Iconic entertainer of the Jazz Age, famous for her risqué performances, Josephine Baker responded to the start of World War II by becoming a spy for the French Resistance. Known as the “Creole Goddess” of France, Baker used her celebrity to gain access to high-ranking Axis officials. 

WWII leadership lessons from the Museum’s Institute for the Study of War and Democracy.

Company E far exceeded the simplistic expectations of “Americanization” that marked its beginning, and its men went on to prove what it meant to be truly American. 

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The story of the Hesse Heist, the theft of royal German jewels, delves into the wartime story of the Nazi elite.