The USS Stewart, a Clemson-class destroyer, earned the nickname after having the unique distinction of serving under both the American and Imperial Japanese navies during World War II.
As dozens of their players left the gridiron for battlefields overseas, the cities of Philadelphia and Pittsburgh joined forces to keep the decimated NFL squads up and running.
Australian forces, backed by American artillery, assaulted Japanese positions on Bobdubi Ridge in one of World War II’s bitterest campaigns.
Richard Tregaskis’s account of the first seven weeks of fighting is a classic of war literature.
Desperate for slave labor to continue the doomed war effort and fearful of camp survivors exposing Nazi crimes, German decision-makers put in motion nearly three-quarters of a million concentration camp prisoners. Of this number, 250,000 died in these death marches.
Join The National WWII Museum for this student webinar to reflect on the national day of observance for the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II.
Ring in 2024 with a four-course dinner, the unrivaled sounds of the Victory Swing Orchestra, and a celebratory Champagne toast at midnight.
Celebrate the holidays, Louisiana-style! The Victory Belles will take you on a musical tour from the raucous Cajun bayous to the splendors of caroling in historic Jackson Square. Hear your favorite yuletide tunes like “Have a Holly Jolly Christmas,” “Christmastime in New Orleans,” and “White Christmas” as you spend the holidays at BB’s Stage Door Canteen.