The Buildup for Invasion
The 1st Infantry Division, the “Big Red One,” arrives in England in the fall of 1943 as part of the buildup for the Invasion of France.
History through the Viewfinder
Keeping the memory alive of those who fought for our freedoms today.
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Walking the American Cemetery at Colleville-sur-Mer, imagining the unlived lives of the D-Day dead.
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The Words of War
Admiral Bertram Ramsay’s final diary entry reflects all that was at stake on the night before D-Day.
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History through the Viewfinder
The sands of Omaha Beach keep the memory alive of those who fought on its shore to restore freedom.
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Targeting the Most Vulnerable: Klaus Barbie and the Izieu Children’s Home
In Izieu, France, Gestapo official Klaus Barbie crossed a final threshold of criminality.
European Theater of Operations
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History Through the Viewfinder
Walking the American Cemetery at Colleville-sur-Mer, imagining the unlived lives of the D-Day dead.
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The Words of War
Admiral Bertram Ramsay’s final diary entry reflects all that was at stake on the night before D-Day.
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History through the Viewfinder
Keeping the memory alive of those who fought for our freedoms today.
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The Words of War
On the eve of D-Day, a visit with the 101st Airborne, then the waiting.
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History through the Viewfinder
A visit to a bunker where German troops watched and waited for the invasion of France.
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The Words of War
Eisenhower’s final review commits the Allies to begin the Great Crusade at Normandy.
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V-E Day in London
An Army Pictorial Service photographer captures the joy and relief of soldiers and civilians.
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Mail Call: A V-E Day Letter
Two young servicemembers enjoy jubilant London as the war in Europe ended.
Pacific Theater of Operations
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An Eyewitness to the USS Hornet's Last Battle
From the Museum's Digitial Collections, firsthand narration to accompany the recent images from 17,500 feet below the Pacific waves.
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The Words of War
Liberated American POWs relate their experiences in the aftermath at Nagasaki.
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The Words of War
The first American war correspondent to visit Nagasaki after the atomic bomb witnesses the randomness of fate.
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The Words of War
Author Keith Lowe examines the legacies of the global conflict that shaped our modern world.
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Photo Finish: The Battle of Tarawa
Only the film With the Marines at Tarawa can convey the struggle and sacrifice of the Marines on the Pacific atoll.
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Launching the War? Hirohito and Pearl Harbor
A newly released memo sheds light on Japanese Emperor Hirohito's role in the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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Mail Call: Bo Perabo and Liberation in the Pacific
In a first letter home after his release from a Japanese POW camp, a fighter pilot thanks his family for their prayers.
