The National WWII Museum
The National WWII Museum tells the story of the American experience in the war that changed the world—why it was fought, how it was won, and what it means today—so that all generations will understand the price of freedom and be inspired by what they learn.
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Masters of the Air — In Memory | Apple TV+
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Podcast 1 of The National WWII Museum's "Making Masters of the Air" is available now! Hosts Kirk Saduski and Donald Miller interview world-renowned actor, filmmaker, and executive producer of the series, Tom Hanks. Listen now here:
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The fourth and final episode of "World War II On Topic: Oppenheimer and the Manhattan Project" is out today! In this episode, Jason Dawsey, PhD, and John Curatola, PhD, historians with the Museum’s Jenny Craig Institute for the Study of War and Democracy, discuss the legacy of the Manhattan Project.
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The third episode of "World War II On Topic: Oppenheimer and the Manhattan Project" is out! In this episode, we hear from two extraordinary people who experienced the bombing of Hiroshima, albeit from vastly different perspectives. While much has been written and said on the subject, these are firsthand recollections, excerpted from the oral histories given by Theodore “Dutch” Van Kirk and Ittsei Nakagawa. Click here to listen now:
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The second episode of "World War II On Topic: Oppenheimer and the Manhattan Project" is out! In this episode, historians Jason Dawsey, PhD, and John Curatola, PhD, of the Museum’s Jenny Craig Institute for the Study of War and Democracy discuss the new film "Oppenheimer."
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On April 1, 1943, the United States established a research laboratory in the mountains of New Mexico. Referred to as Project Y, it was the designation for the top-secret design and production of the atomic bombs for the Manhattan Project. General Leslie Groves, director of the Manhattan Project, chose theoretical physicist Robert Oppenheimer to lead Project Y, today better known as the Los Alamos Laboratory.
Listen to The National WWII Museum's first episode of "World War II On Topic: Oppenheimer and the Manhattan Project" here:
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