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HistoryNet
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In this interview, HistoryNet reporter Rebecca Miller interviews historical author Dorothy Love. Love is an award-winning writer known for her ability to bring historical color and refinement to historical fiction. Her latest novel, Mrs....
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Videos
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Colonel (R) Tony Deane is a veteran of the Cold War, Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm, Operation Joint Guardian (Kosovo), and Operation Iraqi Freedom. He served in numerous armor and cavalry leadership positions for over 28 years. In...
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World War II Magazine
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As an anti-aircraft gunner, Gordon Hearne, 21, landed at Omaha Beach, Normandy on June 7, 1944. That July, the U.S. Army assigned his battalion to the 28th Infantry Division. He survived five European campaigns unscathed. After the war,...
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Videos
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The Yankee Air Museum was founded in 1981 as a non-profit organization to restore and maintain World War II era aircraft. The museum’s most iconic aircraft include the B-17 Yankee Lady and B-25D Yankee Warrior. In 2004, the museum...
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Aviation History, Videos
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After serving 22 years in Search and Rescue operations, a Coast Guard Sikorsky HH-52A Seaguard was accessioned into the National Air and Space Museum. This is the first Coast Guard aircraft to be acquired by the NASM and marks the...
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Videos
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Private Snafu unwittingly faces a succession of booby traps in this World War II era cartoon from 1944. While exaggerated here, booby traps were an important concern for the advancing Allies....
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Videos
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(Img: Alfred Palmer/Library of Congress) With most of the men away fighting overseas, women workers became the backbone of the American war effort. Although times have changed and women have a larger role in the military, this promotional...
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Videos, World War II
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Although the Germans and the Italians had been defeated, the battle was not over for the United States. The remaining major Axis power was Japan. This video made by the War Department — “Two Down One To Go” — describes in...
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Videos, World War II
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(Img: U.S. Navy/National Archives) A 1941 short film titled “Women in Defense.” Produced by the Office of Emergency Management shortly before the United States entered World War II. This video, with commentary written by...
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Videos, World War II
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(Img: WWII War Crimes Records/National Archives) On both sides of the globe, Axis leaders stood trial for their crimes during World War II; these war crimes ranged from treason to genocide....
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Videos, World War II
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(Img: National Archives) On September 1, 1939 Nazi Germany invaded Poland, thereby starting World War II. Here, the Nazis quickly advance into Poland and establish their authority. This is the real Nazi invasion of Poland....
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Videos, World War II
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(Img: U.S. Navy/National Archives) Following the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Japanese Empire surrender unconditionally to the Americans and British on-board the USS Missouri, officially ending World War II. Watch as Japan...
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Videos, World War II
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(Img: Library of Congress) After V-J Day and Japan surrenders, American military forces were demobilized and sent back to the United States. In New York, crowds celebrate Navy Day as sailors from across the globe return home....
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Videos, World War II
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(Img: U.S. Navy/National Archives) On December 7, 1941 the Japanese bombed the military base Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Prior to the attack, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt had expressed the desire for the U.S. to remain neutral but the...
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Featured Video, Videos, World War II
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Superman outwits Nazis with Lois Lane in this World War II era cartoon by Paramout in 1943. Superman, the classic American hero, and Lois Lane protect important American documents from the Nazis and a jungle tribe....
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Videos, World War II
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(Img: National Archives) During World War II, the Nazi Germany was forced to fight a war on both sides. Here, the Germans are against the Soviet military on the Eastern front....