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The Anti-Axis Art of Antonio Arias Bernal
Antonio Arias Bernal’s art reminds us that World War II was also a war of ideas, fought with pens and brushes as much as with troops and firearms.
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George E. Hardy, One of the Last Surviving Tuskegee Airmen, Dies at 100
Lieutenant Colonel George E. Hardy flew 21 combat missions during World War II, piloting P-51 Mustang aircraft, often escorting heavy bombers as part of the famed Tuskegee Airmen.
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The Women Prosecutors at the Nuremberg Trials
Women lawyers at the Nuremberg Trials were more than assistants. They played important roles in shaping international criminal law. Their contributions add nuance to the Nuremberg narrative and shed light on the early presence of women in international justice.
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American Sailor Killed Days after D-Day Finally Accounted For
Twenty-five-year-old US Navy Carpenter’s Mate Second Class William R. Burns of Raleigh, North Carolina, has been accounted for more than 80 years after his death.
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US Intelligence Failures at Pearl Harbor
Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor was a shock to the Americans, but it was preceded by serious intelligence failures
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The 1948 Women’s Armed Services Integration Act
Despite the restrictions on ranks, force strength, and combat, the 1948 Women’s Armed Services Integration Act still represented a major step in women’s military participation. Most significantly, it allowed women to pursue military service as a career.
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‘Let George Do It’: A Marine’s Medal from Guadalcanal
The George Medal may not be regulation, but for those that received it, it is as real and as earned as any decoration Uncle Sam ever struck in bronze.
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Defiance in the Face of Death: Janusz Korczak and the Warsaw Ghetto
In 1942, when the Nazis rounded up the children in his Warsaw Ghetto orphanage and sent them to the death camp at Treblinka, Janusz Korczak refused to leave their side. He was murdered alongside his pupils shortly after arriving at Treblinka.
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John ‘Lucky’ Luckadoo, Last Surviving Pilot of ‘Bloody Hundredth,’ Has Died
John “Lucky” Luckadoo served as a B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber copilot, flying difficult and dangerous combat missions over Nazi-occupied Europe with the 100th Bomb Group—the legendary "Bloody Hundredth."
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The Blitz of 1940
While the RAF fought in the skies overhead, British civilians in towns of southern England endured regular visits from German bombers in what came to be known as “the Blitz."
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The London Agreement & Charter
The London Agreement and Charter not only shaped the prosecution of Nazi leaders after World War II but also marked a revolutionary moment in the development of international criminal law, setting precedent for holding individuals, not just states, accountable for war crimes.
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America's last WWII 'ace' pilot dies at 103
Donald McPherson earned the Congressional Gold Medal and three Distinguished Flying Crosses during his service as a US Navy Pilot aboard the aircraft carrier USS Essex in the final battles of World War II.