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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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  • Battle of Iwo Jima
    Battle of Iwo Jima

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

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  • Iwo Jima Statue
    Iwo Jima Statue

    Video Clip (2:15)

    The Marine Core War Memorial was built to honor those men who fought bravely for their country in the Battle of Iwo Jima as they raised the American flag in victory. How long will the marines continue to hoist Old Glory?

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  • Randy James: Memories of Iwo Jima
    Randy James: Memories of Iwo Jima

    Video Clip (3:53)

    WWII Veteran Randy James fought the Japanese during the Battle of Iwo Jima.

    Video Clip (3:53)
  • Iwo Jima Battle Plans
    Iwo Jima Battle Plans

    Video Clip (2:53)

    Rick and the Old Man get details on a Battle of Iwo Jima invasion map.

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  • 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)

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  • Battle for Iwo Jima
    Battle for Iwo Jima

    Audio Clip (3:38)

    Two war correspondents deliver a dramatic account of the U.S.'s hard-won battle for Iwo Jima in March 1945.

    Audio Clip (3:38)
  • Easter on Recently Captured Iwo Jima
    Easter on Recently Captured Iwo Jima

    Audio Clip (3:21)

    A chaplain's service for U.S. troops on Iwo Jima is broadcast live. On March 26, 1945, after 36 days of bloody battle, the United States took control of the strategically important Japanese island.

    Audio Clip (3:21)
  • Report on the Battle of Okinawa
    Report on the Battle of Okinawa

    Audio Clip (1:50)

    On April 1, 1945, the U.S. 10th Army under Gen. Simon Bolivar Buckner began the invasion of Okinawa, a Japanese-held island in the Pacific considered the final stepping stone in an advance toward the Japanese mainland. Two days into the invasion, a news report relays the story of the U.S. Army's fast-paced advance.

    Audio Clip (1:50)

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