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History.com site visitors can become a virtual eyewitness to history with the downloadable WWII Experience. Surrounded by realistic graphics, visitors can see what it was like to escort bombers into enemy territory, defend PT boats in a naval battle and engage in tank warfare in North Africa.

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  • Broadband Internet Connection
  • Windows 2000/XP and/or higher
  • 2.4Ghz processor
  • 512 MB RAM (512-1024 recommended)
  • 128 MB DirectX 9 compatible video card
  • DirectX 9 compatible sound card
  • DirectX Version 9
  • 600Mb hard drive space

WWII Experience

History.com site visitors can become a virtual eyewitness to history with the downloadable WWII Experience. Surrounded by realistic graphics, visitors can see what it was like to escort bombers into enemy territory, defend PT boats in a naval battle and engage in tank warfare in North Africa.

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  • MacArthur and Me
    MacArthur and Me

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    Judy Kent's neighbor, George Dibbs, was a combat photographer follwing General MacArthur during WWII and shared his films with her.

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  • Douglas MacArthur
    Douglas MacArthur

    Video Clip (3:27)

    The general gains fame in World War II, then infamy when he is removed from his command in the Korean War.

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  • Attack on Pearl Harbor
    Attack on Pearl Harbor

    Video Clip (1:49)

    On December 7, 1941, Japan launches a surprise attack on American soil at Pearl Harbor.

    Video Clip (1:49)
  • Battle of Okinawa
    Battle of Okinawa

    Video Clip (2:30)

    On April 1, 1945, Allied forces invade the island of Okinawa and engage the Japanese in the bloodiest battle of the Pacific War.

    Video Clip (2:30)
  • Battle of Peleliu
    Battle of Peleliu

    Video Clip (2:09)

    In a costly battle, U.S. forces assault Peleliu in the Palau Islands to diminish its potential threat to their future invasions in the Pacific.

    Video Clip (2:09)
  • Jimmie Kayana
    Jimmie Kayana

    Video Clip (2:39)

    The son of Japanese immigrants, Army Medic Jimmie Kanaya joined the U.S. Army in 1941. Although his family was relocated to an internment camp after the attack on Pearl Harbor and he himself was treated as an enemy for some time, he eventually volunteered for America's first all-Japanese Regiment.

    Video Clip (2:39)
  • Battle of Iwo Jima
    Battle of Iwo Jima

    Video Clip (3:38)

    On February 19, 1945, American soldiers make their first strike on the Japanese Home Islands at Iwo Jima.

    Video Clip (3:38)
  • Battle of Kwajalein
    Battle of Kwajalein

    Video Clip (2:04)

    The U.S. invades Kwajalein on January 31, 1944, breaking the outer ring of the Japanese Pacific territory.

    Video Clip (2:04)
  • Battle of Saipan
    Battle of Saipan

    Video Clip (2:17)

    On June 15, 1944, the U.S. launches a critical attack on Saipan in the Mariana Islands.

    Video Clip (2:17)
  • Battle of Guam
    Battle of Guam

    Video Clip (2:35)

    On July 21, 1944, U.S. forces advance in the Mariana Islands to capture the former American territory of Guam from the Japanese.

    Video Clip (2:35)
  • Manhattan Project
    Manhattan Project

    Video Clip (3:09)

    Explore the top-secret American project to build the world's first atomic bomb.

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  • MacArthur Arrives in New Guinea
    MacArthur Arrives in New Guinea

    Video Clip (1:50)

    Witness General Douglas MacArthur arrive at New Guinea and a B24 plane bomb a Japanese cargo ship in this video from General MacArthur in World War II. MacArthur arrives in New Guinea and is greeted warmly.

    Video Clip (1:50)
  • Charles Scheffel
    Charles Scheffel

    Video Clip (2:44)

    Born and raised in Enid, Oklahoma, Captain Jack Scheffel enlisted in the army in order to continue his family's strong tradition of military service. He soon learned that, in war, every decision you make can literally mean the difference between life and death.

    Video Clip (2:44)
  • Flying in the South Pacific
    Flying in the South Pacific

    Video Clip (3:31)

    Fred Linden's father was a PBY naval aviator during World War II and left behind two reels of film documenting his service in the South Pacific.

    Video Clip (3:31)
  • Coroner's Report: Atomic Bomb
    Coroner's Report: Atomic Bomb

    Video Clip (2:17)

    In August 1945, the United States dropped two atomic bombs over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. What happened to people on the fringes of the blasts?

    Video Clip (2:17)
  • Japanese Internment in America
    Japanese Internment in America

    Video Clip (2:47)

    In 1942, thousands of Japanese Americans living in the United States are forced into war relocation camps.

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