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HistoryNet Video
Irene Sgambelluri was eleven years old, and living in Guam, when Japanese forces assaulted the area hours after bombing Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. Sgambelluri spoke with HistoryNet about the attack and the aftermath. ...
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HistoryNet Video
Civil War Times Editor Dana Shoaf shares the story of how Battery H of the 3rd Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery found itself in the middle of the Battle of Gettysburg. ...
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Vietnam Magazine
Pfc. Dan Bullock died at age 15 in 1969 and efforts to recognize the young African-American Marine continue and are highlighted in this Military Times documentary. (Rodney Bryant and Daniel Woolfolk/Military Times)...
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HistoryNet, HistoryNet Video, MH Video, Military History, Videos, World War II Magazine
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Military History Editor Stephen Harding, author of “Dawn of Infamy: A Sunken Ship, a Vanished Crew, and the Final Mystery of Pearl Harbor,” discusses his new book with Military Times Executive Editor Tony Lombardo. ...
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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...
