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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 [...]

Attack on Pearl Harbor

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 [...]

Grand Opening of the George HW Bush Gallery

Steven Terjeson | December 2, 2009

Grand Opening of the George H.W. Bush Gallery at The National Museum of the Pacific War – Fredericksburg, Texas
President George H.W. Bush, Governor Rick Perry, Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison, and General James T. Conway, USMC, Marine Corps Commandant, will be honored guests at the grand opening on Monday, December 7 (Pearl Harbor Day) of the [...]

More Than 4000 WWII Objects Sold in Auction

Steven Terjeson | November 20, 2009

More Than 4,000 Objects Sold in Auction by Leading Militaria Auction House, Hermann Historica oHG

Largest Private Collection of Normandy Invasion Artifacts Fetches Nearly US$2 Million in Auction
Hermann Historica oHG of Munich, Germany, the world leader in handling sales of militaria antiquities, antique arms and armour, firearms, hunting collectibles, orders and decorations as well as [...]

Lois Herr – Author – Dear Coach

Steven Terjeson | November 17, 2009

Author Lois Herr has stopped by to share with us a letter taken from her new book “Dear Coach: Letters Home from WWII.” Please join me in welcoming Lois Herr.

Thank you for having me! In “Dear Coach: Letters Home from WWII” I’ve compiled together a variety of the letters mom and I stumbled across in [...]

Guide to German Soldiers Equipment

Steven Terjeson | September 8, 2009

This reference work is an excellent source as a visual encyclopedia of the German soldiers equipment during World War II.

World War II in HD

Steven Terjeson | September 8, 2009

Twelve lives and a War that changed the World. The only ones who saw the war this way, were the ones who lived it. Premiering this Fall on History.

Stars Enlist For National WWII Museum Epic

Steven Terjeson | September 3, 2009

Stars Enlist For National WWII Museum Epic
Repost from Hollywood at War
Wow. From the NY Post today — The National World War II Museum in New Orleans and Tom Hanks have announced the roster for voicing their new WWII epic Beyond All Boundaries premiering at The Museum on November 6.
It seems like Hanks must have [...]

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