War production was crucial for an Allied victory, but what happened when labor strikes challenged the “arsenal of democracy”?

With the end of the wartime no-strike pledge, workers across America expressed their frustration with wages and working conditions through a series of strikes that involved over 5 million people from the end of 1945 and into 1946.

On October 12, 1945, US Army medic Desmond Doss became the first conscientious objector to be awarded the Medal of Honor.

Learn about the intriguing story behind the Olympics of 1940 and 1944, each facing unfortunate timing, falling within the Second World War years.

The National WWII Museum commemorates the 70th Anniversary of D-Day in France and in New Orleans with the help of the men who took part in the historic invasion on June 6, 1944.