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Margaret E. Tackley
A behind-the-scenes contributor to the U.S. Army's official military histories, she helped shape richly illustrated records of World War II and the Korean War. Her work centered on selecting and organizing photographs that brought large, complex campaigns to life for readers.
2 Audiobooks
The war against Germany and Italy: Mediterranean and adjacent areas
by John C. Hatlem, Kenneth E. Hunter, Margaret E. Tackley, United States. Department of the Army. Office of Military History
The war against Japan: Pictorial record
by Kenneth E. Hunter, Margaret E. Tackley, United States. Department of the Army. Office of Military History
About the author
Margaret E. Tackley is credited on several volumes connected with the U.S. Army's official historical publishing program. Records from library catalogs and Army history publications show her involvement in books including The War Against Japan, The War Against Germany and Italy: Mediterranean and Adjacent Areas, and Korea, 1951–1953.
The sources available suggest that her strongest role was in the visual side of these works. Army publications specifically credit her with preparing photographic sections, selecting photographs, and writing captions, and one volume identifies her as Chief of the Photographic Branch in the Office of the Chief of Military History.
Although little biographical information about her personal life was easy to confirm, her publishing record points to a careful historian-editor whose work helped turn military archives into accessible pictorial history. For audiobook listeners and history readers alike, her contribution stands out in the vivid documentary texture of the books she helped create.