Joe Louis was boxing's heavyweight world champion when he joined the US Army and fought for his country and his community.

Rob Citino, Samuel Zemurray Stone Senior Historian of the Museum, lists his favorite books on D-Day.

Captain Lucien Laborde was one of nearly 280,000 men and women from Louisiana who served in the Armed Forces in World War II.

James Robinson was a professional soldier who lost his life on April 6, 1945 fighting for his country.

75 years ago Soviet soldiers captured Vienna after bitter street combat.

A highlight of some of the best programs the Museum has hosted over the years on our home state Louisiana.

On April 4, 1945, the US 4th Armored Division and 89th Infantry Division of the Third US Army came face to face with the horrors of Nazi brutality. The men discovered Ohrdruf, a Nazi labor camp and a subcamp of the Buchenwald system.

The US 30th Infantry Division receives the Presidential Unit Citation in honor of its heroism at the Battle of Mortain, August 1944.

The Institute for the Study of War and Democracy has created a playlist of songs about World War II.

Institute for the Study of War and Democracy Roundtable featuring Conrad C. Crane, PhD.

Adolf Hitler committed suicide on April 30, 1945 after being hunted by Soviet troops storming Berlin.

The Museum hosted a symposium on "Eisenhower: The Monumental Man" in November 2019, focusing on his early years and his WWII experiences, including as Supreme Commander.