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The art of aerial victory: How German Luftwaffe aces tallied, displayed, and honored their kill scores from the Spanish Civil War to World War II

Explore the fascinating history of how German Luftwaffe pilots meticulously tracked and displayed their aerial victories from the Spanish Civil War through the major battles of World War II. From ...

How I teach the rise of dictators and America’s uneasy road to World War II

I begin the unit by grounding students in the unresolved aftermath of World War I. While the fighting ended in 1918, peace ...

An unsung World War II hero: Emma Buckmaster, a legend in Bakersfield’s Japanese-American community

Emma Buckmaster was an emotional and psychological lifeline.

Black troops in World War II: Letter from 1942 taught Long Island kids about 'glaring contradiction' of treatment

In 1942, James G. Thompson, of Wichita, Kansas, addressed a letter to the editor of The Pittsburgh Courier with a simple question.
Long Island Press

80 years later: why World War II still shapes the American story

This year marks the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, allowing The Museum of American Armor inside Old Bethpage Village Restoration to mark the occasion with programs designed to connect ...
The Lowell Sun

Lowell Bicentennial: Making crucial World War II parachutes

Parachutes were crucial in World War II for dropping troops behind enemy lines. This supported military missions, including D-Day in France, when more than 13,000 U.S. paratroopers parachuted into ...