Wonderscape
Turning the Tide: Midway and the Allied Counterattack
Examine the turning point of World War II in the Pacific at the Battle of Midway, where Allied forces began a counteroffensive that would shift the momentum of the war. The Attack on Pearl Harbor and the Pacific Theater of World War II...
One Minute History
198 - Code Talkers - One Minute History
In the heat of battle, knowledge is power. Messages must be sent and received quickly, accurately and if you plan on winning, they need to be encoded. October 1918 (World War I) France - Native American men from Oklahoma organize a...
One Minute History
199 - Navajo Code Talkers - One Minute History
On the morning of May 4, 1942, twenty nine Navajo men boarded a bus at Ft. Defiance, Arizona bound for Marine Corps training camp. These men were tasked with creating a code based on the complex, unwritten Navajo language. The Navajo...
Hip Hughes History
The Road to Tokyo Exhibit: The National WW2 Museum
After visiting New Orleans and the National WW2 Museum I had to make a video about the "Road to Tokyo" exhibit. Visit the museum online for information about scheduling your class or family trip!
The March of Time
1942: GUADALCANAL CEMETERY
MOT 1942: GUADALCANAL CEMETERY: US Army corporal bugler on platform in front of alter playing taps for funeral service, VS Palm fronds covering new graves, American flag covering casket, VS Marked graves of Marines & Army soldiers,...
Bridgeman Arts
Damage to Henderson Field, US casualties and field hospital, US soldiers cooking and eating at camp. Guadalcanal Campaign, 1942
Damage to Henderson Field, US casualties and field hospital, US soldiers cooking and eating at camp. Guadalcanal Campaign, 1942
Bridgeman Arts
The building of Henderson Field, US airfield on Guadalcanal, 1942
The building of Henderson Field, US airfield on Guadalcanal, 1942
Bridgeman Arts
Japanese POWs, marines are decorated, US Army arrive to take over. Guadalcanal 1942
Japanese POWs and casualties, Barney Ross receives Japanese flag, US soldiers and pilots receive medals, US military funeral, US troops arrive to take over, Marine leave the island.
Bridgeman Arts
US troops set up camp and defense positions. US artillery brings down Japanese bombers. Guadalcanal, 1942
US troops set up camp and defense positions. US artillery brings down Japanese bombers. Guadalcanal, 1942
Bridgeman Arts
Landing ashore, fortifications built. US soldiers inspect Japanese artillery left behind in abandoned camp. Guadalcanal, 1942
Landing ashore, fortifications built. US soldiers inspect Japanese artillery left behind in abandoned camp. Guadalcanal, 1942
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Marines On Guadalcanal, John McCain
Ships and boats through rough water, including US destroyer / boat fires, smoke / officers aboard ship / landing boats with Marines, landing on Guadalcanal / tank going ashore / men carrying supply boxes from full truck / camp bulletin...
PBS
Pbs Secrets of the Dead: Dogfight Over Guadalcanal
This PBS video dramatization [50:00], in seven segment) examines the dramatic air battle between U.S. Navy aircraft pilot James "Pug" Sutherland and Saburo Sakai during World War ll over Guadalcanal. (2006)