Explains the value of quartz in radio communication.Emphasizes the necessity for international cooperation in the war effort.Shows the surface mining of mica and quartz in the southwestern United States and Brazil.
On Sunday, Dec. 7, 1941, Pearl Harbor Naval Base on the island of Oahu, was bombed without provocation, three weeks before Christmas. Some service personnel were at early mass, others preparing for breakfast. Some 2,400 young Americans were killed that morning. We were at war with the Japanese Empire. Let us never forget the brave men and women who lost their lives 74 years ago today.
he Allied invasion of Sicily, codenamed Operation Husky, was a major campaign of World War II, in which the Allies took the island of Sicily from the Axis powers (Italy and Nazi Germany). It was a large amphibious and airborne operation, followed by a six-week land campaign and was the beginning of the Italian Campaign.Husky began on the night of 9/10 July 1943, and ended on 17 August. Strategically, Husky achieved the goals set out for it by Allied planners; the Allies drove Axis air, land and naval forces from the island and the Mediterranean sea lanes were opened for Allied merchant ships for the first time since 1941. Benito Mussolini was toppled from power in Italy and the way was opened for the invasion of Italy. Hitler "canceled a major offensive at Kursk after only a week, in part to divert forces to Italy," resulting in a reduction of German strength on the Eastern Front.[10]
