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World War II in the Philippines

The son of a brave WWII fighter explains the hardships of war.

Tags: Leyte, Luzon, Male, Military, Mindanao, Pacific, Philippines, World War II

A woman recounts what happened during Pearl Harbor

Tags: Attack, Bombing, FDR, Hawaii, Pacific, Pearl Harbor, World War II

Chinese family immigrated to Thailand

Tags: Chinese, Female, Immigration, Thailand, War, World War II

Rosie's daughter and granddaughter share the story of the changing role of women in WWII.

Tags: Civilian, Culture, Homefront, Music, Rosie, United States, Women, Women's Rights, Workforce, World War II

A Navy WAVE recalls her top secret service in WWII.

Tags: Homefront, Military, Navy, NSA, Pentagon, United States, WAVES, Women, Workforce, World War II

A young girl doing her part for the war effort while her father served on the USS Hornet in the Pacific

Tags: Children, Female, Homefront, Rationing, Women, World War II

A young German boy loses his father in the horrific battle for Stalingrad while trying to survive life on the German home front.

Tags: Children, Eastern Europe, Eastern Front, Germany, Homefront, Male, Stalingrad, Women, World War II

The story of a German family fleeing the Russian advance only to find destruction and authoritarian rule in post WWII Berlin.

Tags: Berlin, Children, Cold War, Communism, Eastern Europe, Eastern Front, Europe, Female, Germany, Homefront, Poland, Refugee, Wall, Women, World War II

A young woman escapes the dusty Texas Panhandle for life as a Navy WAVE in Cleveland and a new beginning after the war.

Tags: Female, Homefront, Ohio, Pentagon, Texas, WASPS, WAVES, Women, Women's Rights, Workforce, World War II

A WWII Navy veteran recounts the complexity of fending off Kamikaze attacks through Operation Big Blue Blanket.

Tags: Island Hopping, Japan, Kamikaze, Male, Navy, Pacific, United States, World War II