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.
The Words of War
On the eve of D-Day, a visit with the 101st Airborne, then the waiting.
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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.
European Theater of Operations
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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.
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History Through the Viewfinder
Beneath the streets of London and perfectly preserved, Churchill's Cabinet War Rooms offer an exhilarating opportunity to walk with WWII history.
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“All Those Who Fight for Freedom": Resisting the Germans before D-Day
Partisans risked everything to free Europe from fascist rule.
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The Words of War
We can see in this passage by British General Frederick Morgan the spirit that ultimately made the Overlord operation an unprecedented historical success.
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.
