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Douglas C-47 Skytrain
The Douglas C-47 became the mainstay for airborne drops and were used in this role extensively for Operations Overlord, Dragoon, Market Garden, and Varsity.
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The Battle of Peleliu: The Forgotten Hell
Underscoring its ferocity, future commandant of the Marine Corps General Clifton Cates argued that “the fight for Peleliu was one of the most vicious and stubbornly defended battles of the war.”
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Liberation of Morotai: A Bloodless Peleliu
While Peleliu remains a fixture of Pacific war memory, Morotai is overlooked and virtually forgotten in histories of the Pacific theater.
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Eleanor Roosevelt's Response to Germany's Invasion of Poland
In her September 2, 1939, My Day column, Eleanor Roosevelt reacts to the news of Germany's invasion of Poland, sharing her dismay at Adolf Hitler's actions and expressing sorrow for the European nations facing the crisis.
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The Axis Powers of World War II
World War II was a global conflict involving nearly every country in the world. But who was on each side—and why?
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The Allies of World War II
World War II was a global conflict involving nearly every country in the world. But who was on each side—and why?
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The Neutrality Acts of the 1930s
This legislation was the culmination of efforts by American citizens, activists, and politicians across the political spectrum to insulate the United States from foreign conflicts and prevent the country from being drawn into another global war.
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Meet the Author: Stephen O. Sears, 'Sunniland'
The novel Sunniland follows a young geologist in Florida monitoring the development of a new oil well while facing a German U-boat rampage taking place in the nearby Gulf of Mexico in the spring of 1943.
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Landing Vehicle Tracked: Armored Ship-to-Shore Movement
On display in the John E. Kushner Restoration Pavilion, The National WWII Museum’s LTV-4 is a testament to American innovation.
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Operation Dragoon: Invasion of Southern France
Originally designated Operation Anvil and intended to support the hammer blow of the Normandy landings two months earlier, the renamed Operation Dragoon fulfilled an American desire for a lodgment in southern France that shifted forces from the strategic cul-de-sac of Italy.