Eastern Mandates (U. S. Army Campaigns of World War II)
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Eastern Mandates (U. S. Army Campaigns of World War II)
50th Anniversary Commemorative issue. World War II was the largest and most violent armed conflict in the history of mankind. However, the time that now separates us from that conflict has exacted its toll on our collective knowledge. While World War II continues to absorb the interest of military scholars and historians, as well as its veterans, a generation of Americans has grown to maturity largely unaware of the political, social, and military implications of a war that, more than any other, united us as a people with a common purpose.
Highly relevant today, World War II has much to teach us, not only about the profession of arms, but also about military preparedness, global strategy, and combined operations in the coalition war against fascism. During the 1990's, the U.S. Army participated in the nation's 50th anniversary commemoration of World War II. The commemoration included the publication of various materials to help educate Americans about that war. The works produced provided great opportunities to learn about and renew pride in an Army that fought so magnificently in what has been called "the mighty endeavor."
World War II was waged on land, on sea, and in the air over several diverse theaters of operation for approximately six years. This essay is one of a series of campaign studies highlighting those struggles that, with their accompanying suggestions for further reading, are designed to introduce you to one of the Army's significant military feats from that war.
This brochure was prepared in the U.S. Army Center of Military History by Burton Wright III and describes the campaigns in which U.S. Army troops participated during the war. This essay focuses on the Eastern Mandates, describing the strategic setting, traces the operations of the major American units involved, and analyzes the impact of the campaign on future operations.
