Papers, 1939-1972 (bulk 1942-1956).

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Papers, 1939-1972 (bulk 1942-1956).

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Journals relating to the oceanic theatres of World War II especially to anti-submarine warfare; and research notebooks used in Morison's writings. Journals contain wartime entries and a record of interviews with William H. P. Blandy, Andrew Browne Cunningham, Royal E. Ingersoll, Douglas MacArthur, Henry R. Moore, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Raymond Ames Spruance, Harold R. Stark, Richmond Kelly Turner, and others. Topics include the battles of Casablanca, Guadalcanal, Kolombangara, and Pearl Harbor, and operations Dragoon, Galvanic, Neptune, Overlord, and Torch.

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