| Title | United States Strategic Bombing Survey : [reports] |
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| Call No. | D785.U63 |
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| Span Dates | 1945-1947 |
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| Extent | 212 items |
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| Language |
Collection material in English and German.
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| Creator | United States Strategic Bombing Survey (Series) (European war) |
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| Location | Science Section, Researcher Engagement and General Collections Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
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| Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gdc/eadgdc.gc013002 |
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| LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/47024344 |
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| Summary | During World War II, the United States undertook massive aerial attacks against cities and industrial areas in the European Theater of Operations (ETO) to destroy German military forces. To study the effects of this strategic bombing in Europe, the United States Strategic Bombing Survey (USSBS) was organized in November 1944 by order of President Harry S. Truman. The USSBS was assigned two tasks: to establish a basis for evaluating the importance and potential of air power as an instrument of military strategy, and to plan the future development of the armed forces. Initially focused on Europe (European War reports), a Pacific survey (Pacific War reports) was added after the surrender of Japan on August 15, 1945. |
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