Behind the Scenes at IHRA
This helps to explain exactly why I was so excited about the research and published volumes of the IHRA !!
From Warpath Across the Pacific to the first volume of Ken’s Men Against the Empire, our books have become the standard for World War II unit histories as well as a go-to for the history of the air war in the Pacific Theater. How did we get here? We’ll take you through part of the process of how we turn piles of photos and information into the next great installment of the Eagles Over the Pacific series.
It starts with gathering as much primary source material as possible: photos, personal diaries, letters, interviews, squadron and unit reports, medal citations, missing aircraft crew reports, and so on. Material borrowed from individual veterans was processed first, so it could be returned in a somewhat timely fashion. Before the days of scanners, photos of the photos were taken, printed out, and organized into reference binders by month. The original photos were then…
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Posted on August 24, 2016, in Book Reviews, Current News, Uncategorized, WWII and tagged 1940's, History, Military, Military History, New Guinea, Pacific, Pacific War, Philippines, WW2, WWII. Bookmark the permalink. 28 Comments.
Pacific Paratrooper 
Excellent insightful re-blog gp, I left a comment.
Excellent work by all concerned, fantastic to see that all detail is kept and recorded in chronological order, a massive enterprise that will be available to future generations.
Well done guys, your not only recording history, but paying a tribute to all those who made that history.
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Detail like this can not be surpassed, nor can the research efforts!!
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That is an incredible amount of work that goes into their files!
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Isn’t it?!! You should see one of their books – a monumental achievement!
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You are a wonderful meticulous researcher.
I am honored
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I wish I was part of the IHRA, but then again, a project the size of theirs is quite a bit of work!!
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Gorgeous
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That they are, Mary Lou!
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GP, I love military history and thank you so much for bringing us these historical events. So very interesting!
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I’m very happy you discovered my site then, it works well for both of us!!
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Always good to know about good historical resources. Thanks! Also, I thought you might be interested in part of my blog post today as it is about a man who served as an ordnance officer in the Pacific theater during World War II. I have more details than I included as the post was getting long. Here it is, in case you are interested: https://brotmanblog.com/2016/08/25/more-manna-the-family-of-sidney-oestreicher-and-esther-siff/ Hope you like it!
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Great post, Amy. That is quite a tribute and I’m looking forward to the rest!
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As always, thanks for the reblog!
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You are very welcome. It also helped to show that my praise was not an exaggeration.
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Awesome!
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Thank you.
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You are welcome!
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That is an example of meticulous research indeed, GP. Well done to them for their hard work.
Best wishes, Pete.
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It shows in their final product as well.
Thank you for dropping by, Pete.
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Cool
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M
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Always nice to view your blog.
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Thank you.
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I loved doing research for history A-level – interesting to read this and on such a bigger scale! Thank you for sharing.
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I didn’t want anyone to think I was exaggerating with my review. Thanks for reading!
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An incredible resource! Of course, your well-documented, always informative and new (to me) histories are a good match with what they do. I’m excite with you, GP!
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Thank you, Doug, for everything!!
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Thanks for that GP..as a Amateur Military Historian, insights like this are awesome!!
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These men really are awesome. Experts in their field.
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