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The Institute for the Study of War and Democracy is a community of scholars forming a national center for research, higher education, publications, and public programming, dedicated to promoting the history of World War II, the relationship between the war and America’s democratic system, and the war’s continued relevance for the world.
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The Buildup for Invasion
The 1st Infantry Division, the “Big Red One,” arrives in England in the fall of 1943 as part of the buildup for the Invasion of France.
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Article TypeNovember 11, 1918: Memory and War
The 100th anniversary of the end of the war to end all wars.
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The Words of War
The WWII generation came of age in an era when popular literature condemned the futility of war. In Citizen Soldiers, Stephen Ambrose explored the cultural context from which those men and women emerged to do what had to be done.
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Should Women War Workers be Fired?
How societal pressures forced many women out of the workforce after World War II.
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Meet the Author: Winston Groom
The Institute for the Study of War and Democracy, with the generous support of the Strake Foundation, is delighted to host best-selling author Winston Groom for a presentation about his book illuminating the “Big Three” leaders of World War II.
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The Buildup for Invasion
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Remembering the Sobibor Uprising
Jews Resisted the Nazis Even Under the Most Desperate Circumstances.
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November 11, 1918: Memory and War
The 100th anniversary of the end of the war to end all wars.
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Führer Directive No. 51
On November 3, 1943, Adolf Hitler called for a fundamental reorientation of German strategy to strengthen the west in preparation for an Anglo-American landing.
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The Words of War
The first American war correspondent to visit Nagasaki after the atomic bomb witnesses the randomness of fate.
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History Through the Viewfinder
Traces of Hitler’s favorite architect, Albert Speer, spotted on the streets of Berlin.
