The spirit of democracy in wartime connects two great presidential memorials.

The public is invited to join award-winning historians and military experts in New Orleans on November 21-23 for the International Conference on WWII and explore the momentous decisions of a year that altered the course of the war that changed the world.

Would Japanese Emperor Hirohito remain in power after his nation’s surrender? His fate rested in part on the attitude of General Douglas MacArthur.

American strategic options for ending the war against Japan in 1945 offered a choice of horrible possibilities.

NEW ORLEANS (March 26, 2025) — The National WWII Museum today debuted On American Shores: The Aleutian Islands Campaign, a special exhibi...