A B-25 Mitchell at Oshkosh.
A Douglas B-18 at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force
A fast forward walk through part of the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force's WWII gallery.
Last night editor Tom Huntington attended an event at the National Museum of African American History and Culture to honor 98-year-old Tuskegee Airman Lt. Col. Harry T. Stewart Jr., but also to premiere a new film by the World War II Foundation called Return to Ramitelli: The Tuskegee Airmen. Here, Huntington speaks with Tim Gray, co-director of the film and the founder and president of the World War II Foundation.
A quick look at the American Heritage Museum in Massachusetts.
A "follow me" jeep
Follow me! And learn about a personal connection to history at the World War II American Experience Museum in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
Let's take a look at another Sherman tank at the World War II American Experience museum in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
Some really cool personal items from Generals Mark Clark and Matthew Ridgeway at the World War II American Experience Museum in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
Let's take a look at a Red Cross Clubmobile at the World War II American Experience Museum in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
Adam Buck describes a unique artifact at the World War II American Experience Museum in Gettysburg, Pennsylvnia.
There was no AAA on a World War II battlefield. That's why a mobile machine shop would come in handy. Let's take a look at this one at the World War II American Experience Museum in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
Editor Tom Huntington got a chance to visit the new World War II American Experience Museum in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Here's a look. Keep checking for more photos and videos.
Who were the first to be killed at Pearl Harbor? Hint, it wasn’t sailors.
World War II, September/October 2021
World War II's September/October 2021 issue is officially here!
On the cover: Mildred Harnack, a University of Berlin lecturer-turned-resistance fighter, was the only American woman to die during the war by Hitler's direct order. So why is her story little known?
This Week In History: August 1940–Fight for the Skies! The Battle of Britain
On August 18, 1940, the Battle of Britain reaches its high point as the German Luftwaffe initiates a large-scale attack against the British Royal Air Force.
Known as “The Hardest Day,” the Luftwaffe focused its attacks on England’s military air fields and factories, hoping ultimately to destroy the RAF Fighter Command Center and achieve air superiority.
This Week In History—Churchill And Roosevelt Sign the Atlantic Charter 1941
On August 14, 1941, during World War II, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt met to sign a joint declaration, later called the Atlantic Charter.
The policy outlined both leaders' visions for a postwar world, and reinforced trust between Europe and the U.S. in the wake of Germany's slow rise to power across the Atlantic.
The document focused on several key objectives: to globally establish sovereign rights, and to allow all people the right to self-determination; choose their own form of government; economic and social advancement; free trade; and peace through disarmament.
In January 1942, 26 Allied nations would later pledge their support behind the document, which would later form the foundation for the United Nations.
This Week in History: Deadly Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
On August 6, 1945, during World War II, in an effort to end the brutal fighting in the Pacific, the U.S. deploys a B-29 bomber to drop the world's first atomic bomb—codenamed "Little Boy"—over the Japanese city of Hiroshima. The explosion killed approximately 80,000 people, with thousands dying later due to unforeseen radiation exposure.
Just three days later, on August 9, the U.S. drops another atomic bomb, dubbed "Fat Man" over the city of Nagasaki, killing an estimated 40,000 people.
Six days later, Japanese Emperor Hirohito finally agrees to accept the Allies' terms of "unconditional surrender" and makes a public announcement to the nation.
Japan would formally sign the surrender on September 2, aboard the U.S. Navy ship USS Missouri, officially marking the end of the war.
