As the American advance pushed further south, it ran headlong into fortified Japanese positions and heavily defended caves near Kakazu Ridge, the first defensive perimeter in what would be called the Shuri Line. The rapid advance and relatively light American casualties sustained so far on Okinawa ended.
Ever wondered how to feed hundreds of sailors on a US Navy ship? The Cook Book of the United States Navy has the answer.
An unlikely victory by a tiny Rapides Parish school in a statewide Louisiana “scrapping” drive during World War II left a lasting legacy.
2024 agency numbers estimate fewer than 0.5% of Americans who served in the war still living.
Hitler was the first dictator of Germany but he was not the last. His handpicked successor was a little known career naval officer named Karl Dönitz.
The wonder of science comes alive during The National WWII Museum's Summer Science Camp.
Ambassador Frank Lavin presents Home Front to Battlefront: An Ohio Teenager in World War II
The National WWII Museum hosts the leaders of tomorrow at Normandy Academy, an immersive, multifaceted educational.