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Military Service and the Draft Post-World War II
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 postwar 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.
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Crimes Against Humanity and the Development of International Law
American jurists in occupied Germany developed international law with the concept of crimes against humanity, then grappled with its meaning.
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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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Delta Shipbuilder Mildred Aupied
Mildred Aupied seized the opportunity for new skills and a better wage as a welder at Delta Shipbuilding Company.
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Prelude to the Warsaw Uprising: Operation Tempest
The Polish Home Army’s plan to launch a series of uprisings throughout Poland during the Soviet Union’s summer offensive in 1944 had important consequences for how the Warsaw Uprising unfolded.
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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 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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The Strange Saga of the B-32 Dominator
This little-known aircraft was part of the last air battle of World War II.