75 Years Ago: Meet the World War II Mascots
Whether it’s a bulldog, an eagle, or a horned toad who went AWOL to give birth to 14 little toads, the Army’s mascots boosted morale during World War II. More
The Evolution of Women’s Military Uniforms
This 1943 pictorial shows how women’s uniforms evolved from World War I and World War II. More
Rationing Christmas: When Americans Had Money, But Nothing to Spend It On
World War II put cash into Americans’ pockets, but wartime belt-tightening meant fewer choices at the store. More
Seventy-Five Years Ago: America Fights France in Africa
During World War II, America’s troops took their first steps toward liberating Europe in North Africa. Would the French — now under command of the occupying Germans — actually fight their old American ally? More
Learning to Work the Night Shift During World War II
By: George Bijur
Factories were running around the clock to fulfill their defense contracts. The night shift took a toll on workers. More
The Failed Strategy Behind the Berlin Wall
This 1959 article depicts Berlin after half the city was under oppressive Soviet control, but before the wall dividing the city had been built. More
The Battle of Guadalcanal: The End of the Beginning
U.S. Marines landed on Guadalcanal on August 7 in an epic battle that changed the direction of the Pacific Theater in World War II. More
A World War II Hero Remembers Guadalcanal
By: Lisa Niver
World War II veteran Roy Roush recalls his frontline experiences at the Battle of Guadalcanal. More
How Hiroshima Changed the Way We Think about War
Here is how the Post’s political reporters saw atomic weapons changing America. More
The Rockwell Files: Willie Gillis Comes Home
What happened to one of Norman Rockwell’s only recurring characters, Sergeant Willie Gillis, after the war? More
Rockwell Video Minute: Homecoming—Union Station
Learn about Norman Rockwell’s process of painting this merry image from our December 23, 1944, cover, in which friends and families reunite at Chicago’s Union Station. More
The People Nobody Wants: The Plight of Japanese-Americans in 1942
By: Frank J. Taylor
Executive Order 9066 relocated all Americans of Japanese ancestry to internment camps. Along the West Coast, the order gave white business owners a chance to eliminate unwanted competitors. More
Unwanted: A Teenage Memoir of Japanese Internment
By: Chizu Omori
Chizu Omori shares why she is still talking about her World War II incarceration as an American Japanese. More
Women in the Military: A 75-Year Evolution
From the WACS of World War II to the combat veterans of today, the role of women in the military continues to change, despite pockets of opposition. More
Could You Stomach America’s Wartime Sugar Ration? 75 Years Ago
Americans consume 22 teaspoons of added sugar a day. During World War II, they were limited to 6. How would you do? More
The First Hero of World War II: 75 Years Ago
By: Lewis B. Funke
With their aircraft carrier still too far out to sea and the enemy closing in, Jimmy Doolittle made a daring decision that risked pilots’ lives, but notched an early victory for the U.S. in World War II. More