The Orlin Russell Corey Lecture, staged in partnership with the Churchill Society of New Orleans: author Craig L. Symonds.

The invasion of Tarawa marked the first major action by American forces in the Central Pacific. Waves of Marines were badly mauled as they struggled to cross reefs and assault the beach. 

To commemorate Yom HaShoah, join The National WWII Museum for an evening with Holocaust survivor Renée Fink.

Thanks to the escape of the “Davao Dozen” from Japanese captivity in April 1943, Americans learned of the Bataan Death March.

The end of World War II brought unexpected challenges for American servicemembers in both Europe and the Pacific. Fighting forces turned into forces of occupation, working to maintain a fragile peace while living amongst former enemies.