Join Assistant Director for Curatorial Services Kimberly Guise as she discusses diaries kept by POWs in Europe, especially the "Wartime Logs" provided by the YMCA and distributed by the Red Cross, right into German POW camps.

The Battle of Attu was the only land battle to be fought on North American soil during World War II.

Stories come in many forms—from the ones we hear at bedtime to listening to our parents tell us about their lives or even through photographs from our past.

Just over 75 years ago—on April 1, 1945—American troops invaded the 70-mile long island of Okinawa in the largest amphibious operation of the Pacific War.

As late as March 1943, the Allies were in danger of losing the Battle of the Atlantic as German U-boats were sinking Allied shipping at an alarming rate.

Viewed through the lens of the average camera or motion picture, World War II is often recorded and remembered as a black and white war.

After temporarily closing its doors on March 13, 2020 to protect the health and safety of visitors, staff and volunteers, The National WWII Museum will officially reopen to the public on Memorial Day, May 25, 2020.

The National WWII Museum challenges you to make a difference in your home and community!

The National WWII Museum challenges you to make a difference in your home and community!

Bringing The National WWII Museum experience into classrooms and homes across the country has been a key part of our educational initiatives since 2005.

Jason Dawsey, PhD, of the Museum’s Institute for the Study of War and Democracy talks with Nick Spitzer, host of Public Radio’s weekly American Routes program and Tulane professor of Anthropology, about the transformative power of making music while in the military.

One of the most famous artillery pieces of the Second World War, the German 88mm gun had a well deserved reputation for deadly accuracy and destructive power.