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Bataan Death March Survivor Lester Tenney Dies at Age 96
Tenney was a tank commander with the 192nd Tank Battalion, a survivor of the Bataan Death March, and a dear friend of The National WWII Museum.
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Road to Tokyo
Road to Tokyo: Pacific Theater Galleries retraces the grueling trail that led from Pearl Harbor to Tokyo Bay by way of New Guinea and Southeast Asia, the Himalayas, Burma, the islands of the Pacific, China, India, and Alaska.
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The Path to Pearl Harbor
On December 7, 1941, Japan staged a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, decimating the US Pacific Fleet. When Germany and Italy declared war on the United States days later, America found itself in a global war.
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Iwo Jima and Okinawa: Death at Japan’s Doorstep
In 1945, US forces bounded forward in the central Pacific as combat reached ever bloodier crescendos.
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The Pacific Strategy, 1941-1944
On December 7, 1941, Japan staged a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, severely damaging the US Pacific Fleet. When Germany and Italy declared war on the United States days later, America found itself in a global war.
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The Solomon Islands Campaign: Guadalcanal
After the US strategic victories at the Battles of the Coral Sea (May 7–8, 1942) and Midway (June 4–7, 1942), the Japanese Imperial Navy was no longer capable of major offensive campaigns, which permitted the Allies to start their own offensive in the Pacific.
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Online Learning Series
08/07/2017 | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PMThe 75th Anniversary of the Battle of Guadalcanal
Part One: Guadalcanal—An Overview
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War on a Shoestring: The Fight for Guadalcanal
The August 1942 landing on Guadalcanal was a colossal improvisation, concocted on the fly to take advantage of a recent dramatic turn in the Pacific war.
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The Hinge of Fate: From the Collection to the Classroom
Richard B. Frank, author of Guadalcanal: The Definitive Account of the Landmark Battle (1990); Downfall: The End of the Imperial Japanese Empire (1999); and MacArthur (2007); lectures on the decisive battles of the Pacific war.
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Private First Class Frank Pomroy
Pomroy saw some of the fiercest, most brutal fighting of World War II at Guadalcanal.
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USS New Orleans Coconut Log Artifact
After a Japanese torpedo attack, a heavy cruiser survives to fight again -- with the help of a temporary bow fashioned from a tropical tree trunk.
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Distance Learning: The Battle of Guadalcanal
Museum Distance Learning Manager Chrissy Gregg and Richard Frank, author of Guadalcanal: The Definitive Account of the Landmark Battle, kick off an online learning series dedicated to the 75th anniversary of a pivotal battle in the Pacific war.