The Perspectives of the Archaeological Knowledge of the American Military Activities during World War II

• Authors: Michal Rak
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The participation of the US Army in the liberation of Western Bohemia in spring 1945 has been a popular topic for historians and non-professional public as well. However, all the books and articles dealing with this theme are based on the written sources or the contemporaries’ testimony. The perspectives of the archaeological approach to this topic are quite marginal. This article represents few international projects, which have dealt with the activities of the Americans during World War II, and nears its possible application of the realization of this topic in our country.

Keywords

EN

Archaeology of the Conflicts in 20th Century; US Army; Western Bohemia; World War II; Aeroarchaeology

Discipline

• HISTORY: HISTORY

• Publisher: University of West Bohemia, Pilsen, Czech Republic
• Journal: West Bohemian Historical Review
• Year: 2014
• Volume: 4
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 195-210

Contributors

author

Michal Rak

• Department of Archaeology, Faculty of Philosophy and Arts, University of West Bohemia in Pilsen, Sedláčkova 15, 306 14, Plzeň, Czech Republic