The US Merchant Marine provided crucial, yet often overlooked, logistical support for the Allied war effort.

Thanks to the escape of the “Davao Dozen” from Japanese captivity in April 1943, Americans learned of the Bataan Death March.

Soldiers of the US Army’s 34th Infantry Division, the “Red Bull” Division, landed in Belfast, Northern Ireland on January 26, 1942.

A collection of some of the most notable programs on the Holocaust at The National WWII Museum.

The Holocaust in Ukraine represents the first phase of the Holocaust in which an estimated 1.5 million Jews were shot to death at close range in ravines, open fields, and forests.
 

The Nazis chose the serene setting for one of the most infamous meetings in world history, where they discussed their plans for the “Final Solution.”

The Warsaw Uprising created a rift between Stalin and his Western Allies, which some historians argue anticipated  the Cold War. 

The First Washington Conference, code-named ARCADIA, from December 22, 1941 to January 14, 1942, set the strategic direction for the Anglo-American war effort and established the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
 

Lieutenant Alexander R. Nininger received the first Medal of Honor of World War II. 
 

On January 1, 1942, 26 countries signed the Declaration of the United Nations and 21 more countries formally joined the alliance prior to the end of World War II.

An interview with Anthony Tucker-Jones, author of the newly released Churchill: Master and Commander.

Must-reads of 2021 picked by historians and scholars in the Institute for the Study of War and Democracy.