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    Poster Art and World War I

    The Hoover Institution hosted a discussion on the origins and development of poster art and how poster artists helped shape public opinion during World War I.

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    Faith and the American Soldier During World War II

    Florida State professor Kurt Piehler discussed how the U.S. military sought to meet the spiritual needs of the millions who served in uniform during World War II. The National World War II M…

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    The Army Nurse

    According to this 1945 War Department film, 57,000 women served as Army nurses during World War II. Produced by the Army Signal Corps for the Treasury Department, this short film was release…

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    Anti-Semitism Between WWI and WWII

    American University professor Pamela Nadell taught a class about the rise in anti-Semitism in America between World War I and II. She described the 1915 lynching of Jewish man Leo Frank in G…

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    Tactical Air Command After World War II - 1951

    This U.S. Air Force video from 1951 described air defense strategies post World War II that resulted in the Tactical Air Command. This film was released as “Look to the Skies.” Reel America …

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    Admirals Farragut and Nimitz

    Historian Craig Symonds talked about the similarities and differences in leadership between Civil War Admiral David Farragut and World War II-era Admiral Chester Nimitz. This event was part …

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    Army Medical Laboratories

    This 1947 War Department film provides an overview of the United States Army medical laboratories during World War II and their mission to both heal soldiers and prevent, detect, and control…

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    Creating the National World War II Museum's Liberation Pavilion

    National World War II Museum executives and exhibit designers discussed the creation of Liberation Pavilion, the museum’s seventh and final permanent exhibit hall. The National World War II …

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    Historically Black Colleges During WWII

    This 1943 Office of War Information film showed how historically black colleges contributed to the WW II effort by training scientists, doctors, nurses, and soldiers. It featured Tuskegee In…

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    To the End of the Earth

    The U.S. victory over Japan in World War II was the topic of Missouri University of Science and Technology U.S. military history professor John McManus' book.This event was hosted by the St.…

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    January 1945 United Newsreel

    This 1945 Office of War Information United Newsreel includes five stories: President Franklin Roosevelt is inaugurated for a fourth term in a ceremony at the White House, a Coast Guard helic…

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    Half American

    Dartmouth College history professor Matthew Delmont discussed his book, Half American, which tells the story of African American soldiers during World War II and how they were treated when t…

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    World War II Revisionism

    A Herbert Hoover Presidential Library conference reconsidered the 31st president’s World War II-era views and politics. Bard College history professor Sean McMeekin discusses different persp…

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    World War II Battle of the Atlantic

    University of Notre Dame military history professor Ian Ona Johnson discussed the contest for control of Atlantic sea routes during World War II. The University of Notre Dame is located in I…

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    Building the National World War II Museum

    Historian Nick Mueller discussed working with author Stephen Ambrose to create the National World War II Museum. Nick Mueller serves as President and CEO Emeritus of the National World War I…

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    Robert Oppenheimer's Legacy

    Father of the atomic bomb, Robert Oppenheimer’s life and evolving legacy was the topic of a discussion hosted by Indiana Wesleyan University. Oppenheimer biographer Kai Bird (American Promet…

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    Roosevelt and Churchill New Year's 1942 Church Service

    John Lawson and Reverend Noelle York-Simmons talked about President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s proclamation of a National Day of Prayer for January 1, 1942, following the Japanese attack on Pea…

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    Women Spies of D-Day

    Former U.S. Army Historian Kim Holien discussed the role of female spies leading up to the June 6, 1944, D-Day operation. This event took place at the Lyceum in Alexandria, Virginia.

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    Conflict

    Gen. David Petraeus (Ret.) and British historian Andrew Roberts discussed their book on the evolution of warfare from World War II to Ukraine. This event was hosted by the National Churchill…

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    Famous Generals - Eisenhower

    This U.S. Army “Big Picture” episode traces the military career of Gen. Dwight Eisenhower, from West Point to World War I, to his role as Supreme Allied Commander in World War II, and finall…

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