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FDR Photo Gallery

Steven Terjeson | March 12, 2010

Below is a sampling of some of the images in our Franklin D. Roosevelt photo gallery.

See more FDR photos.

World War II History for March 12

Steven Terjeson | March 12, 2010

Today in WWII History
World War II History for March 12
Audio Clip: Below you will find President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s first Fireside Chat from 1933 “On the Bank Crisis.” Included is a link to the full text and a video clip.
12 Mar 1933 – President Paul von Hindenburg dropped the flag of the German Republic and [...]

 
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Audio – Landing on Iwo Jima

Steven Terjeson | February 19, 2010

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

 
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“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 [...]

Audio – Battle for Iwo Jima

Steven Terjeson | February 19, 2010

On 02.19.1945 at 0905 hrs, the first of 30,000 US Marines land on Iwo Jima.
Battle for Iwo Jima Photo Gallery
Audio Clip: Arthur Prim Reports the First Strikes on Iwo Jima

 
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Amphibious Tractors landing on Iwo Jima Feb 1945

Iwo Jima, which means Sulfur Island, was strategically important as an air base for fighter escorts supporting long-range bombing [...]

World War II History for February 19

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

 
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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 [...]

WWII in HD Contest Results

Steven Terjeson | February 2, 2010

Congrats to Toni from NY on winning the WWII in HD giveaway contest! We hope you enjoy it, the series is very moving and shows a lot of scenes never before made public.
If you weren’t the lucky winner this time you can order the DVD at the links below.
Check back soon for the next [...]

International Conference on WWII

Steven Terjeson | January 28, 2010

The National World War II Museum announces next International Conference on WWII – Stellar lineup of historians, authors, filmmakers, veterans and more to explore the war that changed the world.

CONTEST – WWII in HD

Steven Terjeson | January 25, 2010

It’s time for a new contest! On January 26 A&E Home entertainment (History Channel) is releasing the DVD and Blu-ray edition of WWII in HD. We have a DVD copy to give away!
We will pick the winner this Friday (Jan 29, 2010), US residents only, sorry!

You can enter the contest in 2 ways, plus [...]

World War II History for January 18

Steven Terjeson | January 18, 2010

World War II History for January 18, 1942-Russian launch a fresh offensive, 1942-Burma’s Premier detained by the British, 1943-US commercial bakers stopped selling sliced bread, 1944-Soviets arrive at Leningrad ending 3 year Siege.

 
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B-29 Commentary

Steven Terjeson | December 30, 2009

Commentary about the B-29 by Ed Hart:
The B-29 was an inflection point in the history of aviation technology, war fighting…and program management. It certainly rivaled the A-Bomb program, and the fact that the two programs came together to end the war is – I think – instructive to all of us. I recently saw a [...]

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