldier killed by booby-trap, "Battleship X" is the USS South Dakota, Brenner Pass, Resting American soldiers following a battle in Munda.
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Typical German infantry regiment. Illustration shows regiment. Text gives detailed description of Regimental Headquarters Company, Battalion Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, Battalions, Infantry and Motorized Companies.
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Newsmap. Monday, October 12, 1942 : week of October 2 to October 9
Date: 1942-10-12
Creator: [United States.] Army Orientation Course
Description: Front:
Text describes action on various war fronts: Aleutians, New Guinea, Solomons, Far eastern waters, Russia, Mediterranean, Western Europe.
Large world map is keyed to text and illustrates time zones around the world.
Inset maps show Aleutian Islands; Southwest Pacific.
Includes photographs: Nazi medium artillery field pieces, Long range patrol, Canadian paratroopers graduate, "Paratroopers train for action".
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Convoy. 15 photographs with text describe a typical journey of a convoy of troops across an ocean.
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Newsmap. Monday, October 18, 1943 : week of October 7 to October 14, 214th week of the war, 96th week of U.S. participation
Date: 1943-10-18
Creator: [United States.] Army Orientation Course
Description: Front:
Text describes action on various war fronts: Russia, Central Italy, Italy, Azores, Air offensive, Norway, Southwest Pacific, Wake.
Large world map shows United Nations, Axis and Axis occupied areas, countries with Axis relations broken, and neutral countries. Includes inset maps: Eastern Europe, Roads to Rome, the globe, Scene of combined operations in the southwest Pacific.
Photographs: Burma bombing campaign, Modern road to Rome, Wake Island, Tailgunner Sergt. Harris Goldberg of Brookline, Mass.
Back: Photographic view of the world with the center at Tokyo, Japan. Includes instructions for using a detachable scale that, when centered on Tokyo, measures distances along any line running through Tokyo.
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Newsmap. Monday, October 19, 1942 : week of October 9 to October 16
Date: 1942-10-19
Creator: [United States.] Army Orientation Course
Description: Front:
Text describes action on various fronts: Solomons, New Hebrides, New Guinea, Aleutians, Far Eastern waters, Russia, Mediterranean, Western Europe.
Large world map is keyed to text and illustrates time zones around the world.
Inset maps show Guadalcanal Island, Tulagi; Russian front.
Includes photographs: Alaska road in use by December (construction of the Alaska Defense Highway); Zero fighter; in the Solomons; German mobile gun; Insect protection.
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Airborne Command. 12 photographs with descriptive text and explanation of the role of airborne troops.
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Newsmap. Monday, October 25, 1943 : week of October 14 to October 21, 215th week of the war, 97th week of U.S. participation
Date: 1943-10-25
Creator: [United States.] Army Orientation Course
Description: Front:
Text describes action on various war fronts: Russia, Italy, Schweinfurt, Southwest Pacific, Burma, North Pacific, U.S. subs.
Inset maps: Bridgeheads across the Dnepr River, [Pacific Ocean off coast of New Guinea], [Areas in Southern Europe providing targets for bomber forces], Operations begin in Burma.
Photographs: Nazis use Soviet equipment and men in battle for Italy, Soviet soldier and RAF officer, Lieut. Col. Chesley G. Peterson, Salt Lake City, Fuel pipe lines, Fifth Army engineers, In the Naga Hills of northern Burma.
Back: Photographic view of the world with the center at Berlin, Germany. Includes instructions for using a detachable scale that, when centered on Berlin, measures distances along any line running through Berlin.
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