A Gallant Leader by Russell Lee, 1936 US Army In the 1940 Battle of

In the 1940 Battle of France it had been the wailing siren of the Stukas that was the defining sound of the campaign

With a history dating back to its inception in 1936

and of the woman who refused to be kept in his cruel

the soon-to-be-constructed town just eight miles from Washington DC from former tobacco fields

101st Airborne Division

A Gallant Leader by Russell Lee, 1936 US Army In the 1940 Battle ofABOUT THIS PHOTOGRAPH The poster seen in the background on the window was painted by Jacob H. Perskie, a noted photographer and painter who captured Franklin D. Roosevelt in both his 1932 and 1936 campaigns. FDR later referred to the artist as a 'faithful friend' following Perskie's passing in 1941. Perskie's son, Leon, continued in his father's footsteps and captured the president's 1944 campaign portrait. Perskie Senior's 1936 portrait was featured