The 80th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor
The National WWII Museum will commemorate the 80th anniversary of Pearl Harbor with 80 days of content covering the Short Fuse, the Long Fuse, and the Great Pacific War then and now. New content published weekly here in "The War" section of the website.
The Road to Pearl Harbor: The Short Fuse
The attack on Pearl Harbor was decades in the making, but still came as a shock.
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Article TypeA Very Busy Day: USS Monaghan (DD-354) at Pearl Harbor
In the middle of a surprise aerial attack the USS Monaghan (DD-354) scores the second submarine kill of the war.
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HA-19: Hawaii’s Lost Submarine
The only submarine that survived the attack on Pearl Harbor later became a crowd-drawing oddity, then a museum piece.
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Solely a Bluff: Relocating the US Fleet to Pearl Harbor
“The location of the (US) Fleet in Hawaiian waters would act as a deterrent to the Japanese only so long as its positioning did not appear to the Japanese as solely a bluff.” – Admiral J.O. Richardson
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The Hesse Heist: The Accused Are Tried
The final installment of the story of the Hesse Heist covers the trials of Nash, Durant, and Watson.
European Theater of Operations
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The Hesse Heist: The Accused Are Tried
The final installment of the story of the Hesse Heist covers the trials of Nash, Durant, and Watson.
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Child Memories from the Occupation and Liberation of Paris
As an adult, Janine Simone Hopkins was encouraged by her family to record her experiences and reflections of her life in Paris during the German occupation.
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Operation Jubilee: The Raid at Dieppe
Attached to Canadian and British forces, the first Americans to see ground combat in Europe witnessed disaster at Dieppe.
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The Soviet Occupation of Austria
How Soviet occupation policy in Austria took shape warrants more attention.
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Year Zero: Restocking the Post-war Zoo
This article examines how World War II marked an important moment in the political history of modern zoos.
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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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The Hesse Heist: The Jewels Are Stolen
Part III of the story of the Hesse Heist tells the story of the discovery and theft of the jewels.
Pacific Theater of Operations
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What Can We Learn About World War II From Black Quartermasters?
This article looks at the experiences of four Black GIs—two in the European theater and two in the Pacific theater—in the Quartermaster Corps, the Army’s chief logistics branch.
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The Legacy of John Hersey’s “Hiroshima”
Seventy-five years ago, journalist John Hersey’s article “Hiroshima” forever changed how Americans viewed the atomic attack on Japan.
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The Strange Saga of the B-32 Dominator
This little-known aircraft was part of the last air battle of World War II.
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Operation Crossroads: A Deadly Illusion
“As soon as the war ended, we located the one spot on earth that hadn’t been touched by the war and blew it to hell.” - Bob Hope, Operation Crossroads by Jonathan M. Weisgall, Naval Institute Press, 1994.
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July 4, 1946: The Philippines Gained Independence from the United States
In WWII’s aftermath, July 4 also became Independence Day for the Philippines in 1946.
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Crossroads: Splitting the Atom in Paradise
In July 1946, the fourth and fifth atomic bombs to explode tore into a fleet of 84 ships anchored at Bikini Atoll in the name of science.
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Welcome Home: The Shift from Combat to Civilian Life
Jack Brukman’s journey through war: from the physical onset on Saipan to the continuous mental onslaught at home.
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Nurse POWs: Angels of Bataan and Corregidor
The “Angels of Bataan and Corregidor,” 77 American military nurses taken prisoner in the Philippines, provided lifesaving care to the civilian POWs in the Santo Tomas and Los Banos Internment Camps where they were held from 1942-1945.
Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in World War II
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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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Redress and Reparations for Japanese American Incarceration
The Civil Liberties Act of 1988 gave surviving Japanese Americans reparations and a formal apology by President Reagan for their incarceration during World War II. But its passage did not happen overnight.
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The “No-Yes” Men of the 1800th Engineering Battalion
The Japanese Americans who served in Company B of the 1800th should be remembered for their courage and dedication.
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What We’re Fighting For: America’s Servicemen on Hypocrisy on the Home Front
Soldiers and Marines urged fellow Americans to fight against anti-Japanese American racism at home as they were fighting for democracy overseas.
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Mealtime in the Mess Halls
World War II shaped the culinary experiences of Japanese Americans in incarceration camps.
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July 4, 1946: The Philippines Gained Independence from the United States
In WWII’s aftermath, July 4 also became Independence Day for the Philippines in 1946.
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Second Lieutenant Yeiki Kobashigawa, US Army: Medal of Honor Series
On June 2, 1944, Yeiki Kobashigawa, 100th Infantry Battalion, led an incredible attack on the Germans in Italy. Fifty-six years later, he received the Medal of Honor for this action.
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Women Airforce Service Pilot Hazel Ying Lee
Hazel Ah Ying Lee was the first Chinese American woman to join the WASP (Women Airforce Service Pilots) during World War II.
Immediate Aftermath of World War II
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The Origins of "Cool" in Post-WWII America
The modern usage of the word “cool” surfaced during World War II. Cool was a new concept, a new set of encoded ideas, and a new musical aesthetic. This article explores the idea in a post-WWII context.
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Fears of Retribution in Post-War Germany
Three groups were at the heart of post-war German fears of revenge: Jewish Holocaust survivors, Eastern European Displaced Persons, and American occupation officials.
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Learning from the War: Mexican Americans and Their Fight for Equality after World War II
During the war, Mexican Americans served in the military and worked on the Home Front to support their country, and when it ended, were no longer willing to accept second-class citizenship.
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Conflict in Post-War Yugoslavia: The Search for a Narrative
This essay offers some ways of thinking about how to make sense of the complicated post-war moment through the case of Yugoslavia.
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The Soviet Occupation of Austria
How Soviet occupation policy in Austria took shape warrants more attention.
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Year Zero: Restocking the Post-war Zoo
This article examines how World War II marked an important moment in the political history of modern zoos.
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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.
