Article Type
Roland Martin and His Final Flight Aboard the Iron Maiden
A snapshot of Roland Martin's course from boyhood in California to a B-17 Pilot stationed in England, ending as a POW in Germany.
781 - 785 results of 3055
-
-
Article Type
Banzai Attack: Saipan
On July 7, 1944, the US Army 27th Infantry Division bore the brunt of the largest Banzai attack of the war. When the smoke cleared and the dust settled, over 4,000 Japanese troops were dead, and American dead and wounded numbered nearly 1,000.
-
Article Type
Tower of Skulls: A History of the Asia-Pacific War (1937-1942) with Author Richard B. Frank
Richard B. Frank, author of Tower of Skulls: A History of the Asia-Pacific War Volume 1: 1937-1942, discusses the opening moves of the war in Asia, and why it is important today.
-
Article Type
David Roderick, Platoon Sergeant in Company H, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division
David Roderick discusses his experiences after going ashore on Utah Beach on D-Day.
-
Article Type
"The Creed of Liberty" Harry Truman's Independence Day Message, July 4, 1945
President Harry Truman's Independence Day message of July 4, 1945 offered words of consolation and hope at a time of immense stress for the nation—and himself.
Past Events
-
Meet the Author: Anthony Tucker-Jones, "Hitler’s Winter" and "Churchill Cold War Warrior"
12/04/2024 | 5:00 PM - 7:00 PMJoin us for a conversation with Anthony Tucker-Jones about his two recent books, which explore the influence the Battle of the Bulge and the end of World War II had on the Cold War.
-
Storytime at the Museum
12/03/2024 | 10:00 AM - 11:00 AMSpark your child's love of history with our WWII-themed storytime experience.
-
The Victory Belles Illuminate the Night
12/02/2024 | 5:30 PM - 7:30 PMJoin our signature vocal trio the Victory Belles for an evening of 1940s tunes paired with our state-of-the-art outdoor sound and light show, Expressions of America.
