A WWII memorial in Volgograd stands as a testament to memory, innocence, and the evil of war.

Stalingrad 1942: Control of the Volga by an invader could mean the fatal division of the Soviet Union.

Seventy-five years after the Germans began their attack on Stalingrad, a look at the Volga from atop Mamayev Kurgan.

As the premiere episode of the new PBS documentary miniseries shows, America’s involvement in Vietnam can be tracked back to World War II.

The  traveling exhibit tells the story of how World War II became the major catalyst in the 20th century for African Americans seeking change in their fortunes, both on the Home Front and in the American military.

The past, present, and future of The National WWII Museum's collection of oral histories. 

In a global conflict of exploding bombs and shells—tens of millions of them on land, sea, and in the air—setting one off in Hitler's headquarters might seem like the simplest thing in the world. 

Tour Road to Tokyo's Guadalcanal gallery with Keith Huxen, PhD, Senior Director of Research and History in the Institute for the Study of War and Democracy. 

Richard Tregaskis’s account of the first seven weeks of fighting is a classic of war literature. 

The August 1942 landing on Guadalcanal was a colossal improvisation, concocted on the fly to take advantage of a recent dramatic turn in the Pacific war. 
 

While military maneuvers train and test a force’s capabilities, they can also seem like an “alternate history” at times. Consider these fascinating front pages from September 1941, reprinted here courtesy of The Shreveport Times, describing the US Army’s big Louisiana Maneuvers. 

In a Q&A interview with Bloomberg.com's James Gibney, Museum Senior Historian Robert M. Citino provides some of the military background that the Christopher Nolan blockbuster leaves out.