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Photo Galleries (5)
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Axis Military Leaders
Axis Military Leaders(12 Photos)
12 Photos
View images of Axis military leaders from World War II.
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End of World War II
End of World War II(8 Photos)
8 Photos
View pictures from VE day and VJ day as Americans celebrate the end of World War II.
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World War II Damage and Destruction
World War II Damage and Destruction(7 Photos)
7 Photos
View photos of the damage and destruction from World War II.
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World War II Political Leaders
World War II Political Leaders(9 Photos)
9 Photos
View photos of World War II political leaders.
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Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Hiroshima and Nagasaki(12 Photos)
12 Photos
See pictures from the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki during World War II.
Videos (19)
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Attack on Pearl Harbor
Attack on Pearl HarborVideo Clip (1:49)
Video Clip (1:49)
On December 7, 1941, Japan launches a surprise attack on American soil at Pearl Harbor.
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Coroner's Report: Atomic Bomb
Coroner's Report: Atomic BombVideo Clip (2:17)
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?
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Manhattan Project
Manhattan ProjectVideo Clip (3:09)
Video Clip (3:09)
Explore the top-secret American project to build the world's first atomic bomb.
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Emperor Hirohito
Emperor HirohitoVideo Clip (2:08)
Video Clip (2:08)
Though his countrymen think him above politics, the Japanese leader was deeply involved in his country's war efforts.
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Battle of Okinawa
Battle of OkinawaVideo Clip (2:30)
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.
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Battle of Iwo Jima
Battle of Iwo JimaVideo Clip (3:38)
Video Clip (3:38)
On February 19, 1945, American soldiers make their first strike on the Japanese Home Islands at Iwo Jima.
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Battle of Peleliu
Battle of PeleliuVideo Clip (2:09)
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.
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Japanese Internment in America
Japanese Internment in AmericaVideo Clip (2:47)
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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Rare Color Films Document Atomic Bomb
Rare Color Films Document Atomic BombVideo Clip (2:44)
Video Clip (2:44)
An in-depth look at the events surrounding the dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and ultimately, Japan's surrender in World War II.
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Atoll Atomic Test Explosion
Atoll Atomic Test ExplosionVideo Clip (0:47)
Video Clip (0:47)
This atomic explosion History Channel video shows the ramifications of a nuclear test off of Hawaii. The shots are of a nuclear experiment done by the Department of Energy known as the DOE.
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Atomic Bomb Assembled
Atomic Bomb AssembledVideo Clip (1:22)
Video Clip (1:22)
Watch actual footage of the first atomic bomb being prepared by U.S. engineers in 1945.
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Samurai
SamuraiVideo Clip (1:34)
Video Clip (1:34)
Honor was so much a part of Samurai life that warriors would commit ritual suicide if ever the code was broken.
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Deconstructing History: Samurai
Deconstructing History: SamuraiVideo Clip (2:35)
Video Clip (2:35)
The Samurai were fearsome warriors whose traditions of honor and discipline live on in the study of jujitsu and kendo today.
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Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Bombing of Hiroshima and NagasakiVideo Clip (3:29)
Video Clip (3:29)
Japan formally surrenders on September 2, 1945, after nearly 200,000 people were killed by two separate atomic bombings during World War II.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt and Pearl Harbor
Franklin D. Roosevelt and Pearl HarborVideo Clip (2:20)
Video Clip (2:20)
Take a look at the events leading to the bombing of Pearl Harbor, which prompted President Roosevelt to declare war on the Japanese and enter World War II.
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Glenn Lane Recalls Pearl Harbor
Glenn Lane Recalls Pearl HarborVideo Clip (2:17)
Video Clip (2:17)
Veteran Glenn Lane was on the USS Arizona when Japan invaded Pearl Harbor.
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Japanese Attack Pearl Harbor
Japanese Attack Pearl HarborVideo Clip (2:26)
Video Clip (2:26)
A look back at the day that lived in infamy.
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Pearl Harbor is attacked
Pearl Harbor is attackedVideo Clip (2:18)
Video Clip (2:18)
On December 7, 1941, Japan awakes the "sleeping giant" with an attack on the U.S. Navy base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
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Kamikaze Pilots
Kamikaze PilotsVideo Clip (3:44)
Video Clip (3:44)
Learn the meaning of "kamikaze" and find out how Japan convinced thousands of kamikaze pilots to fly to their deaths.
Interactives (2)
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Inside WWII
Inside WWIIInteractive
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WWII Experience
WWII ExperienceInteractive
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