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Curated Video
The Arm Behind the Army
This WW II short film contrasts America's free industrial labor force with the subjugation of laborers in countries overtaken by Axis powers in an attempt to raise public support for the war effort. It stresses the fact that World War II...
Kult America
How USA Prepared For Nazi Attack
Fort Miles played an crucial deterrent role during the Second World War, housing many guns and serving as an evidence of military strength of the United States. On today's episode of Kult America I'm taking a closer look at the defence...
Curated Video
Bone collector explains how she was called to help during WW II
Qapik Attagutsiak says she became a bone collector because Inuit elders called on her to help.
Curated Video
WW II letters returned to daughter of soldier
Long-lost letters discovered in an attic from a Canadian soldier during the Second World War have helped a daughter better understand her father, who was never the same after the war.
Curated Video
Meet Dunkirk's Canadian hero whom Hollywood forgot
Canadian Cmdr. James Campbell Clouston played a significant role in the evacuation at Dunkirk, but Christopher Nolan's new WW II movie doesn't acknowledge his contribution.
Curated Video
Meet Dunkirk's Canadian hero who Hollywood forgot
Canadian Cmdr. James Campbell Clouston played a significant role in the evacuation at Dunkirk, but Christopher Nolan's new WW II movie doesn't acknowledge his contribution.
Curated Video
102-year-old WW II pilot catches air one more time for charity
Colin Bell, a 102-year-old veteran who flew Mosquito bombers in the Second World War, abseiled 85 metres down the Royal London Hospital building. The event was for charity and, despite the heights involved, Bell laughed when asked if he...
Library of Congress
Loc: Experiencing War: Asian Pacific Americans: Going for Broke
The stories of eight Asian Americans who have served in the American army and navy are told here through video and audio interviews, photos, memoirs and documents. The emphasis is on those who served in World War II, but a few were in...
PBS
Pbs: Bill Moyers Journal: D Day Revisited
Captivating video program detailing the experiences of soldiers who participated in the Normandy invasion in 1944. Streaming video and transcripts available.
PBS
Pbs: The War: War Production in America
At the online companion site of the PBS documentary series "THE WAR," watch a newsreel about U.S. labor force mobilization.
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)
Harry S. Truman Library and Museum
Harry S. Truman Library & Museum: Truman Presidential Audio Collection
Hear some of President Truman's speeches, including the surrenders of Germany and of Japan, from the Harry S. Truman digital archive. Other speeches cover post-war issues such as price controls, and the opening of the United Nations.
BBC
Bbc: Siege at Leningrad
A five minute interview of a woman who lived through the Battle of Leningrad. Click on Speaker Icon under "Siege of Leningrad." Real Audio Plugin required. Archived.
PBS
Pbs: Nazi Prison Escapes at Colditz
Companion website to the NOVA program on Colditz and those who tried to escape from it during World War 2. Includes plans on the "glider" escape where prisoners made a Glider to "fly" out of the prison.
PBS
Pbs: Nova Holocaust on Trial
Companion website to a documentary chronicling the 2000 English court case about denial of the Holocaust happening.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Tuskegee Airmen: Yellowhammer History Hunt
During World War II, the famed Tuskegee Airmen were fighting wars both on and off the battlefield. These extremely skilled pilots were amongst some of the few and only American pilots skilled and capable enough to take down German jet...