Brigadier General Charles “Chuck” Yeager was best known as the first man to break the sound barrier, but during World War II Yeager was a decorated fighter ace.
Experience the best of The National WWII Museum with an official guide in just two hours in our newest small-group tour of the Museum's world-class exhibits. Starting in The Arsenal of Democracy: The Herman and George R. Brown Salute to the Home Front, you’ll learn about the rise of Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan, the growing tensions in the interwar period, and how the United States entered World War II.
The Long Range Desert Group (LRDG) and the Special Air Service (SAS) were the inspiration for a kitschy American TV show of the 1960’s.
One of the country's leading authorities on post-1945 Japan joins an Institute historian to discuss this crucial time in Japanese history.
The National WWII Museum expresses its deepest sympathies to the British Royal Family and the peoples of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth on today’s passing of Queen Elizabeth II (1926–2022).
Featuring noted historian Dr. Alexandra Richie, The National WWII Museum's exclusive 12-day trip explores Germany and Poland through the lens of the rise and fall of the Third Reich. Led by Dr. Richie—one of the world's foremost experts on World War II in Europe—the tour will visit Berlin's Olympic Stadium and Reichstag; sites of the Third Reich's exploits and atrocities across Europe at Auschwitz, Wannsee, and Warsaw; as well as stunning cathedrals and Teutonic castles. With full-time guides and historians to add depth and context to every stop and special guests with firsthand recollections of the war years, travelers will have access to a uniquely immersive historical view of Germany and Poland as they travel in comfort to some of Europe's most extraordinary sites.
Join The National WWII Museum and Nathalie Beras, Consul General of France in Louisiana, on behalf of the President of France as we honor WWII veteran Norris Morvant of Thibodaux, Louisiana, with the bestowment of the National Order of the Legion of Honor to the rank of Chevalier.
In 1992, Museum founder and award-winning author Stephen E. Ambrose published the New York Times bestseller Band of Brothers — which became not only a successful HBO miniseries, but also a cultural phenomenon that continues today. Join staff from America's official WWII museum and notable historians for the real-life epic journey across Europe. This exclusive travel opportunity includes tour stops and special guests not featured anywhere else.