Jackie Robinson is best known for breaking Major League Baseball’s color barrier. Less well known, but just as pivotal, is his 1944 court-martial after refusing to move to the back of a military bus.

General Douglas MacArthur vowed to return to the Philippines in 1942—and more than two years later, he delivered on his promise.

Institute for the Study of War and Democracy Roundtable featuring Conrad C. Crane, PhD.

In 1946, Pfc. Sadao Munemori became the first Japanese American awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions on the Gothic Line during World War II.

Known to her enemies as “Lady Death,” Lyudmila Pavlichenko is recognized as the most successful female sniper in history with a total of 309 confirmed kills.