Operation Dragoon was the successful Allied invasion of southern France that also highlighted the intense Allied disagreements over strategy.
Japanese military leaders debated Japan's possible surrender up to the last moment. Emperor Hirohito's intervention was critical.
Mike Mervosh describes his experience with the flag raising on Iwo Jima.
Herbert Heilbrun describes the Christmas 1944 mission he took part in to bomb the oil refineries at Brux, Czechoslovakia and how well defended the area was.
Stanley Wolczyk discusses his experiences on Attu in May 1943 and being wounded late in the fight, a wound which ended his Army service.
Enjoy a buffet lunch as the delightful Victory Belles trio perform the popular and patriotic music of the 1940s in rich, three-part harmony.
The National WWII Museum's own Victory Swing Orchestra celebrates the great big bands of the WWII era.
Shared experiences led to the formation of exclusive yet unofficial clubs that often had strange and oddly specific criteria for membership.