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Pbs: The War: The Atomic Bomb
At the online companion site of the PBS documentary series "THE WAR," read three descriptions of the atomic bomb and its use.
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Pbs Learning Media: The Challenges of Making Peace: The Great War
In this interactive lesson, students watch videos from AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: The Great War, read primary source documents and video transcripts, and analyze data to better understand how and why the U.S. and European leaders differed in...
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Pbs: The War: Daniel Inouye
At the online companion site of the PBS documentary series "THE WAR," read the biography of a Japanese American soldier, Daniel Inouye, who served during WWII, and became a U.S. Senator from Hawaii. With links to related resources,...
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Pbs: The War: Japanese American Soldiers of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team
At the online companion site of the PBS documentary series "THE WAR," read a description of the brave efforts of the Japanese-American Soldiers of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team and the 100th Infantry Battalion. With links to related...
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Pbs: The War: Battle of the Bulge
At the online companion site of the PBS documentary series "THE WAR," find a write-up about the Battle of the Bulge, the largest land battle on the Western Front during World War II and the largest engagement ever fought by the U.S....
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Pbs: The War: The Holocaust
At the online companion site of the PBS documentary series "THE WAR," read an in-depth article about the Holocaust.
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Pbs: The War: The Sinking of the Uss Indianapolis
At the online companion site of the PBS documentary series "THE WAR," read a description of the sinking of the USS Indianapolis in 1945. With links to related resources, including archive photos and series video.
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Pbs: The War: Battle of the Philippine Sea (Marianas Islands)
At the online companion site of the PBS documentary series "THE WAR," find a description of the Battle of the Philippine Sea. With links to related resources, including archive photos and series video.
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Pbs: The War: Monte Cassino (Allied Invasion of Italy)
At the online companion site of the PBS documentary series "THE WAR," find a description of a series of engagements between the Allies and Germans for control of Monte Cassino. With links to related resources, including archive photos...
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Pbs: The War: Anzio (Allied Invasion of Italy)
At the online companion site of the PBS documentary series "THE WAR," find a description of the Allies invasion of Anzio, Italy. With links to related resources, including archive photos and series video.
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Pbs: The War: The Philippines (Bataan)
At the online companion site of the PBS documentary series "THE WAR," find a write-up about the key battle of the failed American defense of the Philippine Islands. With links to related resources, including archive photos and series video.
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Pbs: The War: Sicily and the Invasion of Italy
At the online companion site of the PBS documentary series "THE WAR," find a write-up about Allied invasion of Sicily, which to that point was the largest amphibious landing in history. With links to related resources, including archive...
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Pbs: The War: Normandy
At the online companion site of the PBS documentary series "THE WAR," find a write-up about the invasion of Normandy after D-Day. With links to related resources, including archive photos and series video.
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Pbs: The War: Saipan
At the online companion site of the PBS documentary series "THE WAR," find a write-up about Saipan, an important battle in the Pacific Theater. With links to related resources, including archive photos and series video.
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Pbs: The War: The Philippines (Leyte Gulf)
At the online companion site of the PBS documentary series "THE WAR," find a write-up about the recapture of the Philippines. With links to related resources, including archive photos and series video.
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Pbs: The War: Iwo Jima
At the online companion site of the PBS documentary series "THE WAR," find a write-up about the Battle of Iwo Jima. With links to related resources, including archive photos and series video.
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Pbs: The War: North Africa (1940 43)
At the online companion site of the PBS documentary series "THE WAR," find a write-up about the the campaign in North Africa, which was fought over control of the Suez Canal. With links to related resources, including archive photos and...
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Pbs: Wwii Behind Closed Doors:the Conferences
This site provides a comprehensive overview of many conferences between Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill and the Allies' conferences with Stalin and others during World War II and includes links to related resources and media.
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Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: World War I: America Heads to War
This collection uses primary sources to explore America's entry into World War I.
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Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: World War Ii: Women on the Home Front
This collection uses primary sources to explore women's work on the home front during World War II.
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Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: African American Soldiers in World War I
A collection that uses primary sources to explore the experiences of African American Soldiers in World War I.
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Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source: Japanese American Internment in World War Ii
This collection uses primary sources to explore Japanese American internment during World War II.
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Pbs: American Experience: America and the Holocaust
PBS provides an accompanying website to their documentary on America and the Holocaust. Find special features, a timeline, an interactive map that depicts events from 1939 to 1945, primary documents and People and Events.
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Pbs: American Experience: Fly Girls a Wasp Among Eagles
This site provides a chapter from the book by Ann Baumgartner Carl, "A WASP Among Eagles: A Woman Military Test Pilot in World War II," detailing her experiences as part of the Women's Air Force Service Pilots.