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Curator's Choice: The Book of the Dead and Dying
A small notebook by Charles Don Page records the defining moment in 212 men’s lives under the Imperial Japanese Army.
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Pearl Harbor Education Resources
Free resources for your classroom to commemorate the December 7,1941 attack
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USS California Medal of Honor Recipients at Pearl Harbor
On December 7, 1941, USS California’s crew fought bravely to save her. For their heroic actions, four of her crew were awarded the Medal of Honor.
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Steel Cents, Silver Nickels, and Invasion Notes: US Money in World War II
America’s coins and paper money underwent a number of changes to serve the war effort during World War II.
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"Moscow Harbor"
Hitler and his staff kept driving German troops onward to Moscow to impel Imperial Japan to enter the war.
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Translating and Interpreting the Nuremberg Trials
Interpreters and translators were the unspoken heroes of the Nuremberg Trials. Their work at Nuremberg was a groundbreaking development in simultaneous interpretation.
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Native Americans in the 45th Infantry Division
The Executive Director of the 45th Infantry Division Museum in Oklahoma City shares insights about Native Americans in the “Thunderbird Division.”
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Curator's Choice: Nuremberg Trial Visitor
The courtroom of the International Military Tribunal in Nuremberg hosted nearly 400 visitors each day, including 250 members of the international press. The Museum’s collection contains items from some of these visitors, American service members who wanted to sit in on one of the most significant trials in history.
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Thanksgiving Day 1944—Relived
Museum friend and battlefield guide, Roland Gaul of Luxembourg, recounts Thanksgiving 1944 and how it is remembered today.
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War Crimes on Trial: The Nuremberg and Tokyo Trials
Following victory, the Allies turned to the legal system to hold Axis leaders accountable. In an unprecedented series of trials, a new meaning of justice emerged in response to war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by both the Germans and the Japanese throughout the war.
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Curtains for the Hollywood Canteen
The Hollywood Canteen, which had been in operation since October 1942, closed its doors after one last hurrah on Thanksgiving Day, November 22, 1945. In all, more than 3,000 volunteers, many famous stars among them, had welcomed and entertained nearly four million servicemen and women.
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"The Grave Responsibility of Justice": Justice Robert H. Jackson's Opening Statement at Nuremberg
Justice Robert H. Jackson’s opening statement at the Nuremberg Trials remains one of the most famous and influential oratories in the canon of international law and criminal jurisprudence.