Military historian and published author providing expert Military history research services at the national archives

Treadline Research has over 20 years experience researching WW1, WW2 and Korean War records, both unit and photographic at the National Archives in College Park, MD. Additionally, our founder, Darren Neely is the author of 7 books on WW2 covering the European Theater of Operations and tank warfare. We are recognized as an expert in WW2 photographic records and specialize in digging up the “hard to find” files. Treadline Research can assist with basic unit histories, after-action reports, general orders, and expertly scanned photographs from the archives.

How we work

·         If needed, free consultation/discussion via web or phone to assess the project and ask clarifying questions and discuss our strategy and approach for your job.

·         Send estimate and if client decides to pursue the research job, a 25% deposit via Paypal is required.

·         Hourly rate is $90 an hour with incremental hours/billing provided.

·         Treadline does the work and will contact if questions arise. We scan photos in TIFF format, 300 DPI at book publication quality and use a CZUR overhead canner for all documents scanned high resolution in either JPEG or PDF format.

·         Delivery of documents, images etc via We Transfer. Client sends final payment and we send the files.

Below are just a few of my expertise areas and where we can assist. Please use the Contact tab to submit your inquiry and we will get back to you within 24 hours with any follow up questions we may have and then a quote to complete your work.

  • WW1, WW2 and Korean War

  • Navy, USMC and Army unit reports

  • After action reports

  • General Orders

  • Unit logs, journals and relevant supporting documents

  • US Army Signal Corps Photograph collection

  • USAAF, Navy, USMC and other Army photograph collections