Landing thousands of men and vehicles over a beach requires coordination and organization. On Omaha Beach, Louisiana native Frank H. Walk kept men and equipment moving and organized.

A conversation with author Jeffrey Jackson, PhD, and Jeremy Collins about a new book that offers a glimpse into the history of World War II at the ground level.

World War II saw an unprecedented level of inter-Allied cooperation that led to the formation of new staff organizations like the US Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) and the US-British Combined Chiefs of Staff (CCS).

The novel Sunniland follows a young geologist in Florida monitoring the development of a new oil well while facing a German U-boat rampage taking place in the nearby Gulf of Mexico in the spring of 1943.

In partnership with the New Orleans Opera Association, The National WWII Museum will present three performances of “Brundibár,” a two-act children’s opera written by Jewish Czech composer Hans Krása. Three performances of “Brundibár,” which was originally staged by children at Theresienstadt concentration camp during World War II, will take place in the Museum’s US Freedom Pavilion: The Boeing Center on May 14 and 15. Ela Weissberger, an original cast member and Holocaust survivor, will be the guest of honor.