World War II
World War II content overview
‘He did not want me growing up in a country run by gangsters’
Why a father in Nazi Germany sent his son to Princeton
How the First Historian of the A-Bomb Achieved a Misinformation Coup
Henry DeWolf Smyth *1921 penned Atomic Energy for Military Purposes for the War Department
The University in National Defense
An industrial scientist describes the role, the record and some of the dangers of the university
Religion and the Universities
Since World War II, there has been a renewed concern for spiritual values and Christian faith.
Some Comments on The Underclass Years 1935-1939
Sketches are by Gillett Griffin
Princeton and the Second Great War
A summary of the contributions and experiences of the University
My Friend, the Enemy
An alumnus tracks down, in Tokyo, a Japanese member of his class
A WWII Prisoner of Japan
Lt. Comdr. Greey (1920), veteran of Wake, tells the story of his experiences
One World or None
Implications of the atomic bomb are discussed by faculty members
For Students at War
A series of bulletins helps them chart future educational course
Germany's Disintegration
Miscellaneous observations tell the story of the closing days
The “Princeton’s” Last Hours
A chain of three circumstances linked carrier to its fate
We Knew it was Coming
An expected air-raid materialized, but Sicilian invaders beat it off
Reconstruction in Germany
Basis of solution is less nationalism, more unified and democratic world
Post-War Problems
Princeton Round-Table Reaches Agreement on Major Premises
The Army and Navy Programs
A Challenge to Educators
Justice, Backed by Force in World War II
An Address by James V. Forrestal (1915), Undersecretary of the Navy
An Earnest of Greater Efforts in World War II
An Address by President Dodds
Moulding the Future of WWII
What We Must Do if We Are to Insure Ultimate Victory and Peace
The New Alibi
The American People Must Hear the Bad News as Well as the Good News
Princeton Faces the War
What the Declaration of Hostilities with Japan Means to the University
Faculty and Defense
One out of Every Three Men Is Aiding in Defense Preparations









