The US assault on Munda Point, New Georgia in July-August 1943 drove American soldiers and Marines to the limits of endurance—and merited three Medals of Honor.

How one Marine's final heroic act on Peleliu led to another on Okinawa.

Only the film With the Marines at Tarawa can convey the struggle and sacrifice of the Marines on the Pacific atoll.

In the late 1930s, the U.S. military began developing small boats that could carry troops from ships to open beaches.

Experience the best of The National WWII Museum with an official guide in just two hours in our newest small-group tour of the Museum's world-class exhibits. Starting in The Arsenal of Democracy: The Herman and George R. Brown Salute to the Home Front, you’ll learn about the rise of Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan, the growing tensions in the interwar period, and how the United States entered World War II.