National Museum of the Pacific War
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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World War II History for September 1
Steven Terjeson | September 1, 2009
Today in WWII History
World War II History for September 1
1939 – World War II began when Germany invaded Poland.
1942 – A federal judge in Sacramento, CA, upheld the wartime detention of Japanese-Americans as well as Japanese nationals.
1945 – The U.S. received official word of Japan’s formal surrender that ended World War II. In Japan, it [...]
World War II History for August 27
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 [...]
World War II History for July 14
Steven Terjeson | July 14, 2009
Audio: General Charles de Gaulle urges America to Join the Allies (14 July 1941)
A 1942 WWII photo portrait of General Charles de Gaulle of the Free French Forces and first president of the Fifth Republic serving from 1958 to 1969.
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World War II History for July 14
14 July 1933 – All German political [...]
World War II History for April 13
Steven Terjeson | April 13, 2009
Today in WWII History
World War II History for April 13
13 Apr 1939 USS Astoria attempts pre-war reconnaissance
The USS Astoria arrives in Japan under the command of Richard Kelly Turner in an attempt to photograph the Japanese battleships Yamato and Musashi.
U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Turner, whose motto was “If you don’t have losses, you’re not doing [...]
Chinese Comfort Women
Steven Terjeson | March 26, 2009
Tokyo court rejects damages suit filed by WWII Chinese sex slaves
www.chinaview.cn
2009-03-27 00:01:11
The Chinese “Comfort Women” have been getting a lot of press lately. Having read John Rabe and Iris Chang, it’s a sad story with a sad result.
TOKYO, March 26 (Xinhua) — The Tokyo High Court on Thursday dismissed a suit filed [...]
World War II History for January 27
Steven Terjeson | January 27, 2009
Today in WWII History
World War II History for January 27
27 JAN 1941 – Ambassador Grew advised Washington of reports circulating in Tokyo of a Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor being planned by the Japanese military in case of “trouble” with the US. Grew wrote that “the attack would involve the use of all the [...]
World War II History for December 15
Steven Terjeson | December 15, 2008
Today in WW II History
World War II History for December 15
1944 – A single-engine plane carrying U.S. Army Major Glenn Miller disappeared in thick fog over the English Channel while en route to Paris. The true fate of the plane and its passengers has never been determined.
1944 – American forces invaded Mindoro Island in the [...]
World War II History for December 10
Steven Terjeson | December 10, 2008
Today in WW II History
World War II History for December 10
1941 – Japan invaded the Philippines.
1941 – The Royal Naval battleships Prince of Wales and Repulse were sunk by Japanese aircraft in the Battle of Malaya.
World War II History for November 17
Steven Terjeson | November 17, 2008
Today in WW II History
World War II History for November 17
1887 – Bernard Law Montgomery was born in London, England.
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Montgomery at El Alamein
1941 – Joseph C. Grew, U.S. ambassador to Japan, cabled the U.S. State Department that he had heard that Japan had prepared a plan to attempt a surprise attack at Pearl [...]
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