Episode 135: The G.I. Bill of Rights
Congress passed the Serviceman's Readjustment Act in the Spring 1944 to aid veterans...
03:37
Episode 134: The Battle of the Philippine Sea
In preparation for invasion, the first bombing raids attacked the Marianas Islands on June 11,...
04:05
Episode 133: The Battle of the Marianas
In June 1944, the next targets for attack in the US Central Pacific campaign were the Marianas...
04:13
As dawn broke on June 6, 1944, the Allied invasion force emerged from the mist along the coast of...
04:01
Episode 131: Allies Retake Rome & Launch D-Day Invasion
Since their breakout from the Anzio beaches in Italy, General Mark Clark's forces had been...
03:49
Episode 130: The B-29 Superfortress
In late April 1944, Gen. Henry "Hap" Arnold was commanding aircraft to make America's Air Force...
04:01
Episode 129: Destination, Rome!
The war of attrition in Italy continued during early 1944. After failed frontal assaults, the...
04:20
Episode 128: The National Service Act
By the Spring of 1944, the number of Americans in uniform had severely strained the labor force....
03:12
Episode 127: The Liberation of Odessa
The Soviet offensive on the Eastern Front gained moment during the early months of 1944. In...
03:19
The Black Market was just as much a problem on the home front as it was in Europe during WWII. On...
03:05
Episode 125: MacArthur's Vow to Return
During the Spring of 1944, the Japanese - occupying the Dutch East Indies - anticipated an...
03:07
Episode 124: America's Past Time During WWII
In early 1944, the sixteen major league baseball teams began spring training. By the time the...
02:58
Episode 123: The Battle of Burma
The Japanese offensive on the Burma-India front had reached Kohima and Imphal on April 6, 1944. A...
03:54
Episode 122: The Test of Neutrality
To maintain neutrality during WWII was to court the wrath of belligerents on both sides. Only six...
03:22
Episode 121: Air Warfare Climax
During March of 1944, Allied Air Forces were engaged in massive dogfights over Axis territory....
04:08
Episode 120: Attacks on U.S. Air Fields
Since American forces landed on the island of Bougainville in November 1943, they protected their...
04:41
Episode 119: The U.S. Joins the Battle of Berlin
Until March 4, 1944, the lack of long-range fighter escort prohibited U.S. participation in...
05:01
Episode 118: Occupation of the Admiralty Islands
During February 1944, officers under General MacArthur's command were counseling him to launch a...
02:59
The Landing Ship Tank, known as the 'LST' served as the backbone of Allied landings in the...
02:50
Episode 116: The Battle of Monte Cassino
The hard fought Italian campaign of 1943 made the town of Cassino a key objective. To crack the...
03:31
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