Nurses like US Army Nurse Opal James made vital contributions to the American struggle for victory in World War II.

While the war provided opportunities for soldiers to foster their sense of manhood, the postwar years and peacetime preferred the husband and father ideal while also finding ways to deal with injured or psychologically traumatized veterans.

The National WWII Museum will host the 11th International Conference on World War II in New Orleans from Thursday, November 29 to Saturday, December 1.

In July 1946, the fourth and fifth atomic bombs to explode tore into a fleet of 84 ships anchored at Bikini Atoll in the name of science.

Meet the Author: Debbie Cenziper's book tells the gripping story of a team of Nazi hunters at the US Department of Justice as they raced against time to expose members of a brutal SS killing force who disappeared in America after World War II.