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War and conflict
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Since 1935, the national archives has been responsible for the acquisition and public dissemination of the permanent photographic records of the united states government. War and conflict on cd-rom represents an invaluable virtual catalog of over 1,500 images relating to american battle involvement 1765-1970. Culled from over 6,000,000 prints and negatives in the archives’ still picture branch, war and conflict spotlights astonishingly varied imagery from the extensive popular holdings of the national archives. Revolutionary war: 1775 – 1781: beginnings, fight for a new nation, navy, victory, personalities. America grows: 1799 – 1847: french naval war, tripoli tan war, war of 1812, and mexican war. Civil war: 1861 – 1865: background: slavery and abolitionism , leaders, troops and officers, artillery, forts, fortifications, battle areas, navy, supply and support, communications, prisons and prisoners, death and destruction –surrender, lincolns assassination. America and world affairs: 1871 – 1870: korean punitive expedition. Spanish-american war. Beginnings, the philippines, cuba and puerto rico. Philippine insurrection, boxer rebellion: china relief expedition, mexican punitive expedition, siberia and north russia, u.S. forces in central america and the caribbean, lebanon, dominican republic, vietnam. Background - american involvement. World war 1: 1914 – 1918: beginning, recruitment and training –troops, navy, personalities, patriotism, war work and production, food conservation, supply and support, aviation, photography, observation, the front, aid and comfort, civilians and refugees, prisoners and detainees, death and destruction, peace. World war ii: 1939 – 1945: recruitment and training, personalities, the home front. Patriotism and propaganda - relocation - rationing and conservation - war work and production - security. Supply and support, rest and relaxation, entertainment, aid and conflict, navy. War in the west: background - germany attacks - battle of britain - north africa, sicily, italy - france - the low countries - germany - the holocaust. War in the east: japan attacks - america fights back - china, burma, india - island campaigns the philippines - iwo jima and okinawa - japan - atrocities. Civilians and refugees, prisoners, death and destruction, victory and peace. Korean war: 1950 – 1953: personalities and politics –troops, supply and support, combat, aid and comfort, civilians and refugees, prisoners, death and destruction, peace. System requirements: windows 98, 2000, xp. 64 Mb ram for finished products. Pentium® 1 processor, 333 mhz or better. Computer display set at high color (16 bit) or higher. 600 X 800 resolution or higher. 2X or better cd-rom drive. Printer (optional).
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