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No Respect: The United Nations in Peace and War
The United Nations was a child of World War II, and another one of FDR's good ideas.
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James Carrington, 4th Marine Regiment
James Carrington discusses his experiences of being hidden by Filipino guerillas after escaping from Bilibid Prison where he had been a POW of the Japanese for two years.
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PH-47: A Cameraman’s Right Hand
Designated the PH-47, better known as the Speed Graphic, this was the standard issue camera to US Army photographers.
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Camp Lucky Strike: RAMP Camp No. 1
The cigarette camp “Camp Lucky Strike” was a bustling tent city of 58,000 impatient American troops awaiting transportation back to the United States after Victory in Europe. Lucky Strike was described as both “seventh heaven” and complete chaos.
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Ben Bederson, The Manhattan Project
Ben Bederson discusses his time at Los Alamos developing components for the plutonium bomb that that was dropped on Nagasaki on August 9, 1945.
Past Events
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Italy: 1944 (April 22-28, 2024)
04/22/2024 - 04/28/2024 | 12:00 AMThe campaigns in Italy from the first landings in September 1943 through May 1945 tested Allied soldiers to the limit.
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Sensory Friendly Mornings
04/27/2024 | 8:00 AM - 12:00 PMAvailable on the last Saturday of each month, Sensory Friendly Mornings are for individuals of all ages with special needs and their families to enjoy early access to the Museum with modifications to make the experience more sensory friendly.
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Travel Webinar: Megastructures with Historian Alexandra Richie
04/25/2024 | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PMJoin The National WWII Museum's Educational Travel Team and Historian Alexandra Richie to learn about the Megastructures: Forced Labor and Massive Works in the Third Reich tour.
