During World War II, Nazi authorities condemned millions of Eastern Europeans to forced labor as part of an aggressive campaign to conquer and establish a colony in Eastern Europe.

Russian President Vladimir Putin appeals to memories of the Soviet Union’s Great Patriotic War against Nazi Germany to justify his invasion of Ukraine.

Anna M. Rosenberg turned her experiences with military affairs during World War II into a  position as the first woman to serve as Assistant Secretary of Defense.

In March 1942, a special exhibit opened in New York City of 14 pieces of art each contributed by 14 artists who had escaped Nazi-occupied Europe.

Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin discovered the structure of penicillin and insulin during World War II, becoming the third woman to win a Nobel Prize.

During World War II, millions of Eastern Europeans were involuntarily deported to serve as forced laborers in Germany.

As one of the first female wartime correspondents, Martha Gellhorn witnessed and covered many pivotal moments of World War II and the rest of the twentieth century.

This list of books, written by survivors about their hellish time in the Auschwitz complex, exemplify the imperative to witness.

Yoshikuni Igarashi, PhD answers more of the audience’s questions from the February 2022 webinar on post-1945 Japan

Willy F. James, Jr. was one of seven African Americans to receive the Medal of Honor for service in World War II, an award delayed decades by bias and discrimination.

Private George Watson received the Medal of Honor for his courageous rescue of fellow soldiers.

The 92nd Infantry Division’s unit newspaper earned a place as one of the premier combat division publications in the Armed Forces during World War II.