United States Army

Military

The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services. The modern Army has its roots in the Continental Army which was formed on 14 June 1775, before the establishment of ...

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Documents about United States Army

Saturday 25th May 1940

British strategy in a certain eventuality.

extract Without “full economic and financial support” from USA. Chiefs of Staff cannot see “any chance of success” in war effort
extract Chiefs of Staff circulate UK strategy for next phase of conflict. Paper assumes defeat of France, failure to evacuate BEF
place Portugal
place Russian Empire
place Egypt
place Iraq
place Eyre Peninsula
place Singapore
place Turkey
place Malta
place Europe
place Gibraltar
place Alexandria
place Africa
place Libya
organisation Air Force F.C.
organisation Minister of Economic Warfare
organisation Scapa
organisation United States Army
 

Thursday 18th July 1940

Grant of air facilities to the United States.

extract Halifax details plan to grant airbases to US. "In future" US may be responsible for guarding "English-speaking peoples"
place Great Britain
place Iceland
place Bermuda
place Caribbean
place North America
place Jamaica
place Europe
place South America
place Washington
place West Germany
organisation Hopatcong High School
organisation United States Department of State
organisation United States Navy
organisation Government of Canada
organisation United States Congress
organisation United States Army
 

Meeting minutes

extract Cabinet discusses UK response to a future Japanese invasion of Dutch East Indies. Chiefs of Staff cannot agree a policy
extract General de Gaulle to be consulted before Cabinet responds to French complaints over leaflet drops, detention of officials
extract Halifax reports arrest of 9 British citizens in Tokyo. Rumour USSR will shortly extend its control of Polish government
extract Admiralty to examine apparent delay in getting anti-aircraft defences into action when enemy aircraft appear
extract Air Chief: Enemy losses so far today 8 for certain, 8 probable, 6 possible. One UK pilot killed, several machines damaged
person Alexander Cadogan
person Andrew Greenwood
person John Anderson, 1st Viscount Waverley
person Charles de Gaulle
person Stafford Cripps
person Robert Craigie (diplomat)
place Tokyo
place Morocco
organisation Home Office
organisation New Zealand Treasury
organisation House of Commons of Canada
organisation United States Army
organisation Bank of England
 

Wednesday 7th August 1940

Assistance to the Dutch in event of Japanese aggression in Netherlands East Indies.

extract Chiefs predict Japan would suffer "commercial ruin" with a year of UK/US sanctions. Confronting both "highly improbable"
place Singapore
place Europe
place Gibraltar
place Thailand
organisation Hopatcong High School
organisation United States Navy
organisation Minister of Economic Warfare
organisation United States Army
 

Meeting minutes

extract Halifax: Mussolini "heating up the atmosphere" but Italy "unlikely to declare war against Greece at the present time"
extract PM: Attitude of UK and US should be friends "each prepared to do what was possible to help the other" not quid pro quo
extract Cabinet calls US offer to formally exchange lease of UK base facilities for destroyers and weapons "out of the question"
person Anthony Eden
person William Lyon Mackenzie King
place South Africa
place Greece
place Bermuda
place Jamaica
place Newfoundland, Kentucky
organisation Foreign and Commonwealth Office
organisation United States Army
 

The Munitions Situation.

extract Supply Minister warns UK armaments industry "a very small infant compared with the giant that threatens to attack it"
person Herbert Morrison
person Adolf Hitler
place Great Britain
place Russian Empire
place Birmingham
place North America
place Europe
place Africa
place Czechoslovakia
organisation Ministry of Supply
organisation German Army
organisation British Army
organisation United States Army
 

Tuesday 5th November 1940

Overseas Air Communications.

extract Air Minister asks for resources to improve Empire communications links. "Reasonably quick air-mail" will boost morale
place Athens
place Egypt
place Iraq
place Hong Kong
place Cairo
place North America
place Europe
place South America
place Khartoum
place Africa
place Lisbon, New York
place Burma
place Rome
organisation Royal Air Force
organisation Foreign and Commonwealth Office
organisation Minister of Economic Warfare
organisation United States Army