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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.

System Requirements:
  • 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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Videos (12)

  • 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)
  • Japanese Ace Hiroyoshi Nishizawa
    Japanese Ace Hiroyoshi Nishizawa

    Video Clip (2:48)

    On October 25, 1944, a fierce battle raged between the United States and Japan off the coast of Samar. As the Japanese navy retreated and the battle seemed over, ace Hiroyoshi Nishizawa volunteers for a kamikaze strike.

    Video Clip (2:48)
  • Imperial Warship Yamato
    Imperial Warship Yamato

    Video Clip (2:07)

    The Imperial Japanese Warship Yamato, weighing 72,800 tons, was the largest battleship ever built. It was thought to be unsinkable, but was it really?

    Video Clip (2:07)
  • First Images of Battle of Midway
    First Images of Battle of Midway

    Video Clip (1:23)

    The victory at Midway was the turning point of World War II. The Battle of Midway was a major naval battle, widely regarded as the most important one of the Pacific Campaign of World War II. This video clip is courtesy of The History Channel.

    Video Clip (1:23)
  • Battle At Midway
    Battle At Midway

    Video Clip (2:30)

    The U.S. Pacific Fleet deals the Japanese imperial Navy a devastating blow at Midway in June 1942.

    Video Clip (2:30)
  • The First F6F Hellcat Ace
    The First F6F Hellcat Ace

    Video Clip (3:01)

    Watch as enemy gunfire ironically saves the first Hellcat Ace pilot's life during an action-packed dogfight.

    Video Clip (3:01)
  • Battle 360: Life Aboard the Enterprise
    Battle 360: Life Aboard the Enterprise

    Video Clip (2:43)

    In this History 360 video clip, take a look at how life was aboard the USS Enterprise aircraft carrier. Listen to marines as they describe the daily life living aboard the ship and their descriptions of the many attacks.

    Video Clip (2:43)
  • Battle 360: Carrier Flight
    Battle 360: Carrier Flight

    Video Clip (3:04)

    In this History 360 video clip, take a look at the aircraft used on the USS Enterprise during World War II. The planes included the dive bomber, torpedo bomber, and wildcat fighter. At that time, the Japanese had more advanced technology than the US.

    Video Clip (3:04)
  • Hero Ships: USS Yorktown: Night Attack
    Hero Ships: USS Yorktown: Night Attack

    Video Clip (2:53)

    Pilots of the USS Yorktown reminisce about their epic raid on Japan.

    Video Clip (2:53)
  • Battle 360: The Crew
    Battle 360: The Crew

    Video Clip (1:41)

    In this Battle 360 video clip, we go aboard the Enterprise to take a look at some of the crew that keep the ship going. Take a look at some of the young men who come from all across America to live on the Enterprise year round.

    Video Clip (1:41)
  • Japanese Attack Pearl Harbor
    Japanese Attack Pearl Harbor

    Video Clip (2:26)

    A look back at the day that lived in infamy.

    Video Clip (2:26)
  • Richard Young Recalls Pearl Harbor
    Richard Young Recalls Pearl Harbor

    Video Clip (3:19)

    WWII veteran Richard Young talks about his experience during the attack on Pearl harbor.

    Video Clip (3:19)

Photo Galleries (5)

  • Pearl Harbor
    Pearl Harbor

    14 Photos

    View pictures of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the sinking of the USS Arizona, and the USS Arizona Memorial.

    (14 Photos)
  • World War II Damage and Destruction
    World War II Damage and Destruction

    7 Photos

    View photos of the damage and destruction from World War II.

    (7 Photos)
  • World War II Pilots and Planes
    World War II Pilots and Planes

    12 Photos

    View photos of World War II pilots and planes.

    (12 Photos)
  • World War II Political Leaders
    World War II Political Leaders

    9 Photos

    View photos of World War II political leaders.

    (9 Photos)
  • World War II Posters
    World War II Posters

    16 Photos

    View photos of famous posters from the World War II era.

    (16 Photos)

Speeches & Audio (3)

  • FDR Asks Congress to Declare War on Japan
    FDR Asks Congress to Declare War on Japan

    Audio Clip (7:47)

    On the day after the December 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor, President Roosevelt tells a joint session of Congress that the United States must take up arms in response.

    Audio Clip (7:47)
  • FDR War Report to Congress
    FDR War Report to Congress

    Audio Clip (1:58)

    See this moving video of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's speech to Congress describing the United State's circumstance and the Nazi's eventual downfall.

    Audio Clip (1:58)
  • B-29 Raid Against Japan
    B-29 Raid Against Japan

    Audio Clip (0:54)

    As the United States bombards the Japanese islands in 1945, low-level air attacks can be heard in the first-ever direct broadcast of a B-29 raid.

    Audio Clip (0:54)

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