The Words of War
Home after combat, the Memphis Belle's pilot reflects on true heroism.
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Article TypeWas the 1919 Versailles Peace Treaty Too Severe on Germany?
As international tensions increased in 1937, the legacy of the 1919 Versailles Treaty was once again questioned.
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History Through the Viewfinder
A historian views the Battle for Moscow in the Museum of the Great Patriotic War.
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World War II and Popular Culture
World War II touched virtually every part of American life, even things so simple as the food people ate, the films they watched, and the music they listened to.
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Double Jeopardy
So big was World War II that the second defeat of the German Sixth Army at the “Jassy-Kishinev operation” is now almost forgotten.
European Theater of Operations
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The Words of War
Home after combat, the Memphis Belle's pilot reflects on true heroism.
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Should French Women and Children Refugees Come to the United States?
In the wake of Hitler's invasion of France, Americans debated on whether or not to permit English and French women and children to come to this country.
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Mail Call: A Family Affair
A unique look into the father-son relationship through the lens of World War II.
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The Words of War
How the GI Bill enabled Richard Pipes to study Russian history at Harvard.
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Should the United States Keep Troops in Germany?
How the looming Cold War convinced Americans to keep troops in Europe after the war.
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History Through the Viewfinder
A chance encounter with a WWII martyr’s memorial starts a chain of confrontations with the past.
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The Words of War
Sixteen-year-old Richard Pipes escaped from Nazi-occupied Warsaw with his family in October 1939.
Pacific Theater of Operations
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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.
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The Words of War
To survive on Guadalcanal, a young Marine must confront war, the dead, and his own culture.
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The Words of War
A Navajo code talker turns his language and culture into battlefield weapons.
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The Doolittle Raiders
WWII leadership lessons from the Museum’s Institute for the Study of War and Democracy.
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The Words of War
WWII naval aviator Dusty Kleiss helps secure victory at Midway—and in his life.
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The Words of War
The personal cost of a great victory is brought home to a young pilot.
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Should Atomic Bombs Never Be Used as a Weapon?
From the Manhattan Project to Hiroshima and atomic diplomacy.
