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Francis Currey 30th Infantry Division
In this clip, Currey describes the actions for which he would be awarded the Medal of Honor.
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Louisiana Spotlight: U-505 and Camp Ruston
The crew of a German U-Boat became prisoners in a North Louisiana prisoner of war camp, held in secret to protect Allied intelligence.
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Not Really a Cruiser, Not Really a Battleship, but Never a Battlecruiser: The Story of the US Navy’s Alaska-Class
Fast, powerful, and short-lived, the Alaska-class large cruisers of the US Navy in World War II were both state of the art and obsolete at the same time. See how the US Navy tried to create the ultimate cruiser-killer ship.
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Medical Innovations: From the 1918 Pandemic to a Flu Vaccine
The 1918 Flu Pandemic peaked the same month as World War I ended, and contributed to the instability around the world in the following decades. It also inspired a search for causes and cures that contributed to medical innovation in World War II, and technologies we still use today.
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The Leadership, Death, and Legacy of Franklin D. Roosevelt
To commemorate the anniversary of Franklin D. Roosevelt's death, we sat down with his biographer, Nigel Hamilton, PhD.
Past Events
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Webinar: “Ghosts of Honolulu” by Mark Harmon and Leon Carroll Jr.
05/01/2024 | 9:00 AM - 10:00 AMJoin us for a free webinar on the incredible high stakes game of naval intelligence in the leadup to World War II.
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Dinner with a Curator: “‘Long Live the King of Monsters’: Godzilla and World War II”
04/30/2024 | 6:30 PM - 8:30 PMWould the legendary prehistoric reptile known as Godzilla have emerged without World War II?
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Italy: 1944 (April 22-28, 2024)
04/22/2024 - 04/28/2024 | 12:00 AMThe campaigns in Italy from the first landings in September 1943 through May 1945 tested Allied soldiers to the limit.
