Explore Museum digital assets to learn more about the six-month fight to take the island of Guadalcanal, a vital step in defeating the Japanese in the Pacific theater.

Farewell to the last surviving Doolittle Raider, who generously shared his unforgettable WWII story. 

From the Museum's Digitial Collections, firsthand narration to accompany the recent images from 17,500 feet below the Pacific waves. 

Explore Museum assets—from oral histories to online resources to exhibit content to essays by our historians—to learn more about the African American experience in World War II. 

The prolific author and historian is joined in conversation by the Museum's Rob Citino. The topic: "Why the Allies won." 

Eleven months after witnessing the attack on Pearl Harbor, Harold Ward stood watch aboard the USS San Francisco as the heavy cruiser "steamed right into a mess." 

A newly released memo sheds light on Japanese Emperor Hirohito's role in the attack on Pearl Harbor.

We are forever grateful for his service to his country, his lifelong embodiment of the America spirit, and his support of our mission. 

Liberated American POWs relate their experiences in the aftermath at Nagasaki.

The making of Final Mission: USS Tang Submarine Experience: Part Two.

A sweeping view of World War II opens with the war's impact on one California family.  

The making of Final Mission: USS Tang Submarine Experience: Part One.