WORLD WAR TWO STUDIES ASSOCIATION (formerly American Committee on the History ofthe Second World War) Donald S. Detwiler, Chairman Mark P. Parillo, Secretary and Department of History Newsleller Editor Southern Illinois University Department of History at Carbondale 208 Eisenhower Hall Carbondale, nJinois 62901-4519 Kansas Slate University [email protected] Manhattan, Kansas 66506-1002 785-532-0374 Permanent Directors FAX 785-532-7004 p:mUo@ksu.•du Charles F. Delzell Vanderbilt University NEWSLETTER James Ehrman, Associate Editor and Webmaster Arthur L. Fwtk ISSN 0885-5668 Department of History Gainesville, Florida 208 Eisenhower Hall Kansas State University Terms expiring 2001 Manhattan, Kansas 66506·1002 Martin Blumenson Robin Higham, Archivist Washington, D.C. Department ofHistory 208 Eisenhower Hall D'Ann Campbell Kansas State University Sage Colleges No. 66 Fall 2001 Manhattan, Kansas 66506-1002 Robert Dallek The WWTSA is affiliated with: University of California, Los Angeles American Historical Association 400 A Street, S.E. Washin~lon, Stanley L. Falk D.C. 20003 Contents hrtp://www.rh..h:l.Otg Alexandria, Virginia Comite International d'Histoire Ernest R. May de la Deuxieme Guerre Mondiale Harvard University Institut d'Histoire du Temps Present World War Two Studies Association (Centre national de la recherche Dennis Showalter scientifique ICNRSj) Colorado College Ecole Normale Supeneure de Cachan General Information 2 61, avenue du President Wilson Mark A. Stoler 94235 Cachan Cedex, France University of \ermont The Newsletter 2 http.//www./f.q•. cnno.fr/cih2gm.hrml Gerhard L. Weinberg Annual Membership Dues 2 H-War: The Military History Network University of North Carolina (sponsored by H-Net: Humanities & at Chapel Hill Social Sciences OnLine), which sup­ News and Notes ports the WWTSA's website on the in­ Terms expiring 2002 ternet at the following address (URL): hup://h-nc·c2.nwuau/-w:tr/w w(.u Dean C. Allard WWTSA Elections and Membership Renewal Naval Historical Center 3 Annual Business Meeting Stephen E. Ambrose 3 University of New Orleans WWTSA Roundtable Discussion 3 Edward J. Drca SMH Conference 3 Department of Defense Accommodations in Madison 4 David Kahn Great Neck. New York Carol M. Petillo A Communication from Moscow 5 Boston College Ronald H. Spector George Washington University Membership Directory 6 Robert Wolfe National Archives Recently Published Articles in English on World War II 25 Earl Ziemke University ofGeorgia Selected Titles from an Electronic Compilation by James Ehrman Terms expiring 2003 Recently Published Books in English on World War II Carl Boyd 29 Old Dominion University Selected Titles from an Electronic Compilation by James Ehrman James L. Collins, J( Middleburg, Virginia Roy K. Flint Valle Crucis, N.C. Robin Highanl Kansas State University Warren F. Kimball Rutgers University, Newark Richard H. Kohn University ofNortb Carolina at Chapel Hill Allan R. Millett Ohio State University Russell F. Weigley Temple University I 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 Committee on the History of the Second World War, is a private organization 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 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 for the Newsletter to: Mark Parillo Department of History Kansas State University Tel.: (785) 532-0374 Eisenhower Hall Fax: (785) 532-7004 Manhattan, KS 66506-1002 E-mail: [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 payable 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. Fall 2001 - 3 News & Notes WWTSA Elections and Membership SMH Conference Renewal The Society for Military History will This issue of the Newsletter contains hold its annual meeting at the Frank inserts for the annual association Lloyd Wright Monona Terrace elections and membership renewal. Convention Center in Madison, Ballots and renewal forms with Wisconsin, on 4-7 April 2002. The membership dues should be submitted to theme of the meeting is "War and the secretary by January 31, 2002. Remembrance: Constructing the Military Past and Future." Professor John Milton Annual Business Meeting Cooper Jr. of the Department ofHistory at the University of Wisconsin will The World War Two Studies present a keynote address titled "The Association will hold its annual business Great War and Modem Memory: meeting in conjunction with the yearly Another View." Edward M. Coffinan, meeting of the Society for Military Professor of History Emeritus, History, which will convene in Madison, University ofWisconsin-Madison & Wisconsin, on April 4-7, 2002. The former president of the Society, will business meeting will begin at 11:45 present the keynote address at the th a.m. on Saturday, April 6 , at the awards luncheon. The keynote address at Gallery Room of the Best Western Inn the banquet will be given by Rick on the Park. The Inn on the Park is one Atkinson, assistant managing editor for of the conference hotels (see below for investigations at The Washington Post, further details) and a 3-block walk from and is entitled "Bringing Back the Dead: the Hilton and Convention Center. Those History, Memory and Writing About attending the meeting may purchase War," based on his current work-in­ lunch from the Inn on the Park food progress on the North African Campaign servIces menu. of 1942-1943. Conference participants will also have the option to take a field trip to the Experimental Aircraft WWTSA Roundtable Discussion Association AirVenture Museum. The World War Two Studies In addition to the WWTSA annual Association will be sponsoring a business meeting and sponsored roundtable discussion titled "Teaching roundtable discussion, the SMH World War II" at the SMH Conference conference will feature several panels on in Madison, graciously organized World War Two topics that may be of through the efforts ofDr. Reina interest to WWTSA members. Relevant Pennington of Norwich University. Full panel titles include: "Toils and Troubles: details of the session were not available Challenges Confronting Western Armies at press time. in the Era of Total War, 1914-1945," I 4 - Fall 2001 "Language at War: Teaching and Using the conference. Please note that these Japanese in the Pacific War," "Naval rates apply only to reservations made by th Science and Technology in the Shadow March 4 • Room reservations are to be of World War II," and "Calm Between made directly with: the Storms: Perspectives on the U. S. Army, 1919-1942." Details were not Hilton Madison Monona Terrace ­ available at press time. A full outline of Attached Headquarters Hotel the Conference program will appear on (Prior to March 4, 2002) the Society ofMilitary History Web site $125.00 standard single/double <http://www.smh-hq.org> once all occupancy panels have been organized. (866) 403-8838 or (608) 255-5100 Hilton Madison Reservations WWTSA members do not need to registerfor the SMH conference to Best Western Inn on the Park - 3 block attend the WWTSA and WWTSA­ walk sponsored roundtable discussion but will (Prior to March 4,2002) need to register ifthey wish to attend $89.00 single/ $99.00 double other scholarly panels or events $129 suites featuring World War Two topics. (800) 279-8811 Registration fees are $125.00 up to March 4 and $175.00 thereafter (student Howard Johnson Plaza Hotel- shuttle fees are $65.00 and $90.00). The bus available registration fee includes the Thursday (Prior to March 4, 2002) welcome reception, Friday-Sunday $89.00 single/double occupancy breakfasts, the Friday reception, (608) 251-5511 Howard Johnson refreshment breaks, and conference Madison Reservations materials. Registration may be done by mail at: SMH Annual Meeting The SMH conference organizers have Registrations, UW-Extension, 702 instructed us that, when making Langdon Street, Rm. 139 Pyle Center, reservations, WWTSA members should Madison, WI 53706; or by fax at (608) identify themselves as participants ofthe 265-3163; or online (after January 20) at Society for Military History (SMH) <www.smh-hq.org/index.html>. 2002 Annual Meeting to ensure the special conference rates, even if not registering for the SMH conference Accommodations in Madison itself. After March 4, rooms will be released for the general public. The following Madison hotels set aside room blocks with special rates for Fall 2001 - 5 A Communication from Moscow After the terrorist attack of11 September 2001, the chairman ofthe WWTSA receivedfrom Moscow the following message that he acknowledged with appreciation (mentioning that he would share it with the members ofour association). * * * From: O. Rzheshevsky <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: September 13, 2001 6:04 AM Subject: from Prof.