The service and legacy of one of New Orleans jazz legends.

In 1942, a submarine skipper grew frustrated when a requisition for an essential item was cancelled. His response is still famous in the Navy today.

During World War II, New Orleans legend Dave Bartholomew joined the US Army band that contributed to his musical success and induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

When POWs awoke at Stalag Luft I on May 1, 1945, the German guards had disappeared and a hand sewn Stars and Stripes replaced the swastika on the flagpole. The Red Army arrived a day later.

Adolf Hitler committed suicide on April 30, 1945 after being hunted by Soviet troops storming Berlin.

Emma is what The National WWII Museum calls a veteran volunteer--but it’s not the service hours that keep her coming back.

The Museum's Senior Director of Public Programming revisits his favorite books on World War II in North Africa.

How American PT boats became part of the last patrol conducted in the Mediterranean Sea.

In 1942 the 24th General Hospital was created by doctors from Tulane University and nurses from New Orleans. Serving in the Mediterranean theater, they were known as the “Tulane Unit.”

The death of Benito Mussolini on April 28, 1945 was characterized “A fitting end to a wretched life,” by The New York Times.