Renowned historian Carlo Ginzburg’s life and scholarship are deeply connected to and profoundly shaped by the history of antifascism in Italy and World War II.

Career newspaper photographer Eliot Kamenitz reflects on his father’s role as a glider pilot on D-Day and in two other military actions in Europe, and the pivotal importance of the D-Day experience in his father’s life.

George Kearney talks about working for Higgins Industries during the war.

In the bloodiest  battle in Marine Corps history, 27 Marines and sailors were awarded the Medal of Honor for action on Iwo Jima. No other campaign surpassed that number.

Highlights from the Collection over the last 20 years.

Marc has grown to become one of the strongest leaders and well-respected mentors in the Victory Corps.

T. Moffatt Burriss talks about the confused airborne drops into Sicily and ambushing a group of Italian soldiers.

Operation FORTITUDE involved a group of double agents feeding disinformation to the Germans but the group was an odd collection of criminals, playboys, party girls, and a woman obsessed with her dog.

On D-Day, Higgins boats landed thousands of GIs on French shores. Often overlooked in comparison to the LCVP is its "big brother"—the Landing Craft Mechanized.

Edward Woods describes shipping out of New York Harbor aboard the oil Tanker SS Brandy Station.

Staff Sergeant Raymond Strojny almost single-handedly took out German strongpoint WN-61, clearing the way for his 1st Division comrades to take Omaha Beach's Fox Green sector on D-Day.

Hear about four unique items from our Collection that saw action.