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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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    In this Battle 360 video clip, we go back to when Pearl Harbor was attacked. See how soldiers were in mode to fight and get revenge. From bombers to air craft carriers, the U.S. was packing heat to go to Tokyo.

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  • North Africa Campaign
    North Africa Campaign

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    After Italy declares war, the Allies fight the Axis powers in North Africa for control of the Mediterranean.

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  • Attack on Pearl Harbor
    Attack on Pearl Harbor

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

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  • Manhattan Project
    Manhattan Project

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

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  • From Farm to Flyer
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    Kay Nehring's father was a pilot in the Pacific during WWII and Kay has found a home for his films shot during the war.

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    Japanese Internment in America

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

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    View photos of World War II pilots and planes.

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    View pictures from VE day and VJ day as Americans celebrate the end of World War II.

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James Harold "Jimmy" Doolittle was a U.S. pilot, aeronautical engineer, combat leader and military strategist

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