It was only in the wake of Executive Order 8802, and a presidential directive issued directly to the Corps, that the Marines began setting up a new segregated training facility for African American recruits at Montford Point, North Carolina. One of the first recruits was Edgar Cole.

World War II shaped the culinary experiences of Japanese Americans in incarceration camps.

Despite being overlooked in many circles, American “Lend-Lease” support sent to the USSR not only tipped the scales in Eastern Europe but enabled the victory on the Russian Front.

Author Meredith Hindley introduces a 75th anniversary Museum screening of the 1942 Warner Bros. classic. 

Although decades have passed, reminders of World War II can still be found in beaches, pastures, towns, and cities across Europe. This journey includes poignant visits to museums, memorials, and battle sites where Allied forces fought bravely for the freedoms we enjoy today. For golf enthusiasts, it also includes coveted tee times on courses in the Normandy region of France and the breathtaking lowlands of Scotland, and a ticket to the final round of the 2018 Open Championship. Golf was hardly just a game when World War II ended—it signaled an attempt to return to normalcy in the postwar period, a return to pastimes largely forgotten in the chaos of a world at war.