Richard Greer recalls the defense of Henderson Field, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, against the brutal Japanese banzai attack during the night of October 24-25, 1942.

Even as World War II in Europe officially ended in May 1945, bitter fighting erupted across Eastern Europe as local partisans fought the Soviet occupation.

Charles Radford describes defending against a German tank attack during combat operations in North Africa.

Hitler was the first dictator of Germany but he was not the last. His handpicked successor was a little known career naval officer named Karl Dönitz.

From the The National WWII Museum's oral history collection, we hear Dietzel describe his experiences during the firebombing of Japan.

How the wife of a US Navy officer figured out her husband's wartime location.

The National WWII Museum is committed to serving veterans and active duty military.

Robert Liles describes engaging Japanese aircraft in the skies over China.

Kisatchie National Forest, the only in Louisiana, was home to a diverse training camp during the War known as Camp Claiborne.

Marie Rankart describes the change at General Motors following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, when the assembly lines switched from manufacturing civilian automobiles to military aircraft.

The Canadian offensive on Verrières Ridge, led by the Canadian Black Watch, was a savage "forgotten fight" that helped ensure General Omar Bradley's US Army breakout from Normandy in Operation Cobra.

How a Signal Corps photographic team took one of the most iconic images of Omaha Beach.