As the war wound down in Europe, the Allied combined bomber offensive launched a mission of salvation for starving Dutch civilians.

An interview with Band of Brothers actor James Madio on filming Episode 9, "Why We Fight."

Four months after Pearl Harbor, and at only 15 years old, Joe Crain joined the US Navy. In this Oral History clip, he explains his involvement on Omaha Beach in 1944.

Seventy-five years ago, in final days of World War II in Europe, Czech citizens and members of its resistance launched a final assault against the Nazis. The Prague Uprising lasted for five days, and came to represent a symbol of Czech resistance in World War II.

New Orleans born Major General Joe Collins led the US Army's VII Corps in Europe, battling German forces from Normandy to the Elbe River.

Radio Broadcasts from the days leading up to V-E Day give a fascinating insight into thoughts, concerns, and celebrations as the war in Europe came to an end.

The Battle of Berlin Remembered: The Soviet War Memorial in the Tiergarten

A few of our best past public programs that follow America's path to Victory in Europe.

Mauthausen, one of the worst of the Nazi concentration camps, was liberated by the American 11th Armored Division on May 5, 1945.

The service and legacy of one of New Orleans jazz legends.

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.

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