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Fleeing Berlin, 5:11
The story of a German family fleeing the Russian advance only to find destruction and authoritarian rule in post WWII Berlin.
Women in the Military During WWII, 5:19
A young woman escapes the dusty Texas Panhandle for life as a Navy WAVE in Cleveland and a new beginning after the war.
Okinawa in WWII, 3:48
A WWII Navy veteran recounts the complexity of fending off Kamikaze attacks through Operation Big Blue Blanket.
The Shipwreck of the USS Indianapolis, 3:55
A sailor's sister remembers the lasting impact of the USS Indianapolis disaster on her brother during WWII and beyond.
Blitz in London, 4:40
The story of the London Blitz through the eyes of young boy
The Battle of the Bulge - A POW's Experience, 4:36
The story of one soldier's experience as a German POW after his capture in the Battle of the Bulge
Tjideng, 3:41
The story of a Dutch family in Indonesia under Japanese occupation during WWII and the life and death struggles they faced
The Anschluss, 4:54
The emigration of a Jewish family from Austria just before the Anschluss and the secret they kept from their daughter
Bas relief, World War II Memorial, Washington, D.C. [graphic]. Landings.
Credit line: Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.
Bas relief, World War II Memorial, Washington, D.C. [graphic]. Homefront
Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.