World War II History

Steven Terjeson | March 17, 2010

Visiting National Museum of the Pacific War is a rich and rewarding experience that will give anyone a better appreciation for World War II.

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Steven Terjeson | February 19, 2010

Audio Clip: 02.19.1945 – Live Coverage Of U.S. Marines Landing On Iwo Jima

“The battle of Iwo Island has been won. The United States Marines by their individual and collective courage have conquered a base which is as necessary to us in our continuing forward movement toward final victory as it was vital to the enemy [...]

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Steven Terjeson | February 19, 2010

Today in WWII History
World War II History for February 19
Audio Clip: 02.18.1943 Soong Mei-Ling Appeals to Congress to Aid Chinese Nationalists

02.19.1932 – The Sino-Japanese dispute was referred to the Assembly by the League of Nations Council.
02.19.1937 – An attempt was made in Addis Ababa to assassinate the Italian viceroy of Ethiopia, General Rodolfo Graziani. Though [...]

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Steven Terjeson | December 7, 2009

Time line Pearl Harbor
December 7, 1941
* 0342 Minesweeper CONDOR sights periscope off Honolulu Harbour …notifies patrol destroyer WARD to investigate.
* 0458 Minesweeper CROSSBILL and CONDOR enter Pearl Harbor… defective submarine net remains open.
* 0600 – 200 miles south of Oahu carrier [...]

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Steven Terjeson | December 2, 2009

Today in WWII History
World War II History for December 2
12.2.1941 – The Japanese embassy in Washington was ordered to destroy all but its most secret coding facilities. Similar orders went out to Japanese missions in British, Dutch, and Canadian cities, Cuba, the Philippines and the South Pacific.
12.2.1941 Tojo rejects peace feelers from US officials.
12.2.1942 [...]

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Steven Terjeson | August 27, 2009

Audio Clip: 1939-08-27 CBS HV Kaltenborn Reports On The Eve Of War in Europe
Today in WWII History
World War II History for August 27
1939 – Nazi Germany demanded the Polish corridor and Danzig.
1941 – Japanese prime minister requests a summit meeting with FDR in hopes of preventing their campaign in China from escalating into a world [...]

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Steven Terjeson | August 24, 2009

Today in WWII History
World War II History for August 24
08.24.1942 – U.S. forces sank the Japanese aircraft carrier Ryujo in the Battle of the East Solomon Islands. During this battle the “coastwatchers,” volunteers that reported on Japanese ship and aircraft movement, were a key to American success.
*Edit: The carrier sunk is the Ryujo, not [...]

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Steven Terjeson | August 10, 2009

Today in WWII History
World War II History for August 10
10 Aug 1944 – Hitler moves the entire 2,000-plane Luftwaffe force to Western Europe in a bid to challenge the power of the Allies’ collective air strength.
10 Aug 1944 – U.S. forces defeated the remaining Japanese resistance on Guam, leaving the U.S. with an additional solid [...]

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Steven Terjeson | August 3, 2009

1945-Truman on Japanese Rejection of US Ultimatum 1940-Italy began its occupation in East Africa 1943-Patton verbally abused and slapped a private.

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Steven Terjeson | July 24, 2009

Today in WWII History: 1941 – Vichy France grants Japan bases in its Indochina colonies; 1943 – Operation Gomorrah is launched; ‘Window’ radar jamming

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