The National WWII Museum invites you to the opening of In Real Times. Arthur Szyk: Art and Human Rights, a special exhibition showcasing the work of illustrator and political cartoonist Arthur Szyk.

Join exhibit curator Josh Schick as he introduces and discusses the process of creating the Museum’s newest special exhibition, The Real Image of War: Steichen and Ford in the Pacific—on display in the Museum’s Senator John Alario, Jr. Special Exhibition Hall from March 17, 2022, to January 3, 2023.

Join the National WWII Museum for a special virtual opening of its newest exhibit, SOLDIER | ARTIST: Trench Art in World War II.

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. 

Watch a replay of the special exhibit's July 27 opening presentation. 

While military maneuvers train and test a force’s capabilities, they can also seem like an “alternate history” at times. Consider these fascinating front pages from September 1941, reprinted here courtesy of The Shreveport Times, describing the US Army’s big Louisiana Maneuvers. 

WDSU-TV previews new special exhibit about Louisiana during World War II. 

"By the war’s conclusion, nearly 16 million men and a half million women would provide military service for their country. Where would the opportunities to create better lives for themselves come from for these men and women who had seen, experienced, and sacrificed so much during the war years?"