Although the Washington Naval Conference concluded nearly two decades before the attack on Pearl Habor, its outcome shaped the course of World War II in the Pacific between the United States and Japan.
The National WWII Museum today celebrated two significant milestones, each marking a major step toward completing its physical campus: the grand opening of Hall of Democracy and the groundbreaking of Liberation Pavilion.
When the United States entered World War II, it also declared total war on New Orleans most sinful reputation.
Monuments and fields of white crosses mark the cost of victory in Europe. Majestic today, the cemeteries were in a much different state 75 years ago.
Author Lynne Olson and Steph Hinnershitz, PhD, Senior Historian in the Jenny Craig Institute for the Study of War and Democracy, will discuss Olson’s just-released book about a young woman who helped the French Resistance against the occupying Nazis and then spearheaded one of the most important archaeological preservation efforts in the post-war period.
In recognition of Black History Month, The National WWII Museum is proud to display Souls of Valor special exhibit by photographer and historian Jim Thorns Jr.
Fly tells the story of four African American Tuskegee Airmen and their fight on two fronts to achieve Double Victory during World War II.