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The Nuremberg Military Tribunals and “American Justice”
To ensure that “justice” was done at Nuremberg, American occupation officials set German war criminals free decades ahead of schedule.
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Strangers in Their Own Land: Romani Survivors in Europe 1945
When the war in Europe ended in the spring of 1945, Romani survivors were scattered, exhausted, and traumatized.
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Military Service and the Draft Post-World War II
World War II shaped conversations on the future of service including universal military training and conscription.
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“We Are Americans, Again?”
Arthur and Estelle Ishigo navigated post-WWII life in California as an interracial couple after leaving the Heart Mountain “Relocation Center.”
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Jazz in the Late 1940s: American Culture at Its Most Alluring
Jazz in the late 1940s moved away from big band jazz and morphed into a new expressive form that reflected social developments and postwar realities.
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