History Through the Viewfinder
A humble memorial on a sunny Caribbean island reminds the viewer how far world wars can reach.
A humble memorial on a sunny Caribbean island reminds the viewer how far world wars can reach.
Kisatchie National Forest, the only in Louisiana, was home to a diverse training camp during the War known as Camp Claiborne.
The National WWII Museum’s first International Conference on World War II in 2006 set the precedent for outstanding scholarship and public history on the most pivotal event of the modern era. The Museum will continue this important initiative November 17 through 19 in New Orleans at the 2016 International Conference, titled “1946: Year Zero—Triumph and Tragedy,” and covering the immediate postwar period and the new world left in the wake of the global struggle.
Bernice Frankel's Official Military Personnel File reveals a Golden Girl's WWII service history.
The National World War II Museum observes the 69th anniversary of Pearl Harbor, December 2010.
In this session, Sherri L. Smith will talk about her research and the very human stories behind the history of WWII aviation.
Join historian Katherine Sharp Landdeck, associate professor of history at Texas Woman's University (the home of the WASP archives), for a conversation about the thrilling true story of the daring female aviators who helped the United States win World War II, and then ultimate Allied victory.
Join us as we host a film screening of Invisible Warriors: African American Women in World War II, followed by a Q&A with filmmaker Gregory Cooke and real-life “Rosie” Susan King.