The story of a swagger stick presented to T/3 John Sweitzer by his German prisoners.

Kisatchie National Forest, the only in Louisiana, was home to a diverse training camp during the War known as Camp Claiborne.

Telling the story of why the war was fought is at the heart of The National WWII Museum’s mission. In this exclusive small-group guided tour of The Arsenal of Democracy: The Herman and George R. Brown Salute to the Home Front—it brings that story home.

A small notebook by Charles Don Page records the defining moment in 212 men’s lives under the Imperial Japanese Army.

“You woke up hungry, you went to bed hungry, you were hungry all day long.”