In 1942, a submarine skipper grew frustrated when a requisition for an essential item was cancelled. His response is still famous in the Navy today.

When POWs awoke at Stalag Luft I on May 1, 1945, the German guards had disappeared and a hand sewn Stars and Stripes replaced the swastika on the flagpole. The Red Army arrived a day later.

Emma is what The National WWII Museum calls a veteran volunteer--but it’s not the service hours that keep her coming back.

The Museum's Senior Director of Public Programming revisits his favorite books on World War II in North Africa.

Hart describes how as a civilian he was rescued by American paratroopers in the Philippines, and the debt he feels he owed the country that saved him.

How American PT boats became part of the last patrol conducted in the Mediterranean Sea.

The death of Benito Mussolini on April 28, 1945 was characterized “A fitting end to a wretched life,” by The New York Times.

In this clip, Renstrom gives a chilling account of the Japanese and civilian suicides at Marpi Point on Saipan.

The horrors of World War I led to research that resulted in two antibiotics that saved thousands of lives in World War II, and many millions since.

Building a Collection of World War II aircraft 60 years after the war has been a challenging aspect of building the Museum collection.

From Guadalcanal to Okinawa, the USS Crescent City (AP-40/APA-21) was in the thick of the US drive across the Pacific. See how a small ship made a major difference in World War II.

From the Collection: The EE-8 Field Telephone