The Railway Gun Captured
American soldiers gleefully stand on top of a German railway gun that they captured after the successful landings of D-Day. Railway guns were not a new means of fighting, they were used in wars of the past too.
The Railway Gun Captured
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While Europe was ablaze with war, America had opted to isolate themselves from the fighting and only provided help to the Allies by means of weapons and supplies. However, the Americans understood that they might need to join the war, and that is why the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940 was initiated. All men from ages 18 to 45 had register for the army draft. Before this, America had never made a compulsory draft during peacetime.
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