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Should Atomic Bombs Never Be Used as a Weapon?
From the Manhattan Project to Hiroshima and atomic diplomacy.
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Herbert Helibrun, 301st Bomb Group
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.
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Bombing Berlin: The Biggest Wartime Raid on Hitler's Capital
On March 18, 1945, the biggest wartime bombing raid on Berlin showed that the German air force was still a dangerous and defiant foe.
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Joseph Armanini, 100th Bomb Group, Regensburg
Joseph Armanini discusses the August 1943 Schweinfurt-Regensburg mission during which the 100th Bomb Group suffered terrible losses to German fighter aircraft.
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Eleanor Roosevelt's Column after the Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima
In her August 7, 1945, My Day column, Eleanor Roosevelt responds to the news of the atomic bomb’s first use against Japan, reflecting on its destructive power, the moral responsibility it imposes on humanity, and the urgent need to commit to peace in a world changed by nuclear technology.
Past Events
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Meet the Author: Mike Croissant, "Bombing Hitler’s Hometown: The Untold Story of the Last Mass Bomber Raid of World War II in Europe"
05/07/2025 | 4:30 PM - 6:30 PMJoin us in conversation with Mike Croissant, author of Bombing Hitler’s Hometown.
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Travel Webinar: Japan and Okinawa with Jonathan Parshall
02/19/2025 | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PMJoin The National WWII Museum's Educational Travel Team and expert historian Jonathan Parshall to learn about this upcoming journey commemorating the end of the war in the Pacific, just over 80 years later.
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Meet the Author: Rona Simmons, No Average Day: The 24 Hours of October 24, 1944
10/16/2024 | 5:00 PM - 7:00 PMJoin us in conversation with Rona Simmons, author of No Average Day: The 24 Hours of October 24, 1944, which chronicles the US Armed Forces’ single deadliest day of World War II.
