AWIART-05 - Molly Pitcher Papau New Guinea representing the infantrymen who fought

representing the infantrymen who fought through some of the most demanding environments of the Second World War

Famous for its reliability in mud

The effectiveness of anti-aircraft artillery depended heavily upon skilled leadership

small tracking groups were often more effective than large military columns

otter skin head band

AWIART-05 - Molly Pitcher Papau New Guinea representing the infantrymen who foughtThe Continental Armys growing pains through the first years of the war caused Washington considerable irritation. Professional armies cannot be developed overnight, and the fits and starts of the Continental Armys creation is illustrated most clearly in the establishment of the artillery. The United States had to build its artillery from scratch, but impressively by 1778 this branch of service was well regulated and effective. Although the Continental