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World War II Chronicles
World War II Chronicles is a weekly look back to 'This Week in World War II, 75 Years Ago.' Originally produced in coordination with the National Archives to mark the 50th anniversary of the war, World War II Chronicles features original newsreel reports and archival footage to tell the story as it...
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Episode 195: A Better World Emerges
General Douglas MacArthur aboard his military ship, the USS Missouri sits down the Japanese in Tokyo Bay as they sign the surrender. He later goes on...
Episode 194: The End of WWII
President Truman put out an announcement that the United States had officially received the unconditional surrender of Japan. As many people throughou...
Episode 193: The Final Doom of Japan
By the beginning of August The Big Three had settled on what would happen to Japan if they did not head President Trumans warning and surrender. After...
Episode 192: General Douglas MacArthur
At this point in time, General Douglas MacArthur was still leading U.S. forces against the Japanese empire. He was successful in his advances and was...
Episode 191: The Big Three Conference
On the week of July 24th, 1945 Winston Churchill, Joseph Stalin, and President Truman meet along with several other affiliates to discuss political i...
Episode 190: The Oil Campaign
In mid July, 1945 people in America weren't worried about the usage of fuel because it wasn't affecting them directly. The Deputy Solid Fuel Administr...
Episode 189: 10th Army Invasion of Okinawa
By mid July, 1945 the U.S. 10th Army began to move quickly in an attempt to take down the last pocket of the Japanese resistance on the Southern part...
Episode 188: The Unveiling of Nazi Germany
In Spring of 1945, the detailed horror of what the Nazi's did in Germany and inside the concentration camps was revealed to the public. Before this pe...
Episode 187: The Signing of The UN Charter
By the end of June, 1945 delegates from all over the world had spent weeks drafting and debating over the finalized version of the United Nation Chart...
Episode 186: Honoring Eisenhower
After finishing his service as a Supreme Commander in World War II, Dwight D. Eisenhower was given many notable awards and was greeted by millions of...
Episode 185: The Victory Parade
During June of 1945, U.S. forces were still out fighting Japan but many people on the home front were celebrating the victory over Germany. Millions...
Episode 184: Operation Pluto
Operation Pluto was an abbreviation for "Pipeline Under-water Transport of Oil. The pipe which laid under the English Channel was constructed by Briti...
Episode 183: Storming the Beach of Okinawa
By the end of May and the beginning of June, 1945 thousands of U.S. soldiers were dead and injured in the battle against Japan. In a final effort to t...
Episode 182: The Bombing of the USS Franklin
By the 27th of May, 1945 the U.S. air craft carrier USS Franklin had been struggling for almost a week to stay afloat after being hit on the 19th by a...
Episode 181: Kamikaze Warfare
While the war in Europe had ended in May of 1945, many American soldier were still out fighting the Japanese at the Battle of Okinawa. At this stage i...
Episode 180: The San Francisco Conference
By the third week in May forty six delegates from around the world were gathered at the San Francisco Conference trying to draw up the United Nations...
Episode 179: Victory in Europe
By May of 1945 America and its allied forces had finally won the war in Europe. On may 7th it became official when the German delegation signed the un...
Episode 178: Final Push to Berlin
On the last weeks of April, 1945 American forces had reached the Elbe River which lied only miles outside of Berlin. Alongside the river Americans ran...
Episode 177: Harry S. Truman Becomes President
On April 12th, 1945 Harry S. Truman took the oath of office only hours after President Franklin D. Roosevelt's death. The week following President Tru...
Episode 176: The Death of Franklin D. Roosevelt
On the second week of April 1945, President Franklin D. Roosevelt died from a hemorrhagic stroke. President Roosevelt was only several weeks into his...
Episode 175: The Ruhr Pocket
By April 8th, 1945 U.S. and allied forces were still battling to take down Nazi Germany. On the Western front U.S. soldiers had 300,000 Nazi's trapped...
Episode 174: The Battle of Okinawa
By April of 1945 the United States had thousands of troops prepared to fight in what would become the largest naval assault in the Pacific War. On the...
Episode 173: Allied Forces Breach the Heart of Germany
In the final stretch to get the entire German resistance to leave the edge of the Rhine river U.S. and British soldiers team up. Together with forces...
Episode 172: The Grand Slam Weakens Germany
March of 1945 aircrafts bombings had become a staple weapon of the war. On the week of March 15th aircrafts carriers were given permission to drop the...
Episode 171: The Battle of Remagen
By March 11th, 1945 the U.S. soldiers had discovered that the only bridge the Nazi's had failed to demolish was the Ludendorff Bridge leading to the t...
Episode 170: German Forces Retreat Across the Rhine
By March of 1945 the U.S., Canadian, and British forces had done serious damage to the Nazi army. With barely any line of defense left the Nazi's bega...
Episode 169: The Recapturing of Philippine Islands
By 1945 the U.S. had been fighting Japanese forces for almost three years over the Philippine Island of Luzon and Corregidor, located in Manila Bay. B...
Episode 168: The Battle of Iwo Jima Begins
On February 19th, of 1945 U.S. Marines made an amphibious landing on the island of Iwo Jima to continue their fight against the Japanese. Although the...
Episode 167: The Yalta Conference
The Yalta Conference was a meeting where government leaders from the allied nations of the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union met...
Episode 166: American POWs Rescued
This week American soldiers along with other allied men who were prisons of war in the Philippines are liberated by U.S. Rangers.
Episode 165: Russia Advances
Russias Red Army makes colossal gains on the Eastern front. Hitler and his Nazi Army face many defeats as they seem unprepared for the strength and fa...
Episode 164: FDR Inaugurated for 4th Term
President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Thomas E. Dewey went neck and neck during the presidential campaign. President Roosevelt came out on top and was s...
Episode 163: The Battle of Luzon
The battle of Luzon was another fight in the Philippines led by General MacArthur. The battle was land based as the Japanese moved inland to use a def...
Episode 162: Attack on Formosa and Ryukyu Islands
U.S. forces attacked the islands of Formosa and Ryukyu in their ongoing efforts to take down the Japanese resistance. Two U.S. carrier planes targeted...
Episode 161: The End of The Battle of The Bulge
The Battle of The Bugle was Hitlers final offense on the Western front against the allies. After many days of fighting the allies won the battle and c...
Episode 160: The Battle for Budapest
The Battle for Budapest was a fight by the Soviets Red Army and Romanian army against Hungarian and German forces for the Hungarian Capital of Budapes...
Episode 159: German Offensive to Recapture Antwerp
In hopes of recapturing the port of Antwerp and splitting the British and U.S. forces, Germany compiled several divisions to move in on the port in th...
Episode 158: US Forces Invade Island of Leyte
General Douglas MacArthur along with thousands of his soldiers landed on the Philippine island of Leyte to begin another invasion. The U.S. suffered m...
Episode 157: Allied Forces Gain Access To The Port of Antwerp
The Port of Antwerp was the third largest port in Europe. Once the allied forces gained access to the port the difficulties of getting supplies to the...
Episode 156: Japan Attacked
After the long range B29 bomber was ready to be put to use in the field the U.S. began to use air strikes to attack the Japanese Capital.