World War 2

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• SOURCE: New York Times
  9/11/2020
  

  The Secret History of America’s Only WWII Refugee Camp

  The response to the settlement of fewer than 1,000 refugees in New York State roused fierce opposition and often ethnic prejudice as the United States was fighting fascism in Europe. 

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• 9/13/2020
  

  Making History with Music

  by Jason Burt

  PFC Richard Burt played the trumpet in a military band tasked with raising morale in the fight to retake the Philippines before a career as a music teacher. His grandson, a history teacher, wants to make him and his bandmates posthumous recording stars.

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• SOURCE: War on the Rocks
  9/11/2020
  

  Many Black World War II Veterans Were Denied Their GI Bill Benefits. Time To Fix That.

  by Robert Levinson

  Fixing the biased legacy of the GI Bill could send a powerful message and, more importantly, actually repair some of the damage caused by racism that still affects black Americans today.

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• SOURCE: War on the Rocks
  9/8/2020
  

  In 2020, Eisenhower is a Lantern in the Dark

  by Derek Chollet

  The opening of a monument to Ike in Washington is occasion to remember his commitment to the idea that American national strength depended on internal harmony and justice. 

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• SOURCE: Yakima (WA) Herald
  9/10/2020
  

  Yakima Sailor's Remains Identified 78 Years After Pearl Harbor Attack

  Advances in DNA testing made it possible to identify the remains of Patrick Chess, unnacounted for and presumed dead in the attack on the USS Oklahoma. 

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• SOURCE: New York Times
  9/8/2020
  

  ‘JFK,’ by Fredrik Logevall: An Excerpt

  Read an excerpt from Fredrik Logevall's new biography of John F. Kennedy touching on the collegiate Kennedy's observations of Europe as World War II began.

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• SOURCE: Washington Post
  9/8/2020
  

  He Saved Scores of Lives on D-Day. Lawmakers Say He Was Passed Over for the Medal of Honor Because He Was Black

  The late Waverly Woodson is one of an untold number of Black service members passed over for the Medal of Honor whose cases have received renewed attention decades later, as their families and historians try to correct a historical record in which the contributions of Black service members are often left out.

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• SOURCE: New York Times
  9/4/2020
  

  A Secret Diary Chronicled the ‘Satanic World’ That Was Dachau

  For two years, a prisoner in the German concentration camp kept a journal that would later be used to convict those who had persecuted him and killed his fellow prisoners.

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• SOURCE: Detroit Free Press
  9/7/2020
  

  Rosie the Riveters gathered on Labor Day to Honor the Working Women of WWII

  "The Rosies and veterans then told stories from the front lines. One Rosie said she was shocked at the idea of wearing pants to work. A veteran recalled being shot down from the sky in northern Italy and receiving notes from Rosies back home full of profanities toward Hitler."

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• SOURCE: New York Times
  9/2/2020
  

  We Are Still Living the Legacy of World War II

  by Tom Hanks

  The actor Tom Hanks reflects on the false narrative of closure of World War II. The forces unleashed by war and the struggle to reshape the world resonate today. 

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• 8/30/2020
  

  Is Gen Z Like the World War II Generation?

  by John R. Bawden

  It's necessary to go back to the time of the Great Depression, rationing and wartime austerity to see a generational experience like that of Gen Z. Will this formative time lead to a future of political consensus and social solidarity? 

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• SOURCE: Boston Review
  8/18/2020
  

  The Conceit of American Indispensability [review]

  In his new book, Samuel Zipp Zipp explores the resonance of Willkie’s international ideas through the story of his most quixotic venture.

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• 8/16/2020
  

  Was there a Third A-Bomb? A Fourth? A Fifth?

  by Don Farrell

  Japan's surrender makes the question a matter of speculation, but the history of military facilties built on Tinian in the Mariana Islands suggests that American military leadership was preparing to assemble many more atomic bombs should the Pacific war have continued. 

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• 8/16/2020
  

  Who Shaped the Story of Hiroshima and Nagasaki?

  by William Johnston

  Most Americans' knowledge of Hiroshima and Nagasaki reflects how American leaders in 1945 wanted the atomic bombings remembered more than their real history. 

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• 8/16/2020
  

  The Other Western Front

  by Aimee Liu

  Historical novelist Aimee Liu uncovered the history of the Andaman Islands in the Bay of Bengal, the western front of the Pacific theater in World War II, in the course of plotting her new novel "Glorious Boy."

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• SOURCE: National Archives (UK)
  8/10/2020
  

  Depicting Japan in British propaganda of the Second World War

  The outbreak of hostilities between the United States and Japan exposed the ignorance and indifference of many Britons to Japan. The British Ministry of Information responded with "creative and aggressive propaganda about the Japanese enemy." 

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• SOURCE: New York Times
  8/6/2020
  

  Experiencing War Far From the Battlefield

  Two new books examine unexpected facets of World War II. 

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• SOURCE: Flatland (Kansas City)
  8/6/2020
  

  A Tale of Atomic Bombs and Paper Cranes: Harry Truman's Grandson Pursues Reconciliation

  For a decade, Harry Truman's oldest grandson has engaged in dialogue with the survivors of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. 

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• SOURCE: NPR
  8/1/2020
  

  Opinion: 75 Years On, Remember Hiroshima And Nagasaki. But Remember Toyama Too

  by Cary Karacas and David Fedman

  AAF officials commonly used sanitizing language to mask the fact that they were targeting entire cities for destruction. Press releases described attacks not on cities, but on "industrial urban areas." Tactical reports set their sights not on densely populated neighborhoods, but on "worker housing."

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• SOURCE: History.com
  8/5/2020
  

  Black Americans Who Served in WWII Faced Segregation and Second-Class Roles

  “The experience was very dispiriting for a lot of Black soldiers,” says Matthew Delmont, a history professor at Dartmouth College and author of "Black Quotidian: Everyday History in African American Newspapers."