Here are some photos of my visit to the excellent WW2 museum in New Orleans.
This shows the relative size of the armies of the US before WW2. Each man represents 5000 soldiers. Note that the US is initially dwarfed by Japan and Germany. It's surprising that in the 30's the US military was tiny - behind many small European countries!
Love the caricatures here.
A life size model of an observation post for artillery used in Normandy.
Before D-Day the allies used dummy tanks to try and fool the enemy. This one was inflatable!
Hat of a British para from D-Day.
A black GI. Black US soldiers weren't allowed on the front line, but they could do support roles, like guarding POWs. Also there was a famous African American fighter pilot wing which did see front line combat.
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