Like virtually all private and public sector organizations at the time, the Brookings Institution did its part to support the war effort before, during, and beyond D-Day. In 1938, Brookings experts began helping the U.S. government mobilize for the conflict, as is evident from a May 1944 report to the Brookings Board of Trustees that describes Brookings President Harold G. Moulton's and colleagues' involvement in key preparatory efforts:...A Short War through American Industrial Superiority...; German and U.S. Manpower Studies...; How to Prevent Germany and Japan from Re-arming...; Contending with Other War-related Problems...; Brookings Staff Served in Official Positions...; A Center for International Affairs...