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1945 United States House of Representatives elections (54 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

There were several special elections to the United States House of Representatives in 1945 during the 79th Congress. "Our Campaigns - VA - District 03

1943 United States House of Representatives elections (15 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

There were elections in 1943 to the United States House of Representatives: v t e

Macon (food) (277 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Macon is a cured and smoked form of mutton. Macon is prepared in a similar manner to bacon, with the meat being either dry cured with large quantities

The Return of the Vampire (1,345 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Return of the Vampire is a 1943 American horror film directed by Lew Landers and starring Bela Lugosi, Frieda Inescort, Nina Foch, Miles Mander, Roland

Blackout (wartime) (1,463 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

A blackout during war, or in preparation for an expected war, is the practice of collectively minimizing outdoor light, including upwardly directed (or

1943 United States gubernatorial elections (131 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

United States gubernatorial elections were held in 1943, in four states. Kentucky, Louisiana and Mississippi hold their gubernatorial elections in odd

Admiralty scaffolding (793 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Admiralty scaffolding, also known as Obstacle Z.1 or sometimes simply given as beach scaffolding or anti-tank scaffolding, was a British design of anti-tank

Three Hearts for Julia (280 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Three Hearts for Julia is a 1943 American romantic comedy film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Ann Sothern and Melvyn Douglas. The film was distributed

Since You Went Away (1,582 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

distributed by United Artists. It is an epic about the American home front during World War II that was adapted and produced by David O. Selznick from the

Home Defense (534 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Home Defense is a 1943 animated short film produced by Walt Disney Productions and distributed by RKO Radio Pictures. The film shows Donald Duck and his

Air Raid Wardens (941 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Air Raid Wardens is a 1943 comedy film directed by Edward Sedgwick and starring Laurel and Hardy. It was the first of two feature films starring the duo

Cowboy Canteen (150 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Cowboy Canteen is a 1944 American musical western film directed by Lew Landers and starring Charles Starrett. Entertainers perform on a dude ranch for

Sunday Dinner for a Soldier (192 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Sunday Dinner for a Soldier is a 1944 American drama romance war film directed by Lloyd Bacon and starring Anne Baxter and John Hodiak. It is based on

Spiv (1,060 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

In the United Kingdom, the word spiv is slang for a type of petty criminal who deals in illicit, typically black market, goods. The word was particularly

Janie (1944 film) (328 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Janie is a 1944 film directed by Michael Curtiz, based on a 1942 Broadway play by Josephine Bentham and Herschel V. Williams Jr. The play was adapted from

1944 United States gubernatorial elections (358 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

United States gubernatorial elections were held in 1944, in 32 states, concurrent with the House, Senate elections and presidential election, on November

One Thrilling Night (665 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

One Thrilling Night is a 1942 American film directed by William Beaudine. The film is also known as Horace Takes Over (American TV title) with working

Society of Red Tape Cutters (207 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Society of Red Tape Cutters was a series of small articles published by newspapers during World War II to give recognition to military and political

Voluntary Aid Detachment (1,450 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD) was a voluntary unit of civilians providing nursing care for military personnel in the United Kingdom and various other

Auxiliary Fire Service (1,149 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Auxiliary Fire Service (AFS) was first formed in 1938 in Great Britain as part of the Civil Defence Service. Its role was to supplement the work of

1942 United States gubernatorial elections (409 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

United States gubernatorial elections were held in 1942, in 33 states, concurrent with the House and Senate elections, on November 3, 1942 (September 14

Went the Day Well? (1,572 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Went the Day Well? is a 1942 British war film adapted from a story by Graham Greene and directed by Alberto Cavalcanti. It was produced by Michael Balcon

Hugo Boss (2,867 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Hugo Boss AG, often styled as BOSS, is a fashion house and brand headquartered in Metzingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The company sells clothing, accessories

Woolton pie (528 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Woolton pie is a pastry dish of vegetables, widely served in Britain in the Second World War when rationing and shortages made other dishes hard to prepare

Kaiser Shipyards (868 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Kaiser Shipyards were seven major shipbuilding yards located on the United States west coast during World War II. Kaiser ranked 20th among U.S. corporations

Hollywood Canteen (film) (993 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Hollywood Canteen is a 1944 American musical romantic comedy film starring Joan Leslie, Robert Hutton, Dane Clark and features many stars (appearing as

Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation (295 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation was a World War II emergency shipyard located along the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon, United States. The shipyard

The Impatient Years (258 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Impatient Years is a 1944 romance film made by Columbia Pictures, directed by Irving Cummings, and written by Virginia Van Upp. This was the final

Swing Shift Cinderella (705 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Swing Shift Cinderella is a 1945 MGM animated cartoon short subject directed by Tex Avery. The plot involves the Big Bad Wolf and Cinderella. Frank Graham

The Gentle Gunman (416 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Gentle Gunman is a 1952 British drama film directed by Basil Dearden and starring John Mills, Dirk Bogarde and Elizabeth Sellars. The film is based

Ladies of Washington (302 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Ladies of Washington is a 1944 American drama film directed by Louis King and starring Trudy Marshall, Ronald Graham and Anthony Quinn. It concentrates

I'll Be Seeing You (1944 film) (1,062 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

I'll Be Seeing You is a 1944 American drama film made by Selznick International Pictures, Dore Schary Productions, and Vanguard Pictures, and distributed

Cramer v. United States (1,310 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Cramer v. United States, 325 U.S. 1 (1945), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States reviewed the conviction of Anthony Cramer, a German-born

Vancouver Shipyard (204 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Vancouver Shipyard was an emergency shipyard constructed along the Columbia River in Vancouver, Washington, to help meet the production demands of

The Spirit of '43 (768 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Spirit of '43 is an American animated World War II propaganda film created by Walt Disney Studios and released in January 1943. The film stars Donald

Ladies of Washington (302 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Ladies of Washington is a 1944 American drama film directed by Louis King and starring Trudy Marshall, Ronald Graham and Anthony Quinn. It concentrates

Cramer v. United States (1,310 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Cramer v. United States, 325 U.S. 1 (1945), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States reviewed the conviction of Anthony Cramer, a German-born

Urlaub auf Ehrenwort (1955 film) (247 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Urlaub auf Ehrenwort (translated as Leave on Word of Honour) is a 1955 West German drama film directed by Wolfgang Liebeneiner and starring Claus Biederstaedt

Tender Comrade (365 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Tender Comrade is a 1943 black-and-white film released by RKO Radio Pictures, showing women on the home front living communally while their husbands are

Louisiana Maneuvers (1,744 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Louisiana Maneuvers were a series of major U.S. Army exercises held in August to September 1941 in northern and west-central Louisiana, an area bounded

A Soldier's Story (1,654 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

A Soldier's Story is a 1984 American mystery drama film directed and produced by Norman Jewison, adapted by Charles Fuller from his Pulitzer Prize-winning

National Fire Service (691 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The National Fire Service (NFS) was the single fire service created in Great Britain in 1941 during the Second World War; a separate National Fire Service

The Gentle Gunman (416 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Gentle Gunman is a 1952 British drama film directed by Basil Dearden and starring John Mills, Dirk Bogarde and Elizabeth Sellars. The film is based

Journey for Margaret (904 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Journey for Margaret is a 1942 American drama film set in London in World War II. It stars Robert Young and Laraine Day as a couple who have to deal with

The Dresser (1983 film) (1,441 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

The Dresser is a 1983 British drama film directed by Peter Yates and adapted by Ronald Harwood from his 1980 play The Dresser. It tells the story of an

War Damage Commission (297 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The War Damage Commission was a body set up by the British Government under the War Damage Act 1941 to pay compensation for war damage to land and buildings

The End of the Affair (1955 film) (961 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

The End of the Affair is a 1955 British-American drama romance film directed by Edward Dmytryk, based on Graham Greene's 1951 novel of the same name. The

That Kind of Woman (369 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

That Kind of Woman is a 1959 American drama film directed by Sidney Lumet, who was nominated for the Golden Bear at the 9th Berlin International Film Festival

Biloxi Blues (film) (1,357 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Biloxi Blues is a 1988 American military comedy-drama film directed by Mike Nichols, written by Neil Simon, and starring Matthew Broderick and Christopher

Swing Shift Maisie (893 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Swing Shift Maisie (also known as Swing It, Maisie) is a 1943 romantic comedy film directed by Norman Z. McLeod. It is the seventh in a series of 10 films

The Dresser (2015 film) (1,277 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

The Dresser is a 2015 British television drama film directed by Richard Eyre and based on the 1980 play by Ronald Harwood. It stars Ian McKellen, Anthony

The Life and Times of Rosie the Riveter (800 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Life and Times of Rosie the Riveter is a 1980 documentary film and the first movie made by Connie Field about the American women who went to work during

The Clock (1945 film) (1,463 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

The Clock (UK title Under the Clock) is a 1945 American romantic drama film starring Judy Garland and Robert Walker and directed by Garland's future husband

Operation Underworld (1,169 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Operation Underworld was the United States government's code name for its co-operation with the Italian-American Mafia and Jewish organized-crime figures

Let's Face It (film) (474 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Let's Face It is a 1943 American musical film directed by Sidney Lanfield and written by Harry Tugend, adapted from the musical of the same name. The film

Swing Shift (film) (1,233 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Swing Shift is a 1984 American romantic drama directed by Jonathan Demme, and produced by and starring Goldie Hawn, with Kurt Russell. It also features

Until They Sail (1,308 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Until They Sail is a 1957 American black-and-white CinemaScope drama film directed by Robert Wise and starring Jean Simmons, Joan Fontaine, Paul Newman

Hope and Glory (film) (1,794 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Hope and Glory is a 1987 comedy-drama war film, written, produced and directed by John Boorman and based on his own experiences of growing up in London

A Wave, a WAC and a Marine (385 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

A WAVE, a WAC and a Marine is an American 1944 musical comedy film directed by Phil Karlson (in his directorial debut) for low-budget Monogram Pictures

Starfish site (1,352 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Starfish sites were large-scale night-time decoys created during the Blitz to simulate burning British cities. The aim was to divert German night bombers

They Got Me Covered (1,394 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

They Got Me Covered, also known as Washington Story and The Washington Angle, is a 1943 comedy film directed by David Butler and starring Bob Hope and

Count Your Blessings (1959 film) (319 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Count Your Blessings is a 1959 American romantic comedy drama film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It was directed by Jean Negulesco, written and produced

Carolina Maneuvers (72 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Carolina Maneuvers were a series of United States Army exercises held around Southern North Carolina and Northern South Carolina in 1941. The exercises

Arbeitseinsatz (461 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Arbeitseinsatz (German: for 'labour deployment') was a forced labour category of internment within Nazi Germany (German: Zwangsarbeit) during World War

A Medal for Benny (354 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

A Medal for Benny is a 1945 American film directed by Irving Pichel. The story was conceived by writer Jack Wagner, who enlisted his long-time friend John

Dark Waters (1944 film) (424 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Dark Waters is a 1944 American Gothic film noir based on the novel of the same name by Francis and Marian Cockrell. It was directed by Andre de Toth and

Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co. (856 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co., also known as Missouri Valley Bridge Company, was a engineering, construction, and steel fabrication firm that operated

Radio Days (1,255 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Radio Days is a 1987 comedy-drama film written and directed by Woody Allen. It is a nostalgic look at the golden age of radio during the late 1930s and

In the Meantime, Darling (998 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

In the Meantime, Darling is a 1944 American drama film produced and directed by Otto Preminger. The screenplay by Arthur Kober and Michael Uris focuses

Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (983 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Sherlock Holmes Faces Death is the sixth film in the Basil Rathbone/Nigel Bruce series of Sherlock Holmes films. Made in 1943, it is a loose adaptation

Pillow to Post (612 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Pillow to Post is a 1945 romantic comedy film directed by Vincent Sherman, starring Ida Lupino, Sydney Greenstreet and William Prince. Based on the play

Civil Defence Service (1,129 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Civil Defence Service was a civilian volunteer organisation in Great Britain during World War II. Established by the Home Office in 1935 as Air Raid

Stage Door Canteen (film) (1,820 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Stage Door Canteen is a 1943 American World War II film with musical numbers and other entertainment interspersed with dramatic scenes by a largely unknown

Dad's Army (1971 film) (1,428 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Dad's Army is a 1971 British war comedy film and the first film adaptation of the BBC television sitcom Dad's Army (1968–1977). Directed by Norman Cohen

Young Widow (772 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Young Widow is a 1946 drama film directed by Edwin L. Marin and starring Jane Russell and Louis Hayward. It focuses on Joan Kenwood, a young journalist

Series E bond (1,044 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Series E United States Savings Bonds were government bonds marketed by the United States Department of the Treasury as war bonds during World War II from

All Things Fair (1,461 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

All Things Fair (Swedish: Lust och fägring stor, literally "Desire and Great Beauty") is a Swedish film written and directed by Bo Widerberg. It was released

Youth Runs Wild (720 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Youth Runs Wild is a 1944 B movie directed by Mark Robson and starring Bonita Granville, Kent Smith, Jean Brooks, Glen Vernon and Vanessa Brown. The plot

Aujourd'hui (194 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Aujourd'hui (French: [oʒuʁdɥi], Today) was a daily newspaper which styled itself as "independent" and which was created in August 1940 by Henri Jeanson

County of London Plan (938 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The County of London Plan was prepared for the London County Council in 1943 by John Henry Forshaw (1895–1973) and Sir Leslie Patrick Abercrombie (1879–1957)

Series E bond (1,044 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Series E United States Savings Bonds were government bonds marketed by the United States Department of the Treasury as war bonds during World War II from

Aujourd'hui (194 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Aujourd'hui (French: [oʒuʁdɥi], Today) was a daily newspaper which styled itself as "independent" and which was created in August 1940 by Henri Jeanson

Robert, Louisiana (686 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Robert is an unincorporated community in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, United States. It lies east of Hammond, at the intersection of US 190 and LA 445

Minister of Reconstruction (79 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Minister of Reconstruction was a British government post that briefly existed during the latter stages of the Second World War, charged with planning

Reach for Glory (378 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Reach for Glory is a 1962 British film adaptation of John Rae's 1961 novel, The Custard Boys, directed by Philip Leacock. It received a United Nations

Saboteur (film) (2,549 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Saboteur is a 1942 American spy thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock with a screenplay written by Peter Viertel, Joan Harrison and Dorothy Parker

Youth Runs Wild (720 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Youth Runs Wild is a 1944 B movie directed by Mark Robson and starring Bonita Granville, Kent Smith, Jean Brooks, Glen Vernon and Vanessa Brown. The plot

Thumbs Up (film) (1,032 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Thumbs Up is a 1943 American musical drama film producted by Albert J. Cohen for Republic Pictures and directed by Joseph Santley. The film stars Brenda

War Artists' Advisory Committee (1,838 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The War Artists' Advisory Committee (WAAC), was a British government agency established within the Ministry of Information at the outbreak of the Second

War savings stamps of the United States (1,338 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

War savings stamps were issued by the United States Treasury Department to help fund participation in World War I and World War II. Although these stamps

My Dog Skip (film) (1,407 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

My Dog Skip is a 2000 American comedy-drama film, directed by Jay Russell and starring Frankie Muniz, Diane Lane, Luke Wilson, and Kevin Bacon with narration

A League of Their Own (3,369 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

A League of Their Own is a 1992 American sports comedy-drama film directed by Penny Marshall that tells a fictionalized account of the real-life All-American

California Shipbuilding Corporation (1,623 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

California Shipbuilding Corporation built 467 Liberty and Victory ships during World War II, including Haskell-class attack transports. California Shipbuilding

Racing with the Moon (764 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Racing with the Moon is a 1984 American drama film starring Sean Penn, Elizabeth McGovern, and Nicolas Cage. It was directed by Richard Benjamin and written

The Very Thought of You (film) (625 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

The Very Thought of You is a 1944 romantic drama film directed by Delmer Daves and starring Dennis Morgan, Eleanor Parker and Dane Clark. The screenplay

Blitz and Pieces (459 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

owned and operated by Darren Stride. Based on the British Home Front during World War II and the BBC comedy Dad's Army, the museum is housed in a 1940s

Happy Land (film) (951 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Happy Land is a 1943 film directed by Irving Pichel and starring Don Ameche. A World War II home front drama, it was based on the 1943 novel of the same

Walsh-Kaiser Company (1,137 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Walsh-Kaiser Company was a shipyard along the Providence River on the border of Cranston and Providence, Rhode Island. It was built during World War II

American Legion Post No. 512 (763 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The American Legion Post No. 512 is a war veterans' organization and historic meeting hall located at the corner of Dolores Street and 8th Avenue in Carmel-by-the-Sea

Government Girl (1,329 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Government Girl is a 1943 American romantic-comedy film, produced and directed by Dudley Nichols and starring Olivia de Havilland and Sonny Tufts. Based

There'll Always Be an England (434 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

"There'll Always Be an England" is an English patriotic song, written and distributed in the summer of 1939, which became highly popular following the

Minister of Food (1,144 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Minister of Food Control (1916–1921) and the Minister of Food (1939–1958) were British government ministerial posts separated from that of the Minister

Defoe Shipbuilding Company (1,794 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Defoe Shipbuilding Company was a small ship builder established in 1905 in Bay City, Michigan, United States. It ceased to operate in 1976 after failing

Hollywood Canteen (745 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Hollywood Canteen operated at 1451 Cahuenga Boulevard in the Los Angeles, California, neighborhood of Hollywood between October 3, 1942, and November

On the Sunny Side (1942 film) (215 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

On the Sunny Side is a 1942 drama film, directed by Harold D. Schuster, starring Roddy McDowall, Jane Darwell and Stanley Clements. Hugh Aylesworth (Roddy

Truth (British periodical) (1,038 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Truth was a British periodical publication founded by the diplomat and Liberal politician Henry Labouchère. The first issue was published on 4 January

See Here, Private Hargrove (film) (232 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

See Here, Private Hargrove is a 1944 black-and-white comedy film from MGM, produced by George Haight, directed by Wesley Ruggles, and starring Robert Walker

The Voice of the Turtle (film) (464 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

The Voice of the Turtle is a 1947 American romantic comedy film directed by Irving Rapper and starring Ronald Reagan, Eleanor Parker, Eve Arden and Wayne

Wide boy (728 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Wide boy is a British term for a man who lives by his wits, wheeling and dealing. According to the Oxford English Dictionary it is synonymous with spiv

Molly: An American Girl on the Home Front (899 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Molly: An American Girl on the Home Front is the third movie in the American Girl film series, but is the first to premiere on the Disney Channel. The

Housing (Temporary Accommodation) Act 1944 (225 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

The Housing (Temporary Accommodation) Act 1944 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (7 & 8 Geo. 6. c. 36) which was passed in order to provide

Hers to Hold (1,364 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Hers to Hold (aka Three Smart Girls Join Up) is a 1943 American romantic musical comedy film and is the third film in Three Smart Girls trilogy. In Hers

The House on 92nd Street (1,398 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The House on 92nd Street is a 1945 black-and-white American spy film directed by Henry Hathaway. The movie, shot mostly in New York City, was released

Soldier of Orange (1,404 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Soldier of Orange (Dutch: Soldaat van Oranje, IPA: [sɔlˈdaːt fɑn oˈrɑɲə]) (released in the United Kingdom as Survival Run) is a 1977 Dutch romantic war

Mitchell Recreation Area (1,152 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Mitchell Recreation Area is a small picnic area located in the Fremont-Winema National Forests, Lake County, Oregon, near the unincorporated community

Navy Bomb Disposal School (184 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Navy Bomb Disposal School , was a World War II era U.S. naval training installation built on American University property in Washington, D.C. During

Camp Butner (470 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Camp Butner was a United States Army installation in Butner, North Carolina during World War II. It was named after Army general and North Carolina native

Federal Works Agency (1,339 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Federal Works Agency (FWA) was an independent agency of the federal government of the United States which administered a number of public construction

Between Wars (543 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Between Wars is an Australian 1974 drama/war film released on 15 November 1974. It was directed by Michael Thornhill and written by Frank Moorhouse. The

Lord President's Committee (118 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Lord President's Committee was a United Kingdom cabinet committee during the Second World War. This committee oversaw many aspects of home affairs

SS Larry Doheny (271 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Larry Doheny was a tanker ship that sank during World War II, after an attack by Japanese submarine I-25 on October 5, 1942, at 10:00pm. Larry Doheny sank

Hollywood Victory Caravan (1,193 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Hollywood Victory Caravan was a two-week cross-country railroad journey in 1942 that brought together two dozen film stars to raise money for the Army

Hers to Hold (1,364 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Hers to Hold (aka Three Smart Girls Join Up) is a 1943 American romantic musical comedy film and is the third film in Three Smart Girls trilogy. In Hers

Hollywood Victory Caravan (1,193 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Hollywood Victory Caravan was a two-week cross-country railroad journey in 1942 that brought together two dozen film stars to raise money for the Army

Death of a Soldier (906 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Death of a Soldier is a 1986 Australian film based on the life of American serial killer Eddie Leonski. The film was shot using locations around Melbourne

The Well-Digger's Daughter (1940 film) (285 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

The Well-Digger's Daughter (French: La Fille du puisatier) is a 1940 French romantic comedy drama film directed by Marcel Pagnol. Patricia, a peasant,

Emitaï (338 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Emitaï ([ɛ.mi.ta.i], name of a Diola deity) is a 1971 Senegalese drama film directed by Ousmane Sembène. During the later years of World War II, the Vichy

Railway Executive Committee (1,094 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Railway Executive Committee (REC) was a government body which controlled the operation of Britain's railways during World War I and World War II. It

Evacuations of civilians in Britain during World War II (3,473 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The evacuation of civilians in Britain during the Second World War was designed to protect people, especially children, from the risks associated with

Utility furniture (576 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Utility furniture was furniture produced in the United Kingdom during and directly after World War II. The furniture was produced under a government scheme

Ministry of Home Security (753 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Ministry of Home Security was a British government department established in 1939 to direct national civil defence, primarily tasked with organising

Keep Calm and Carry On (2,934 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Keep Calm and Carry On was a motivational poster produced by the Government of the United Kingdom in 1939 in preparation for World War II. The poster was

Hail the Conquering Hero (1,666 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Hail the Conquering Hero (1944) is a satirical comedy-drama film written and directed by Preston Sturges, starring Eddie Bracken, Ella Raines and William

Peyton Place (film) (2,597 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Peyton Place is a 1957 American drama film starring Lana Turner, Hope Lange, Lee Philips, Lloyd Nolan, Diane Varsi, Arthur Kennedy, Russ Tamblyn, and Terry

American Ambulance Great Britain (936 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

American Ambulance, Great Britain (AAGB) (sometimes wrongly referred to as the Anglo-American Ambulance Unit) was a humanitarian organisation founded in

The More the Merrier (2,172 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The More the Merrier is a 1943 American romantic comedy film directed by George Stevens and starring Jean Arthur, Joel McCrea, and Charles Coburn. The

The Major and the Minor (2,053 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Major and the Minor is a 1942 American romantic comedy film starring Ginger Rogers and Ray Milland. It was the first American film directed by Billy

Wings for Victory Week (212 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Wings for Victory Weeks were British National savings campaigns during the Second World War, with the aim of Royal Air Force aircraft being sponsored by

The Sailor Takes a Wife (170 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Sailor Takes a Wife is a 1946 American romantic comedy film directed by Richard Whorf and starring Robert Walker and June Allyson. During World War

Times of Joy and Sorrow (494 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Times of Joy and Sorrow (喜びも悲しみも幾歳月, Yorokobi mo kanashimi mo ikutoshitsuki), also titled The Lighthouse in the UK, is a 1957 Japanese drama film written

I'll Be Home for Christmas (1988 film) (762 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

I'll Be Home for Christmas is a 1988 American made-for-television Christmas drama film directed and produced by Marvin J. Chomsky. The film, which stars

Little Boy (film) (1,942 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Little Boy is a 2015 World War II war-drama film directed by Alejandro Gómez Monteverde. The screenplay is by Monteverde and Pepe Portillo, and the film

Merchant Navy (United Kingdom) (3,984 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

The Merchant Navy is the maritime register of the United Kingdom and comprises the seagoing commercial interests of UK-registered ships and their crews

Prophecies of Nostradamus (1,223 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Prophecies of Nostradamus (ノストラダムスの大予言, Nosutoradamusu no daiyogen) is a 1974 disaster film by Toshio Masuda, based on a 1973 novel by Ben Goto, itself

Air Raid Precautions (2,550 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Air Raid Precautions (ARP) refers to a number of organisations and guidelines in the United Kingdom dedicated to the protection of civilians from the danger

Trekking during the Blitz (1,419 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Large numbers of British civilians engaged in trekking during the Blitz. This involved leaving cities at night to sleep in nearby towns and rural areas

The Land Girls (657 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Land Girls is a 1998 film directed by David Leland and starring Catherine McCormack, Rachel Weisz, Anna Friel, Steven Mackintosh and Ann Bell. It is

Ground Observer Corps (881 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Russian Lullaby— Do the Russian leaders really want peace or to lull us into a sense of false security? We Americans want to believe that the Kremlin peace

Armed Services Editions (2,117 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Armed Services Editions (ASEs) were small paperback books of fiction and nonfiction that were distributed in the American military during World War II

Stage Door Canteen (1,219 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Stage Door Canteen was an entertainment venue for American and Allied servicemen that operated in the Broadway theatre district of New York City throughout

Escape in the Desert (488 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Escape in the Desert is a 1945 American drama film directed by Edward A. Blatt and written by Marvin Borowsky and Thomas Job. The film stars Jean Sullivan

Second Great Fire of London (1,297 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Second Great Fire of London in December 1940 was caused by one of the most destructive air raids of the Blitz during World War II. The Luftwaffe raid

War Agricultural Executive Committee (300 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The War Agricultural Executive Committees were government-backed organisations tasked with increasing agricultural production in each county of the United

The Squadronaires (1,126 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Squadronaires is a Royal Air Force band which began and performed in Britain during and after World War II. The official title of the band was 'The

The Doughgirls (706 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Doughgirls is a 1944 American comedy film directed by James V. Kern based on the 1942 hit Broadway play written by Joseph Fields. The film works around

Shipyard Railway (2,001 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Shipyard Railway was an electric commuter rail/interurban line that served workers at the Richmond Shipyards in Richmond, California, United States

I'll Remember April (1999 film) (271 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

I'll Remember April is a 1999 American family drama film starring Pat Morita, Pam Dawber, Haley Joel Osment, Mark Harmon and Yuki Tokuhiro. It was directed

Quiet Please, Murder (655 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Quiet Please, Murder is a 1942 drama film directed by John Larkin and starring George Sanders, Gail Patrick and Richard Denning. Based on the short story

A Separate Peace (film) (854 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

A Separate Peace is a 1972 American drama film directed by Larry Peerce. It was adapted by John Knowles and Fred Segal (the brother of actor George Segal)

Emergency Hospital Service (Scotland) (426 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

The Emergency Hospital Service (EHS) of Scotland was an intensive, publicly funded programme of hospital building conducted by the Department of Health

The War Against Mrs. Hadley (2,008 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The War Against Mrs. Hadley is a 1942 American drama film directed by Harold S. Bucquet and starring Fay Bainter and Edward Arnold. The plot depicts how

Summer of My German Soldier (film) (789 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Summer of My German Soldier is a 1978 American television film based on the 1973 novel of the same name written by Bette Greene. Set during World War II

The Man Who Walked Alone (673 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Man Who Walked Alone is a 1945 American B film romantic comedy film produced by PRC Pictures, Inc., directed by Christy Cabanne, with top-billed Dave

The War Against Mrs. Hadley (2,008 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The War Against Mrs. Hadley is a 1942 American drama film directed by Harold S. Bucquet and starring Fay Bainter and Edward Arnold. The plot depicts how

Battle of Kansas (1,841 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Battle of Kansas (also known as the "Battle of Wichita") was the nickname given to a project to build, modify, and deliver large quantities of the

Jackson Barracks (1,990 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Jackson Barracks is the headquarters of the Louisiana National Guard. It is located in the Lower 9th Ward of New Orleans, Louisiana. The base was established

Quiet Please, Murder (655 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Quiet Please, Murder is a 1942 drama film directed by John Larkin and starring George Sanders, Gail Patrick and Richard Denning. Based on the short story

Defence Regulations (534 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

During the Second World War Defence Regulations were a fundamental aspect of everyday life in the United Kingdom. They were emergency regulations passed

Rationing in the United States (2,327 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Rationing is the controlled distribution of scarce resources, goods, or services, or an artificial restriction of demand. Rationing controls the size of

1941 (film) (4,710 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

1941 is a 1979 American war comedy film directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale. The film stars an ensemble cast including

Joe Smith, American (1,049 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Joe Smith, American is a 1942 American spy film directed by Richard Thorpe and stars Robert Young and Marsha Hunt. The film, loosely based on the story

Corporal J. D. M. Pearson, GC, WAAF (366 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Corporal J. D. M. Pearson, GC, WAAF is an oil-on-canvas painting by English artist Laura Knight, created in 1940. The painting was made in tribute to Corporal

Corazon: Ang Unang Aswang (774 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Corazon: Ang Unang Aswang (lit. '"Corazon: The First Aswang"'), or simply Corazon, is a 2012 Filipino psychological thriller film starring Erich Gonzales

Richmond Shipyards (1,720 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The four Richmond Shipyards, in the city of Richmond, California, United States, were run by Permanente Metals and part of the Kaiser Shipyards. In World

Babbitt, Nevada (812 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Babbitt, Nevada, was a populated place established as a 1941 government housing facility for workers of the neighboring Hawthorne Naval Ammunition Depot

Baumanskaya (Moscow Metro) (440 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

V.A. Andreev depicting Russian soldiers and workers of the home front during World War II. At the end of the platform is a mosaic portrait of Vladimir

Take Off (painting) (304 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Take Off is an oil-on-canvas painting by English artist Laura Knight, created in 1943. It is one of the several works that she made when she was one of

Tommy Tucker (squirrel) (655 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Tommy Tucker (before/in 1942 – June 25, 1949) was a male Eastern gray squirrel who became a celebrity in the United States, touring the country wearing

Elephant Fury (239 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Elephant Fury (German: Gesprengte Gitter) is a 1953 West German drama war film directed by and starring Harry Piel. It also features Herbert A.E. Bohme

Italian Chapel (859 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Italian Chapel is a highly ornate Catholic chapel on Lamb Holm in the Orkney Islands. It was built during World War II by Italian prisoners of war

Royal Voluntary Service (2,947 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Royal Voluntary Service (known as the Women's Voluntary Services (WVS) from 1938 to 1966; Women's Royal Voluntary Service (WRVS) from 1966 to 2004

Their Finest (2,425 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Their Finest is a 2016 British war comedy-drama film, directed by Lone Scherfig, written by Gaby Chiappe, and based on the 2009 novel Their Finest Hour

The Degenhardts (261 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Degenhardts (German: Die Degenhardts) is a 1944 German drama film directed by Werner Klingler and starring Heinrich George, Ernst Schröder and Gunnar

Mrs. Miniver (3,044 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Mrs. Miniver is a 1942 American romantic war drama film directed by William Wyler, and starring Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon. Inspired by the 1940 novel

Zoot Suit (film) (1,615 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Zoot Suit is a 1981 American independent drama musical film of the Broadway play Zoot Suit. Both the play and film were written and directed by Luis Valdez

Riverside Hangar (233 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Riverside Hangar is a historic hangar complex at the St. Paul Downtown Airport in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. It comprises two parallel hangars

Politics of the United States during World War II (666 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The United States maintained its Constitutional Republic government structure throughout World War II. Certain expediencies were taken within the existing

Utility clothing (974 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Utility Clothing Scheme was a programme introduced in the United Kingdom during the Second World War. In response to the shortage of clothing materials

Emergency Shipbuilding Program (2,539 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Emergency Shipbuilding Program (late 1940 – September 1945) was a United States government effort to quickly build simple cargo ships to carry troops

Bevin Boys (3,156 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Bevin Boys were young British men conscripted to work in coal mines between December 1943 and March 1948, to increase the rate of coal production, which

Saxifraga × urbium (454 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Saxifraga × urbium, London pride, is an evergreen perennial garden flowering plant. Alternative names for it include St. Patrick's cabbage, whimsey, prattling

Elko Tract (365 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Elko Tract is a 2,220 acre (9 km²) tract of land in Henrico County, Virginia. It is considered one of Virginia's ghost towns due to its history as a decoy

Ithaca (film) (1,214 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Ithaca is a 2015 American drama film directed by Meg Ryan and written by Erik Jendresen. It is based on the 1943 novel The Human Comedy by William Saroyan

Internment of Italian Americans (2,843 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The internment of Italian Americans refers to the government's internment of Italian nationals in the United States during World War II. As was customary

So This Is Washington (717 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

So This Is Washington is a 1943 American film directed by Ray McCarey starring Chester Lauck. The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Sound

Council on Books in Wartime (545 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Council on Books in Wartime (1942–1946) was an American non-profit organization founded by booksellers, publishers, librarians, authors, and others

You Came Along (3,231 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

You Came Along (working title Don't Ever Grieve Me) is a 1945 romantic comedy-drama film set in World War II, directed by John Farrow. The original Robert

Nylon riots (1,061 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The nylon riots were a series of disturbances at American stores created by a nylon stocking shortage. Nylon was first introduced by DuPont around 1939

Women's Timber Corps (1,242 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Women's Timber Corps (WTC) was a British civilian organisation created during the Second World War to work in forestry, replacing men who had left

Irish Republican Army–Abwehr collaboration (2,213 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Irish Republican Army (IRA), a paramilitary group seeking to remove Northern Ireland from the United Kingdom and unify Ireland, shared intelligence

So This Is Washington (717 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

So This Is Washington is a 1943 American film directed by Ray McCarey starring Chester Lauck. The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Sound

Army Bureau of Current Affairs (474 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Army Bureau of Current Affairs (ABCA) was an organisation within the British Army during World War II to promote discussion among soldiers about current

A Killing Affair (1986 film) (282 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

A Killing Affair is a drama film starring Peter Weller, Kathy Baker, John Glover, Bill Smitrovich and Danny Nelson. The film was written and directed by

Focus (2001 film) (1,359 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Focus is a 2001 American drama film starring William H. Macy, Laura Dern, David Paymer and Meat Loaf based on a 1945 novel by playwright Arthur Miller

Carmen Jones (film) (3,955 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Carmen Jones is a 1954 American musical film featuring an all-black cast starring Harry Belafonte, Dorothy Dandridge, and Pearl Bailey and produced and

National War Fund (1,306 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The National War Fund was the joint financing of war appeals during World War II for the United Service Organizations (USO), United Seamen's Service, and

In the Mood (film) (1,577 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

In the Mood (also known as The Woo Woo Kid) is a 1987 American comedy film written and directed by Phil Alden Robinson. The film is based on the true story

National Loaf (669 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The National Loaf was a bread made from wholemeal flour with added calcium and vitamins, introduced in Britain during the Second World War by the Federation

Summer of '42 (4,271 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Summer of '42 is a 1971 American coming-of-age film directed by Robert Mulligan, and starring Jennifer O'Neill, Gary Grimes, Jerry Houser, and Christopher

Women of Steel (273 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Women of Steel is a bronze sculpture that commemorates the women of Sheffield who worked in the city's steel industry during the First World War and Second

Broken Sun (181 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Broken Sun is a 2008 Australian film set in 1944 about a World War II veteran who meets an escaped Japanese POW. The story is partly based on the Cowra

Internment of German Americans (3,707 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Internment of German resident aliens and German-American citizens occurred in the United States during the periods of World War I and World War II. During

Dennison station (372 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Dennison is a historic railway station located at 400 Center Street in Dennison, Ohio. The depot was built between 1884 and 1900, and the baggage room

The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (2,939 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Miracle of Morgan's Creek is a 1944 American screwball comedy film written and directed by Preston Sturges, starring Eddie Bracken and Betty Hutton

Tomorrow, the World! (1,218 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Tomorrow, the World! is a 1944 black-and-white film directed by Leslie Fenton and starring Fredric March, Betty Field, and Agnes Moorehead, about a young

Statistical Research Group (504 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Statistical Research Group (SRG) was a research group at Columbia University focused on military problems during World War II. Abraham Wald, Allen

The Wizard of Loneliness (film) (161 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

The Wizard of Loneliness is a 1988 American drama film directed by Jenny Bowen and starring Lukas Haas, Lea Thompson, Lance Guest, Dylan Baker, and John

Squander Bug (509 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Squander Bug was a World War II propaganda character created by the British National Savings Committee to discourage wasteful spending and consumption

Paper Salvage 1939–50 (854 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Paper Salvage was a part of a programme launched by the British Government in 1939 at the outbreak of the Second World War to encourage the recycling of

National Camps Corporation (720 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The National Camps Corporation was a British government-funded non-profit organisation established under the Camps Act 1939. The role of the corporation

Clifford Road Air Raid Shelter (207 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Clifford Road Air Raid Shelter, located under the playground of Clifford Road Primary School in Ipswich was built during the first months of World

British propaganda during World War II (3,938 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Britain re-created the World War I Ministry of Information for the duration of World War II to generate propaganda to influence the population towards

Department EH (51 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Department Electra House was full name of the wartime office of Department EH, named after its London Office, Electra House and was one of the three British

North Platte Canteen (1,624 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

North Platte North Platte The North Platte Canteen (also known as the Service Men's Canteen in the Union Pacific Railroad station at North Platte) was

Identity Unknown (1945 film) (1,041 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Identity Unknown is a 1945 American film starring Richard Arlen and Cheryl Walker, and directed by Walter Colmes. Near the end of World War II in Europe

Grant loaf (313 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

A Grant loaf is a wholemeal bread, invented by accident in World War II by baker Doris Grant to encourage workers to eat well on their rations. The loaf

Fort Wetherill (2,152 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Fort Wetherill is a former coast artillery fort that occupies the southern portion of the eastern tip of Conanicut Island in Jamestown, Rhode Island. It

Sorby Research Institute (1,686 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Sorby Research Institute was a research facility that operated in the UK during and immediately after the Second World War in Sheffield, England. The

Fichte-Bunker (1,533 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Fichte-Bunker is a nineteenth-century gasometer in the Kreuzberg district of Berlin, Germany that was made into an air-raid shelter in World War II

Salute the Soldier Week (342 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Salute the Soldier Weeks were British National savings campaigns during the Second World War, with the aim of British Army equipment being sponsored by

Saf-t-Bra (135 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Saf-t-Bra was a hard plastic brassiere introduced during World War II, to prevent injuries to the breasts of women war workers. It was produced by Willson

CC41 (731 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The CC41 Utility logo was an identifying mark of products produced and sold as part of the British Government's Second World War Utility Clothing Scheme

Salvage for Victory (209 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Salvage for Victory campaign was a program launched by the US Federal Government in 1942 to salvage materials for the American war effort in World

P. O. Box 1142 (1,223 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

38°42′53″N 77°03′11″W / 38.714722°N 77.053056°W / 38.714722; -77.053056 P.O. Box 1142 was a secret American military intelligence facility that operated

Evacuations of children in Germany during World War II (2,362 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The evacuation of children in Germany during the World War II was designed to save children in Nazi Germany from the risks associated with the aerial bombing

Swan Island Shipyard (455 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Swan Island Shipyard was a shipyard on Swan Island in Portland, Oregon, United States. It was constructed by the industrialist Henry J. Kaiser in 1942

1944 United States Senate elections (856 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The 1944 United States Senate elections coincided with the re-election of Franklin D. Roosevelt to his fourth term as president. The 32 seats of Class

Australia (2008 film) (5,252 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Australia is a 2008 epic adventure drama film directed by Baz Luhrmann and starring Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman. The screenplay was written by Luhrmann

Charles H. Roe (5,180 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Charles H Roe was a Yorkshire coachbuilding company. It was for most of its life based at Crossgates Carriage Works, in Leeds. In 1947 it was taken over

German military administration in occupied France during World War II (5,765 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Military Administration in France (German: Militärverwaltung in Frankreich; French: Administration militaire en France) was an interim occupation authority

1942 United States Senate elections (866 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The 1942 United States Senate elections were held November 3, 1942, midway through Franklin D. Roosevelt's third term as president. The 32 seats of Class

Truman Committee (3,984 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Truman Committee, formally known as the Senate Special Committee to Investigate the National Defense Program, was a United States Congressional investigative

Australia (2008 film) (5,252 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Australia is a 2008 epic adventure drama film directed by Baz Luhrmann and starring Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman. The screenplay was written by Luhrmann

SS Dorothy Phillips (245 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

SS Dorothy Phillips was a 2,119-ton cargo ship that was attacked during World War II. The Japanese submarine I-23 fired at her on December 24, 1941. Dorothy

Remember Pearl Harbor (slogan) (199 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Remember Pearl Harbor was a slogan or saying popular in the United States after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Commander Lewis

Hawthorne USO Building (195 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Hawthorne USO Building, at 950 E St. in Hawthorne, Nevada, was built in 1941 as a World War II United Services Organization (USO) social hall. It opened

German military administration in occupied France during World War II (5,765 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Military Administration in France (German: Militärverwaltung in Frankreich; French: Administration militaire en France) was an interim occupation authority

Camouflages for sabotage equipment used by the German sabotage services in World War II (371 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

"Camouflages for sabotage equipment used by the German sabotage services" is the name of a declassified MI5 file which itemizes Nazi deception techniques

Whisky Galore! (1949 film) (5,229 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Whisky Galore! is a 1949 British comedy film produced by Ealing Studios, starring Basil Radford, Bruce Seton, Joan Greenwood and Gordon Jackson. It was

Dear Ruth (film) (1,476 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Dear Ruth is a 1947 American romantic comedy film starring Joan Caulfield, William Holden, Mona Freeman, Billy de Wolfe and Edward Arnold. It was based

Aspidistra (transmitter) (2,251 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

51°2′33.70″N 0°6′15.15″E / 51.0426944°N 0.1042083°E / 51.0426944; 0.1042083 Aspidistra was a British medium wave radio transmitter used for black propaganda

Careful, Soft Shoulders (315 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Careful, Soft Shoulders is a 1942 American comedy film written and directed by Oliver H. P. Garrett. The film stars Virginia Bruce, James Ellison, Aubrey

Fellowship of the Bellows (1,956 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Fellowships of the Bellows was a fundraising organisation active in Latin America during World War II aimed at raising money to purchase aircraft for

Utility Radio (847 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Utility Radio or Wartime Civilian Receiver was a valve domestic radio receiver, manufactured in Great Britain during World War II starting in July

Tadellöser & Wolff (1,360 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Tadellöser & Wolff is a 1975 two-part television film which was produced for the German public-service TV-broadcaster ZDF in Sepia. It is based on the

The Prowler (1981 film) (2,966 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

The Prowler is a 1981 American slasher film directed by Joseph Zito, written by Neal Barbera and Glenn Leopold, and starring Vicky Dawson, Christopher

Special Repair Service (170 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Special Repair Service (SRS) was a British civilian organisation that operated during the Second World War under the control of the Ministry of Works

World War Zoo gardens (1,614 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

World War Zoo gardens is a research project and recreation of a wartime "dig for victory" garden, created at Newquay Zoo in 2009 based on those created

Treasure Island (1999 independent film) (763 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Treasure Island is a 1999 American experimental independent film directed by Scott King. Described as a psychosexual black comedy, the story is about two

Douglas House, London (765 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Douglas House, London was a US servicemen's club operated by the United States Air Force for twenty-five years at two different locations in London's

Operation Alaska (311 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Operation Alaska, Finalaska or New Finland was a proposed plan by some US officials[which?] to take Finnish refugees into Alaska if the Soviet Union would

Siren suit (924 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The siren suit is a one-piece garment for the whole body which can easily be put on or taken off, originally designed for use on the way to, and in, air-raid

SS Normandie (6,246 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The SS Normandie was a French ocean liner built in Saint-Nazaire, France, for the French Line Compagnie Générale Transatlantique (CGT). She entered service

Slades Hill army camp (448 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Slades Hill army camp was a Second World War British Army camp and anti-aircraft battery in Slades Hill, Enfield, London, that formed part of London's

New Columbia (Portland, Oregon) (2,447 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

New Columbia is a housing development in the Portsmouth neighborhood of Portland, Oregon. It was previously called Columbia Villa. It is operated by the

Home Defence Executive (59 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Home Defence Executive (H.D.E.) was formed on 10 May 1940 under General Sir Edmund Ironside, Commander-in-chief Home Forces, to organise the defence

Frank Laskier (1,262 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Frank Geoffrey Laskier (1912 – 8 July 1949) New Brighton, Wirral, was a British seaman who came to public attention during World War II. In late 1940,

Why Britain is at War (461 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Why Britain is at War is a polemic treatise written by Harold Nicolson and first published by Penguin Books on 7 November 1939 shortly after the Second

Dodge Chicago Plant (634 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Dodge Chicago Aircraft Engine Plant was a World War II defense plant that built the majority of the B-29 bomber aircraft engines used in World War

Friend or Foe (film) (589 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Friend or Foe is a 1982 British independent film that was written and directed by John Krish and produced by Gordon Scott for the Children's Film Foundation

Camp Columbia (Hanford) (725 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Camp Columbia or Columbia Camp was a prison labor camp established on the north shore of the Yakima River opening on February 1, 1944 near Horn Rapids

Boatwomen's training scheme (1,159 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The boatwomen's training scheme was an initiative in the United Kingdom during the Second world war to attract women to work on Britain's canal network

Vincent-McCall Company Building (130 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Vincent-McCall Company Building, now the VMC Lofts, is located in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The building was opened as the main production plant used by

Breton nationalism and World War II (3,309 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Long before World War II, the various Breton nationalist organizations were often anti-French and anti-colonialist, opposed to the Central Government's

RCAF Blackouts (40 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The RCAF Blackouts were a Canadian World War II entertainment group that performed at airbases in Canada and internationally. Levine, Samuel R. "RCAF Blackouts"

Local Elections and Register of Electors (Temporary Provisions) Act 1939 (726 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

The Local Elections and Register of Electors (Temporary Provisions) Act 1939 (2 & 3 Geo. 6. c. 115) was a war time Act of the Parliament of the United

Willow Run (6,232 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Willow Run, also known as Air Force Plant 31, was a manufacturing complex in Michigan, United States, located between Ypsilanti Township and Belleville

A Balloon Site, Coventry (986 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

A Balloon Site, Coventry is an oil-on-canvas painting undertaken in 1942 by the British artist Laura Knight. It portrays a group of people—mostly women—working

Kentucky Minstrels (60 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Kentucky Minstrels were a team formed under the leadership of Duncan Bruce to study a scheme during World War II to cover the River Thames with soot

Rural Pie Scheme (66 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Rural Pie Scheme was organised by the Ministry of Food to provide pies for labourers in the countryside who did not have access to a works canteen

Engineering, Science, and Management War Training (2,166 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Engineering, Science, and Management War Training program (ESMWT) was one of the largest and most productive educational activities in America's history

Children's Overseas Reception Board (3,522 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Children's Overseas Reception Board (CORB) was a British government sponsored organisation. The CORB evacuated 2,664 British children from England

Lionel Wartime Freight Train (443 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Lionel Wartime Freight Train, better known among collectors as the "paper train," was a toy train set sold by the Lionel Corporation in 1943. During

Committee for National Morale (258 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Committee for National Morale was a United States presidential advisory committee for the administration of Franklin D. Roosevelt, organized to analyze

Vera Lynn (7,236 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Dame Vera Margaret Lynn CH DBE OStJ (née Welch; 20 March 1917 – 18 June 2020) was an English singer and entertainer whose musical recordings and performances

Duquesne Spy Ring (5,090 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Duquesne Spy Ring is the largest espionage case in the United States history that ended in convictions. A total of 33 members of a Nazi German espionage

Books Across the Sea (621 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Books Across the Sea was a cultural and literary movement begun in 1940 as the result of the stopping of the transatlantic trade in printed books. At that

Shetland bus boats (2,830 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Shetland bus was the name given to a clandestine special operations group that made a permanent link between Shetland, Scotland, and German-occupied

Civil Air Patrol (9,651 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Civil Air Patrol (CAP) is a congressionally chartered, federally supported non-profit corporation that serves as the official civilian auxiliary of the

Civilian Public Service (6,145 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Civilian Public Service (CPS) was a program of the United States government that provided conscientious objectors with an alternative to military service

Liberator village (723 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Liberator Village was the government housing area for employees of the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation aircraft manufacturing plant which was constructed

Victory Corps (802 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Victory Corps was an American program during the Second World War that provided military training to male and female high school students. On September

Don't Let that Shadow Touch Them (405 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Don't Let that Shadow Touch Them is a U.S. War Bond poster created by Lawrence Beall Smith in 1942, created in support of the U.S. war effort upon America's

Mrs Arthur Webb (331 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Mrs. Arthur Webb was a writer who wrote for Farmer's Weekly and also appeared on BBC Radio during World War II in connection with the network's broadcasts

The Wizard of Loneliness (463 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

written by John Nichols. It's about a boy's experiences on the home front during World War II. It was turned into a 1988 film of the same name. Synopsis:

Bracero Program (8,883 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Bracero Programs (from the Spanish term bracero [bɾaˈse.ɾo], meaning "manual laborer" or "one who works using his arms") were the result of a series

Arlington Farms (1,482 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Arlington Farms was a temporary housing complex for female civil servants and service members during World War II. Built in 1942–1943 by the United States

Big Inch (5,110 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Big Inch and Little Big Inch, collectively known as the Inch pipelines, are petroleum pipelines extending from Texas to New Jersey, built between 1942

British hardened field defences of World War II (8,321 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

British hardened field defences of World War II were small fortified structures constructed as a part of British anti-invasion preparations. They were

History of the Civil Air Patrol (4,123 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Civil Air Patrol (CAP) is the civilian auxiliary of the United States Air Force (USAF). It was created by Administrative Order 9 in December 1941,

Witten Women's Protest (2,165 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Witten Women's Protest was conducted to demonstrate against a specific policy of the Nazi regime. After being evacuated from the city of Witten due

Camp Reynolds (4,500 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Camp Reynolds was a World War II Army Camp from 1942 to 1946. Its original name was Shenango Personnel Replacement Depot (commonly referred to as Camp

Operation Gisela (6,185 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Operation Gisela (German: Unternehmen Gisela) was the codename for a German military operation of the Second World War. Gisela was designed as an aerial

Royal Air Force Special Duties Service (10,086 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Royal Air Force Special Duties (SD) Service was a secret air service created to provide air transport to support the resistance movement in Axis controlled

Barton Fink (12,025 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Barton Fink is a 1991 American period black comedy psychological thriller film written, produced, edited and directed by the Coen brothers. Set in 1941

British anti-invasion preparations of the Second World War (13,181 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

British anti-invasion preparations of the Second World War entailed a large-scale division of military and civilian mobilisation in response to the threat

The Blitz (16,957 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Blitz was a German bombing campaign against the United Kingdom, in 1940 and 1941, during the Second World War. The term was first used by the British

Deportation of Germans from Latin America during World War II (3,639 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

During World War II, 4,058 ethnic Germans along with several hundred other Axis-nationals living in Latin America were deported to the United States and

Wartime Social Survey (779 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Wartime Social Survey was the British Government's social research unit which was created during World War II to provide any government department

Clement Attlee (16,868 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Clement Richard Attlee, 1st Earl Attlee, KG, OM, CH, PC, FRS (3 January 1883 – 8 October 1967) was a British statesman and Labour Party politician who

Gradyville, Kentucky (356 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Issue. Holl, R.E. (2015). Committed to Victory: The Kentucky Home Front During World War II. Topics in Kentucky History. University Press of Kentucky. p

1942 United States House of Representatives elections (957 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The 1942 United States House of Representatives elections were elections for the United States House of Representatives to elect members to serve in the

Regional Oral History Office (496 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

collections of oral histories related to women's suffrage and the home front during World War II. The interviews conducted by ROHO are deposited in over 700

Operation Steinbock (17,342 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Operation Steinbock or Operation Capricorn (German: Unternehmen Steinbock), sometimes called the Baby Blitz, was a strategic bombing campaign by the German

1944 United States House of Representatives elections (455 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The 1944 United States House of Representatives elections were elections for the United States House of Representatives to elect members to serve in the

List of Dad's Army books and memorabilia (1,213 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

a museum in Scratby in Great Yarmouth based on the British Home Front during World War II and on Dad's Army. The museum has a replica of Captain Mainwaring's

Jolo (1,443 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Retrieved 26 June 2015. Rodil 1985:4. Glynn, Gary. Montana's Home Front During World War II, 2nd ed. Big Elk Books. 2012. "Jolo church attack: Many killed

Montana Army National Guard (1,128 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

have differing policies). Mayhew Foster Glynn, Gary. Montana's Home Front During World War II, 2nd ed., Big Elk Books, Missoula. 2012 Isby and Kamps, Armies

Fort Missoula (1,140 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

suet was an insult". Atlas Obscura. Glynn, Gary. Montana's Home Front During World War II, 2nd ed. Big Elk Books. 2012. Guide to the Fort Missoula Papers

Warm Springs, Georgia (1,612 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Waters, Robert (October 11, 2013). "10 Brutal Murders on the Home Front during World War II". Retrieved October 23, 2013. Harmon, Martin. 2014 The Warm

Society for Military History (1,774 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Goldman and Donald Filtzer, Fortress Dark and Stern: The Soviet Home Front during World War II, Oxford University Press Ian Ona Johnson, Faustian Bargain: