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Aerial view of ships in Pearl Harbor.

Japan Attacks Pearl Harbor

What the immediate aftermath of the bombing looked like from the cockpit of a Japanese plane.
via Voices & Visions on December 7, 2018

A Love Letter to an Extinct Creature: The Liberal Republican

“The Improbable Wendell Willkie” offers a look at how American politics might have been.
by Benjamin C. Waterhouse via Washington Post on November 21, 2018

MacArthur's Last Stand Against a Winless War

MacArthur leaned on JFK to stay out of Vietnam. Had Kennedy survived, might history have been different?
by Mark Perry via The American Conservative on October 3, 2018
Two posters of the "We Can Do It!" posters with Rosie the Riveter hang on a wall.

Rosie the Riveter Isn’t Who You Think She Is

While the female factory worker is a pop icon now, the “We Can Do It!” poster was unknown to the American public in the 1940s.
by Erick Trickey via Retropolis on September 3, 2018
Woodrow Wilson speaking to Congress.
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Trump's National Security Justification for Tariffs Is Not as Strange as It Sounds

Our concept of national security is so broad it can encompass virtually anything.
by Andrew Preston via Made By History on August 17, 2018

The Logic of Militant Democracy

From domestic concentration camps to the war on terror.
by Udi Greenberg via n+1 on July 6, 2018

They Fought and Died for America. Then America Turned Its Back.

260,000 Filipinos served in World War II, when the country was a US territory. Most veterans have never seen benefits.
by Hertz Alegrio via Narratively on July 3, 2018

How the Second World War Made America Literate

The story of the Armed Services Editions.
by Terry Teachout via Commentary on July 1, 2018

The Unromantic, Untold Story of the Great US Divorce Spree of 1946

The war brought many couples together. It also drove many apart.
by Corinne Purtill via Quartz on June 26, 2018

For Democracy, At Home and Abroad

On VE Day, we remember black Americans' Double V campaign: victory in Europe against fascism, victory at home against racism.
by Robert Greene II via Jacobin on May 8, 2018
Map of the Panama Canal Zone

The Unknown History of Japanese Internment in Panama

The historical narrative surrounding the wartime confinement of ethnic Japanese in the United States grows ever more complex.
by Greg Robinson, Maxime Minne via Discover Nikkei on April 26, 2018

“Weaponized Babies”; or, Damn, Why Didn’t I Think of Using That Term?

Babies have been playing in the political arena for a long time.
by Janet Golden via Nursing Clio on April 23, 2018

Secret Use of Census Info Helped Send Japanese Americans to Internment Camps in WWII

The abuse of data from the 1940 census has fueled fears about a citizenship question on the 2020 census form.
by Lori Aratani via Retropolis on April 6, 2018

The Surprising History of the Wolf-Whistle

Wolf-whistling has been at the heart of some of history’s most iconic films and cartoons. But is it time to write its obituary?
by Alex Marshall via BBC News on March 23, 2018

The Origins of the 'Globalist' Slur

The anti-Semitic seeds of its use were firmly planted 75 years ago.
by Ben Zimmer via The Atlantic on March 14, 2018

The Dangerous Economics of Racial Resentment During World War II

White farmers, threatened by Japanese-Americans' success, played a critical role in the creation of internment camps.
by Gwynn Guilford via Quartz on February 13, 2018
Rosie the Riveter "We Can Do It" poster.

Everyone Was Wrong About the Real 'Rosie the Riveter’ for Decades

Here's how the mystery of her true identity was solved.
by James J. Kimble via TIME on January 23, 2018

A 'Purely Military' Target? Truman’s Changing Language about Hiroshima

A set of speech drafts suggests that Truman may not have fully understood the implications of dropping an atomic bomb on the city.
by Alex Wellerstein via Restricted Data: The Nuclear Secrecy Blog on January 19, 2018
Drawing of soldiers in combat uniforms.

The Good War

How America’s infatuation with World War II has eroded our conscience.
by Mike Dawson via The Nib on January 10, 2018

No One Writes Great Christmas Songs Anymore

But maybe those midcentury classics weren't really Christmas songs at all.
by Addison Del Mastro via The American Conservative on December 21, 2017

In World War II America, Female Santas Took the Reins

Rosie the Riveter wasn’t the only woman who pitched in on the homefront.
by Greg Daugherty via Smithsonian on December 18, 2017

Rosie the Riveters Discovered a Wartime California Dream

Following wartime opportunities west, seven million “Rosie the Riveters” found more than just jobs when they reached California.
by Samuel J. Redman via The Conversation on November 29, 2017

The Unintended Consequences of Veterans' Day

In hindsight: A day created to commemorate peace has been transformed into one that perpetuates war.
by Paul Steege via Hindsights on November 10, 2017

The Hollywood Darling Who Tanked His Career to Combat Anti-Semitism

The life and political commitments of screenwriter Ben Hecht.
by Edward D. White via The Paris Review on November 3, 2017

The Eye at War: American Eye Prosthetics During the World Wars

How the U.S. military handled a shortage of prosthetic eyes for injured soldiers.
by Evan P. Sullivan via Nursing Clio on September 25, 2017

Comparing Truman's Hiroshima Statement to Trump's North Korea Ultimatum

What to know before equating "fire and fury" to the "rain of ruin."
by Olivia B. Waxman via TIME on August 9, 2017

'Atomic Bill' and the Birth of the Bomb

Reconsidering the journalistic ethics of a New York Times reporter who chronicled the Manhattan Project from the inside.
by Mark Wolverton via UnDark on August 9, 2017

How Ice Cream Helped America at War

For decades, the military made sure soldiers had access to the treat—including spending $1 million on a floating ice-cream factory.
by Matt Siegel via The Atlantic on August 6, 2017
Bottles of Fanta with German labels.

Coca-Cola Collaborated with the Nazis in the 1930s, and Fanta is the Proof

The not-so-sweet history.
by Josh O’Connor via Timeline on August 2, 2017

How Spam Went from Canned Necessity to American Icon

Out-of-the-can branding helped transform World War II’s rations into a beloved household staple.
by Ayalla A. Ruvio via The Conversation on July 5, 2017
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