World War II Chronicles

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Episode 115: Truk Island Falls

Truk in the Caroline islands was known as the "Gibraltar of the Pacific," and was dubbed the...

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Episode 111: Railroad Strikes

As the war restricted automobile use, many Americans were forced to take public transportation....

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Episode 110: Types of Food Rations

Members of the U.S. Armed Forces dined on either garrison or field rations. Field rations were...

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Episode 109: The Final Phase of Operation Cartwheel

By December 1943, General MacArthur was prepared to launch the final phase of Operation...

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Episode 108: Allied Convoys to the Soviet Union

As the Soviet offensive rolled onward, the Russians were aided by Anglo-American merchant...

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Episode 107: The P-51 Mustang

Soon after entering the war, the United States began flying bombing missions over Germany without...

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Episode 106: Who Will Command Operation Overlord?

Command of the cross-channel invasion known as 'Operation Overlord' was the most coveted command...

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Episode 105: The "Big Three" Meeting

The historic first meeting for the "Big Three" -- Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and...

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Episode 104: The Gilbert Islands

In August 1943, Japan began to strategically use its fortress islands to protect the mainland...

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Episode 103: The Battle of Berlin

Since August 1940, Berlin had been the target of sporadic Allied bombing attacks. But in November...

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Episode 102: UN Relief and Rehabilitation Administration

The United Nations established the Relief and Rehabilitation Administration on November 10, 1943,...

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Episode 101: Surprise Landing at Bougainville

Following the successful conquest of New Britain in the Solomon Islands, U.S. Forces refocused...

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Episode 100: Red Army Advances

Since the Soviet counteroffensive launched in August 1943, the Red Army had advanced like a...

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Episode 99: The Daddy Draft

Selective Service, or "The Draft" as it became known, registered men age 18-37. By September...

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Episode 98: War and the American Family

The war had radically altered the lifestyles of teenagers in America by the Fall of 1943. Parents...

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Episode 97: Radio Power

The power of radio was at its zenith during World War II. By 1943, over 900 radio stations were...

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Episode 96: Submarine Success in the Pacific

In 1943, American submarines at last began to achieve major successes in the Pacific. In the...

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Episode 95: Buy More War Bonds!

In the Fall of 1943, the American home front was awash in money. On September 8th, the third war...

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Episode 94: Japanese American Soldiers of the 442nd

After the U.S. entered the war, more than 100,000 Japanese Americans were rounded up and detained...

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Episode 93: Attacking the Italian Mainland

The Allied command planned to invade the Italian mainland in two phases. The first step was an...

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