WORLD WAR TWO STUDIES ASSOCIATION (formerly American Committee on the History o/the Second World War) Donald S. Detwiler, Chairman Department of History Mark P Panllo. Seerelan' and Southern Winois University News/enu Edl/or . at Carbondale. Departm"". of HIstory CaIbondale, WinOIS 62901-4519 208 Eisenhower Hall Kansas State liniversi.y P0'1fUIne1lJ Directors Manhanan _Kansas <i6500-l 002 NEWSLETTER 91:;'532-<)37~ Charles F. Delzell FAX 913-532- 7004 Vanderbilt Universit)' [email protected] Arthur L. Funk rSSN 0885-5668 Robin Higlwn, An-hivisl Gainesville, Florida Departm<n' of History 208 Eisenhower Hall H. Stuart Hughes Kansas Stalt University liniversity of California, Manhanan, Kansas 66500-1002 San Diego The WWTSA is affiliated with: Fonest C. Pogue Muzray, Kentucky Amencll1l Histoncal Associanon 400 A StreeL S.E. Terms expiring 1995 Waslw1gton, D.C. 20003 Martin BlumertsOn Cornite international d'histoirt Washington, D.C. de la dcuxierne guerre mondiale Henry ROIlSSO, General Secretary D'Ann Campbell Institut d'histoire du 'emp. present AllShn Peay State Univmity (Centre national de la recherche scientifique [CNRSJ) Stanley L. Fa1Ic 44, rue de l'Amiral Mouchez Alexandria, VIrginia 750 14 Paris. France EmestR. May Harvard University No .. 54 Fall 1995 Dennis Showalter Colorado College Gerltard L. Weinberg University ofNorth Carolina CONTENTS atChape) Hill Earl F. Ziemke University ofGeotgia World War Two Studies Association Terms expiring 1996 General Information 2 Dean C. Allard The Newsletter 2 Naval His.orical Center Annual Membership Dues 2 S'ephen E. Ambro>< University of New Orleans News and Notes Harold C. Deuts<:h SI. Paul, Minnesota 1996 Elections and Membership 3 David Kahn Annual Business Meeting 3 Great Nook, New Vorl< WWTSA Panel at AHA 3 Richard H. Kohn University of North Carolina WWTSA Conference Proceedings Publication 3 at Chapel Hill Carol M. Petillo News from the U.S. National Archives Boston College Standard Guide Revised 4 Ronald H. Spector George Washington University Declassifications 4 David F. Trask Accessions and Openings 5 W.tshington, D.C. Robert Wolfe National Archives New National Archives World War II Guide Overview Terms expiring 1997 6 Introduction 7 James L. Collins, Jr. Middleburg, \1rginia Notes on Contents 11 John Lewis Gaddis Ohio University WWTSA Election Ballot 15 Robin Higlwn K.an:sas Stare University 1996 Membership Renewal Form 17 Wanen F. Kimball Rutgers University, Newark Listing of Periodical Articles 19 AI1an R. Millett (compiled by James Ehrman) Ohio State Univen,ty Agnes F. Pet""",n Hoovt'[" institution Russell F. Wcigley Temple University Roberta Wohlstetter Pan Heuristics Janel Ziegler University ofCalifomia, Lo.Angeles General Information Established in 1967 "to promote historical research in the period of World War II in all its aspects," the World War Two Studies Association, whose original name was the American Commit­ tee on the History of the Second World War, is a private organi­ zation supported by the dues and donations of its members. It is affiliated with the American Historical Association, with the International Committee for the History of the Second World War, and with corresponding national committees in other countries, including the Arab Historians Association, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, the Czech Republic, Finland, .France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Singapore, Slovenia, the United Kingdom, and the Vatican. The Newsletter The WWTSA issues a semiannual newsletter, which is assigned International Standard Serial Number [ISSN] 0885-5668 by the Library of Congress. Back issues of the Newsletter are available from Robin Higham, WWTSA Archivist, through Sunflower University Press, 1531 Yuma (or Box 1009), Manhattan, KS 66502-4228. Please send information and suggestions for the Newsletter to: Mark Parillo Editor, WWTSA Newsletter Department of History Kansas State University Eisenhower Hall Manhattan, KS 66506-1002 Tel.: (913) 532-0374 Fax: (913) 532-7004 [email protected] Annual Membership Dues Membership is open to all who are interested in the era of the Second World War. Annual membership dues of $15.00 are paya­ ble at the beginning of each calendar year. Students with U.S. addresses may, if their circumstances require it, pay annual dues of $5.00 for up to six years. There is no surcharge for members abroad, but it is requested that dues be remitted directly to the secretary of the WWTSA (not through an agency or subscription service) in U.S. dollars. The Newsletter, which is mailed at bulk rates within the United States, will be sent by surface mail to foreign addresses unless special arrangements are made to cover the cost of airmail postage. I Fall 1995 - 3 be from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, January 6, at the News a..:n.d No1:es Dusseldorf Room in the Atlanta Hilton Hotel. Since this will be a panel sponsored by an affiliated society, those wish­ ing to attend need not re~ister 1996 WWTSA Elections for the AHA Conference. The and Membership session is as follows: All members of the World War "Military Occupations Resulting Two Studies Association are from World War II" eligible to vote for the eight directors of the association Chair: Donald Whitnah, Univer­ who will serve three-year terms sity of Northern Iowa through 1998. Please indicate your choices on the ballot on Donald Whitnah, University of page 15 of this newsletter, Northern Iowa, "U.S. Treat­ detach it, and mail it as ment of Austria" directed by January 31, 1996. Robert Wolfe_. NARA, "A Revi­ sionist View of the U.S. Also, page 17 of this issue Occupation of Germany" of the newsletter is the 1996 Emily Hill.. Coe College, "T. V. membership renewal form. Please Soong's Five-Year Economic fill in the form, detach it, Reconstruction for Postwar and mail it in with your dues Guangdong" payment and/or donation as Mark Parillo, Kansas state indicated on the form. Member­ University, "Agriculture in ship dues are payable at the Japan: The U.S. Occupation" beginning of the calendar year. Comment: Robert H. Keyserlingk~ University of Ottawa Annual Business Meeting Publication of the The World War Two Studies Proceedings of Association will hold its annu­ Recent WWTSA Conferences al business meeting from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Friday, January Southern Illinois University 5, 1996, in the Rockdale Room Press will be publishing the of the Atlanta Hilton Hotel. proceeding~ of the two recent All members are welcome. World War Two Studies Associa­ tion Conferences, "America at WWTSA Panel at AHA War, 1941-1945," Parts I and II, in a single volume. The The World War Two studies volume is tentatively scheduled Association is sponsoring a for release in Spring 1997. panel at the American Histor­ Further information will be ical Association Convention in made available in future issues January 1996. The session will of the WWTSA Newsletter. I 4 - Fall 1995 News fro~ the u.s. Nat~ona1 Archives The following items are from the newsletter of the u.s. National Archives_. The Record (May 1995). Standard Guide Revised On October 1. 1994. the holdings of the National Archives com­ prised aver 1.7 million cubic feet of textual records; approxi­ mately 300.000 ralls of microfilm; 187.000 motion picture reels; 174.000 sound recordings; 29,000 videa recordings; 7.4 million still pictures; 9.1 million aerial photographs; 2.2 million maps and charts; 2.2 million architectural and engineering plans; and 5,000 computer data sets. This material dates from linen-paper records of the Continental Congress to electronic lists of Viet­ nam casualties. To aid researchers using this rich informatioin resource, NARA will release in September 1995 a new "Guide to Federal Records in the National Archives of the United States .. " The 1995 NARA guide is the first comprehensive guide to National Archives holdings since 1974. It will be approximately 1,400 pages in 3 volumes. Current plans call for it to be avail­ able in hard COpy and on the Internet. A CD-ROM edition also may be published. Declassifications u.s. High Commission for Germany (RG 466_. 7 cubic feet). Military Security Board. U.S. Element, Subject Files. 1947-55. Contact the Archives II Textual Reference Branch (301) 713-7250. Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (RG 38 .. 799 cubic feet). The National Security Agency and the Records declassification Division have recently declassified 785 cubic feet of records received from the Naval Security Group. The declassified docu­ ments are part of a collection of material known as the Orange Library (Japanese Orange Translations). The records consist of 4 x 6 cards containing translations of intercepted Japanese mes­ sages arranged by various subject headings such as Japanese air­ fields. ship names, and army units. Also declassified are 14 cubic feet of Radio Intercept Summaries (RIS) received from the Naval Security Group. Contact the Archives II Textual Reference Branch (301) 713-7250. Bureau of Ordnance (RG 74. 16 cubic feet). Recently declassified were Contact Correspondence, 1946-1962. Materials open. Contact Suitland Reference Branch (301) 457-7190. \ \ Fall 1995 - 5 Naval Districts and Shore Establishments (RG 181~ 15 cubic feet), Recently declassified were 5th Naval District, Correspondence Files, 1955; and Moroccan Sea frontier. 1942-45. Materials open. Contact Suitland Reference Branch (3Q1) 457-7190. Army Staff (RG 319~ 6 cubic feet). Records of the Assistant Chief of Staff. G-2 (Intelligence). formerly Top Secret Intelligence Documents. 1943-59. Records of the Peers Inquiry; Administrative and Background Materials Files-Open Inventory. 1967-70. Records of the Office of Military History. Special Tables of Organiza­ tion. 1941-44. ACSI Finding Aids. ACSI~ Military Intelligence Division; and G-2 (Intelligence). Historical Studies and Related Records of G-2 Components. 1918-59. Materials open. Contact Suit­ land Reference Branch (301) 457-7190.