Tokyo War Crimes Trial
Eleven countries came together to form the International Military Tribunal for the Far East (IMTFE), convened on April 29, 1946 to try the leaders of Japan for joint conspiracy to start and wage war.
Corporal Tibor Rubin, US Army: Medal of Honor Series
Twice a prisoner, and initially denied our nation’s highest honor due to antisemitism, Tibor Rubin was finally awarded the Medal of Honor in 2005.
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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 post-war realities.
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A Final Resting Place at America’s Most Hallowed Grounds: The Arlington 14 From the Six Triple Eight
Just when you thought that most of the stories of the legendary all-black female military unit from World War II had been told, along comes the recent discovery that 14 of the 855 women from the “Six Triple Eight” have a final resting place at America’s most hallowed grounds, Arlington National Cemetery.
European Theater of Operations
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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.
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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 Extraordinary and Tragic Journey of First Lieutenant Levitt C. Beck Jr.
Thanks to a manuscript Beck wrote while hiding out in France in 1944, we know much of the story of this American fighter pilot.
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Projections of America: Introducing the American Way of Life Abroad
Robert Riskin, head of the Bureau of Motion Pictures, was responsible for creating Projections of America, a documentary film series that became one of the most important propaganda initiatives of World War II.
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Social Revolution and Civil War in Spain
What transpired in Spain in 1936-37 was not only a civil war but a social revolution.
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The Hesse Heist: The Fate of the Family von Hessen
Part II of the story of the Hesse Heist focuses on the fate of the Hessen family and their estate.
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A Glorious Reunion: The Return of the Florentine Public Collection
“How sad it is to think of the touching veneration with which thousands and thousands of people have stood gazing at these pictures. . .and to see them now in unknown hands, victims, they too, of a war that uproots and beats down everything.” -Cesare Fasola
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Justice After the 1944 Malmedy Massacre
On July 16, 1946, a US Army tribunal at Dachau sentenced 46 members of the Waffen SS to death for crimes committed against Allied POWs and civilians.
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.
