On April 18, 1942, Lieutenant-Colonel James H. Doolittle led a clandestine bombing raid of sixteen B-24 Mitchell bombers that flew from U.S. aircraft carrier Hornet to Tokyo, a distance of more than 650 miles. The damage inflicted was small, but it foreshadowed the mighty air raids to come. Presenter: Dr. Edward Gordon

The battle that ended the Imperial Japanese Navy’s ability to wage offensive actions. Personal stories of the USN Aces that effectively destroyed IJN Airpower in the Pacific. Presenter: Michael Carra

By January 1945 the Allies were closing in on what remained of Hitler’s Europe. Even though the Germans had spent their last reserves in the abortive Battle of the Bulge, 10 million Axis solders would still resist, often fanatically, until Hitler’s final inferno: the Battle of Berlin. Presenter: Dr. Edward Gordon

During World War II over 5,000 major and minor leaguers left the game they loved to serve the country they loved even more. Military Historian, author, and former member of the National World War II Museum’s Board of Trustees Todd Anton will present the gripping accounts of players we thought we knew and never really […]