Article Type
Coastal Parade: The Final Naval Patrol in the Mediterranean Sea
How American PT boats became part of the last patrol conducted in the Mediterranean Sea.
361 - 365 results of 611
-
-
Article Type
Mail Call: Bo Perabo and Liberation in the Pacific
In a first letter home after his release from a Japanese POW camp, a fighter pilot thanks his family for their prayers.
-
Article Type
Dunkirk
Senior Historian Robert M. Citino, PhD, on Christopher Nolan’s WWII epic: “Nolan is particularly good at weaving together war’s three domains: on land, at sea, and in the air. The air battles, often a weak and confusing bore in war films, are as well-presented as any I’ve ever seen, and the German Stuka attacks, especially, are terrifying. No war film is truly realistic, but Dunkirk is as good as it gets.”
-
Article Type
‘Let George Do It’: A Marine’s Medal from Guadalcanal
The George Medal may not be regulation, but for those that received it, it is as real and as earned as any decoration Uncle Sam ever struck in bronze.
-
Article Type
D-Day behind Barbed Wire: Hope for POWs
On June 6, 1944, news of the Normandy invasion spread through German prisoner-of-war camps like wildfire, igniting hope in Allied POWs.
Past Events
-
Lunchbox Lecture: The USS "Samuel B. Roberts" (DD-413) in the Battle off Samar
06/16/2021 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PMThis lecture will follow the story of the USS Samuel B. Roberts from her construction and outfitting and through her missions, culminating with her gallant defense of the Escort Carriers in the Battle off Samar.
-
World War II: Witnesses and Memory | Part 3: Memory Wars
06/10/2021 | 11:00 AM - 12:15 PMThe third and final installment of the World War II: Witnesses and Memory series, organized jointly by the Pilecki Institute and The National WWII Museum in New Orleans.
-
"X Troop: The Secret Jewish Commandos of World War II"
06/09/2021 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PMTune in for a conversation about the men of X Troop, who were the real Inglorious Basterds: a secret commando unit of young Jewish refugees who were trained in counterintelligence and advanced combat to deliver decisive blows against the Nazis.
