AMERICAN COMMITTEE ON THE HISTORY OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR Charles F. Delzell, Chairman Secretariat and Newsletter Vanderbilt University Arthur L. Funk, Secretory Permanent Directors NEWSLETTER Department of History University ofFlorida H. Stuart Hughes Gainesville, Florida32611 Harvard University Book R ct'ieu;s Forrest C. Pogue DwightD. Eisenhower Institute Number 14 October, 1975 Robert Dallek Department of History Tenn.s expiring 1975 UniversitY of California .~ngeles Gen. J. Lawton Collins at Los Washington, D.C. Los Angeles, California 90024 RobertDivine Bibliography University ofTexas Janet Ziegler \Villiam M. Franklin Reference Department Department ofState UCLA Library Los Angeles, California 90024 Robin Higham Meeting of the International Committee, 26-27 August, in Kansas State University conjunction with the International Congress of the Historical American Committee is affiliated with: Col. A. F. Hurley Air Force Academy Sciences, San Francisco. Comite International d'Histoire de laDeuxieme Raymond O'Connor Guerre Mondiale Uuiversit}' of Miami 32, rue de Leningrad Harrison Salisbury Paris VIlle, France NewYork Times About fifty representatives from thirty countries convened Robert Wolfe at San Francisco for the session on "Politics and Strategy in National Ar<;hives the Second World War" and for the business meeting on the day Tenlls expiring 1976 following. Both sessions were presided over by the international Stephen E. Ambrose LSU at NewOrleans president, Henri Michel. R.J.C.Butow University of Washington PRINCIPAL SESSION Robert W. Coakley Centerof ~1ilitary History Hans Gatzke Some 160 persons attended the session on Politics and Yale University Strategy. The morning was taken up by the presentation of seven Stanley Hoffmann Harvard University papers from representatives of the five major wartime powers. Gaddis Smith Whether these papers or abstracts of them can be published is Yale University under review. Meanwhile copies of them can be obtained from the Telford Taylor New York City secretariat at cost (5¢ a page to cover reproducing and postage). John Toland The papers include: Danbury, Connecticut Tennsexpiring 1977 Karl Drechsler, Olaf Groehler, Gerhart Hass, Central Historical ~1artin Blumenson The Citadel Institute, Berlin, German Democratic Republic: tlHitler Harold C Deutsch Germany's Policy and Strategy during World War II." (English, Army War College 25 pp., German, 28 pp.) Stanley L. Falk OffIce of Air Force History Maurice Matloff Andreas Hillgruber, University of Koln, German Federal Republic: Center of Military History "Hitlers Strategie und Politik im Zweiten Weltkrieg." EmestMay Harvard University (German, 26 pp., English summary, 9 pp.) Louis Morton Dartmouth College Michael Howard, All Souls College, Oxford University, England: Gerhard Weinberg Universityof North Carolina "Strategy and Politics in World War II: The British Case." Roberta Wohlstetter (21 pp.) Pan Heuristics, Los Angeles .Earl Ziemke University of Georgia Akira Fujiwara, Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo, Japan: "The Strategies and Politics of Japan during the Second World War. II (12 pp.) -2­ Pavel Zhilin, Director, Institute of Military History, Moscow, Soviet Union: "Policy and Strategy of the Soviet Union in the Second World War." (English, 31 pp.; English Short version, 11 pp.; Russian, 29 pp.) Forrest Pogue, Director, Dwight D. Eisenhower Institute for Historical Research, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D. C.: "Politics and the Formulation of American Strategy in World War II. ft (25 pp. Copies available without charge from Dr. Pogue.) Warren Kimball, Rutgers University, Ne~vark, N. J.: "The Ghost in the Attic: The Soviet Union as a Factor in Anglo-American Wartime Planning for Post­ war Germany, 1943-45." (45 pp.; short version, 16 pp.) The afternoon of the session on 'lpolitics and Strategy" vJaS devoted to comments and interventions, twenty-three in all. The texts of several of these are available at the secretariat: S. A. Tyushkevich (USSR): ftCharacter of the Second World War and its Impact on Policy and Strategy of the Belligerents." (English 9 pp.; Russian, 8 pp.) 1. 1. Djordjadze (USSR); "Strategic Guidance in the Great Patriotic War." (English, 11 pp.; Russian, 8 pp.) Y. A. Matsolenko (USSR); (Russian, 8 pp.; English, 11 pp.) P. H. Derevianko (USSR); (Russian, 6 pp.) Pero Moraca (Yugoslavia)~ "Strategy and Policy in the Second World War." (English, 18 pp.) General Gambiez and J.-M. d'Hoop (France); "Un exemple de divergences entre politique et strategie: Les rapports franco-beIge en 1939." (French, 6 pp.; English summary, 1 p.) H. Vass (Hungary), "Ungarns SteHung und Rolle innerhalb del' Strategie Nazi­ Deutschlands. II (German, n pp.) Participants. An official list of delegates has not yet been published by the organizers of the Congress for Historical Sciences, but an approximate list of those who were concerned ''lith World War II committees can be made. An asterisk (*) before a name indicates that the person made an intervention in the after­ noon session. United States: Charles Delzell; Forrest Pogue; Maurice Matloff; Col. Al Hurley; Gen. J. Lawton Collins; Raymond 0 ' Connor; Janet Ziegler; A. L. Funk; Charles Burdick, who read Warren Kimball's paper when at the last minute the latter wired he was unable to come; Elmer Scovill; John Jessup; Justus Doenecke; Hugh Golway; Calvin Christman; Agnes Peterson; Gordon Wright. Diane Clemens, in charge of local arrangements, was called away but was ably replaced by John Yurechko. -3­ Aus!:xal:i:~: J. R. Robertson Austria: R. Neck ~~~~~ ~I~_: ~~~~Ki:.1JI!~~ >'<J. \lanwelkenhuyzen __ >'<M. Elazar; Mme Ch. 1'1ikhova Krestov ..:-~a!1Cl;.<!§.; Q.~E1~E~"c:n": ""Kum I a NI Dumbe "!:W. A . B. Doug las .g~E!:.s:'.::;J_9_~?kia: )'<1'1. kropilak Xr'!nce: Henri Nichel; >'<Gen. Gambiez Gegt1all:Z .. _Lf::§..§~): K. Drechsler ;"<col. Germany (West): A. Hillgruber; "<E. Jaeckl Bruehl -;;;reat--'B~JI~}~~ Sir William Deakin; 11ichael Hungary: ·!fH. 'lass; ·'<G. Ranki Howard; 'kDonald Watt; "<A. Harwick; Inclonesia: "<H. Notosusanto ?'<D. W. Waters srael: >'<J. L. Wallach Italy: G. Quazza l~Jl}~£l,; Takashi Saito; Bokuro Eguchi; 'Korea (South): ">'<Chong Hak Lee; Seun Keun Lee Okio Hurase; A. Fujiwara; ~1~~~~U!g: G. Trausch H. Hujake Halaysia: St. Leong J1!=.~~£,2: Mrs. Blanca Torres Ramirez .Netherlands: H. Paape; L. Dejong polan9:: C. 1'1adajczyk; ":11. Jedruszak ,Rumania: H. Zaharia; "<Gen. Bantea; Gh. Spain: Benito Ruano Unc; I. Ceausescu Sweden: M. Skodvin Switzerland: L. E. Roulet j~~§y: "'<E. Ziya Karal USSR: Gen. P. Zhilin; *I.I.Djordjadze; Il!g.c:>~1-_~~~_~: J. Harj anovich; ···~S.A.Tyushkevich; *P.H.Derevianko; "<P. Moraca ,'<Mme Galina Gorochkova; 'kY.A. l'1atso­ lenko; I.I.Rostonev PLENARY ASSEMBLY On August 27, 1975, at the Cartwright Hotel, was held the plenary assembly of the International Committee. These assemblies are held every five years, and at them officers are elected, changes in the constitution made, and nevJ members approved. The president, Henri Michel, welcomed the delegates. He stated that there are now 35 countries represented in the organization. Since the last assembly in 1970, there have been eight countries added: Albania, Brazil, South Korea, Finland, India, Japan, Luxemburg, and Sweden. Six more have individual representa­ tion: Australia, Cameroon, Indonesia, Ireland, Malaya, and New Zealand. Negotiations are proceeding for the adherance of Morocco, Algeria, Spain, Greece, Portugal, SWitzerland, Mexico, and North Korea. Elections were held for officers. M. Michel was re-elected president. It was proposed that the constitution should be changed to permit "several vice­ presidents" instead of two. This was passed and A. L. Funk of the U.S. was nominated for a third vice-presidency. General Zhilin (U.S.S.R.) and M. Marjanovich (Yugoslavia) were nominated for re-election. All three were elected. As the position of treasurer and secretary were vacant, it was necessary to fill them. Mr. Paape (Netherlands), a close associate of Louis De Jong was elected treasurer, while the secretariat went to Jean Van Welkenhuyzen (Belgium), who as director of the Center for Research and Historical Studies on the Second World War in Brussels, has facilities to fulfil this responsibility. Two executive councils are traditionally elected to carryon during the five year intervals between the plenary assemblies, each serving for 2 1/2 years. For the period 1975-77 this council will consist of representatives from Norway, Canada, Italy, India, Japan, Poland, Hungary, Romania, and West Germany; for 1977-80: Sweden, Finland, Brazil, Great Britain, Turkey, Czechoslovakia, Albania, Hungary, Bulgaria, East Germany, South Korea, and Indonesia. The next assembly will coincide with the next meeting of the International Congress of Historical Sciences, in Bucharest, Romania, August, 1980. The theme for papers will be "Propaganda in the Second World War." -4­ News Bulletin..An ~~~lish version.will continue to be published--twice a year. [In the future ~t W~J.i alternate w~th the American Committee 1 s Newsletter.] HOST ACTIVITIES OF THE AMERICAN COMMITTEE: Enclosed with this Newsletter is "A Select Bibliography of Books on the Second World War" produced for the occasion of the International Conference. It emphasizes books published in the United States. This bibliography includes many of the titles mentioned in previous Newsletters since 1968 but also goes back to 1966 to cover the gap between the first Newsletter and Janet Ziegler's World War II: Books in English. The American