-
Article Type
A Final Resting Place at America’s Most Hallowed Grounds: The Arlington 14 From the Six Triple Eight
Learn MoreJust 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.
-
Article Type
Crimes Against Humanity and the Development of International Law
Learn MoreAmerican jurists in occupied Germany developed international law with the concept of crimes against humanity, then grappled with its meaning.
-
Article Type
The Hesse Heist: The Jewels Are Stolen
Learn MorePart III of the story of the Hesse Heist tells the story of the discovery and theft of the jewels.
-
Article Type
What Can We Learn About World War II From Black Quartermasters?
Learn MoreThis 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.
-
Article Type
Delta Shipbuilder Mildred Aupied
Learn MoreMildred Aupied seized the opportunity for new skills and a better wage as a welder at Delta Shipbuilding Company.
-
Article Type
Prelude to the Warsaw Uprising: Operation Tempest
Learn MoreThe 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.
-
Article Type
The Legacy of John Hersey’s “Hiroshima”
Learn MoreSeventy-five years ago, journalist John Hersey’s article “Hiroshima” forever changed how Americans viewed the atomic attack on Japan.
-
Article Type
The Extraordinary and Tragic Journey of First Lieutenant Levitt C. Beck Jr.
Learn MoreThanks to a manuscript Beck wrote while hiding out in France in 1944, we know much of the story of this American fighter pilot.
-
Article Type
The Strange Saga of the B-32 Dominator
Learn MoreThis little-known aircraft was part of the last air battle of World War II.
-
Article Type
Enroll for Victory: 4-H During World War II
Learn MoreDuring World War II, 4-H members contributed to the war effort in many ways—through military service, as well as efforts on the home front.
-
Article Type
Redress and Reparations for Japanese American Incarceration
Learn MoreThe Civil Liberties Act of 1988 gave surviving Japanese Americans reparations and a formal apology by President Reagan for their incarceration during World War II. But its passage did not happen overnight.
-
Article Type
Projections of America: Introducing the American Way of Life Abroad
Learn MoreRobert Riskin, head of the Bureau of Motion Pictures, was responsible for creating Projections of America, a documentary film series that became one of the most important propaganda initiatives of World War II.