The Path to Pearl Harbor
On December 7, 1941, Japan staged a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, decimating the US Pacific Fleet. When Germany and Italy declared war on the United States days later, America found itself in a global war.
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Article TypeEyewitness to Pearl Harbor and the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
Eleven months after witnessing the attack on Pearl Harbor, Harold Ward stood watch aboard the USS San Francisco as the heavy cruiser "steamed right into a mess."
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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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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.
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Remembering the Sobibor Uprising
Jews resisted the Nazis even under the most desperate circumstances.
European Theater of Operations
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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.
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November 11, 1918: Memory and War
The 100th anniversary of the end of the war to end all wars.
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The MG-42 Machine Gun
A close look at Hitler's Buzz Saw, a fearsome weapon for the German army.
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Führer Directive No. 51
On November 3, 1943, Adolf Hitler called for a fundamental reorientation of German strategy to strengthen the west in preparation for an Anglo-American landing.
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History Through the Viewfinder
Traces of Hitler’s favorite architect, Albert Speer, spotted on the streets of Berlin.
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History Through the Viewfinder
A walk into the surf—and back through time—at the landing zones for Charlie and Dog Green sectors on Omaha Beach.
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The Words of War
On the day Britain declares war, Winston Churchill rises from a London air raid shelter to the admiralty.
Pacific Theater of Operations
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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.
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The Words of War
To survive on Guadalcanal, a young Marine must confront war, the dead, and his own culture.
