Only the film With the Marines at Tarawa can convey the struggle and sacrifice of the Marines on the Pacific atoll.

In a first letter home after his release from a Japanese POW camp, a fighter pilot thanks his family for their prayers.

To survive on Guadalcanal, a young Marine must confront war, the dead, and his own culture. 

A Navajo code talker turns his language and culture into battlefield weapons.

WWII leadership lessons from the Museum’s Institute for the Study of War and Democracy.

WWII naval aviator Dusty Kleiss helps secure victory at Midway—and in his life.

Museum oral history recalls brutal combat on Tinian, Saipan, and Iwo Jima.  

The personal cost of a great victory is brought home to a young pilot.

From the Manhattan Project to Hiroshima and atomic diplomacy.

The unforgettable sight of three Japanese carriers burning on the blue Pacific, described by a pilot who was there.

The final nine months were the deadliest in the Pacific theater. 

The Museum remembers a beloved volunteer and WWII veteran.