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A military cadence or cadence call is a call-and-response work song sung by military personnel while running or marching. They are counterparts of the military march . Military cadences often take their rhythms from the work being done, much like the sea shanty .
Soldiers in the European and Pacific theaters found it difficult to maintain regular meals during intense combat or in remote areas. While in World War I soldiers often faced food shortages in World War II the process of feeding soldiers in combat zones had improved, though problems of malnutrition and lack of fresh food persisted in some theaters.
June 21–22, 1942 – Bombardment of Fort Stevens, the second attack on a U.S. military base in the continental U.S. in World War II. September 9, 1942, and September 29, 1942 – Lookout Air Raids, the only attack by enemy aircraft on the contiguous U.S. and the second enemy aircraft attack on the U.S. continent in World War II.
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During World War II, Tennōheika Banzai (天皇陛下万歳, May the Emperor live for ten thousand years) served as a battle cry of sorts for Japanese soldiers, particularly in a "banzai charge". [17] The most popular battle cry is "Ei ei oh" (エイエイオー), which is usually used at the start of battle. [18] [19] "Avanti Savoia!"
Civil Affairs: Soldiers Become Governors: Harry L. Coles and Albert K. Weinberg: 1964 The Employment of Negro Troops: Ulysses Lee: 1966 Military Relations between the United States and Canada, 1939–1945: Stanlye W. Dziuban: 1959 Rearming the French: Marcel Vigneras: 1957 Three Battles: Arnaville, Altuzzo, and Schmidt: Charles B. MacDonald and ...
The post-World War II reorganization of the National Guard was an emphasis on the creation of numerous Infantry and Armor divisions, oriented on a Cold War scenario that presumed large numbers of soldiers and tanks would be needed to stop an invasion of Western Europe by the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. [170] (See Legacy units and ...
A History of Music in the U.S. Armed Forces During World War II. Philadelphia: M. W. Lads, 1966. OCLC 2296000; Henderson, Hamish. Ballads of World War II. Glasgow: Privately printed by the Lili Marleen Club of Glasgow, 1950. OCLC 465530802; I'll Be Seeing You ..: Songs of World War II. Essex, England: EMI Music Pub, 1988. ISBN 0-86175-042-X ...