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The Hell of Caen: Normandy's Fiercest Battle | World War II Documentary

Dive deep into the harrowing Battle of Caen with "German Blood & Allied Steel: The Brutal Fight at Caen," a gripping World War II documentary. Witness the intense clashes between the German forces and ...
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U.S. History Documentaries About World War 2 and the Making of the Atom Bomb

The United States began developing the atom bomb in military effort called the Manhattan Project. The race to create this weapon kicked off after three chemists in Berlin, 1938, split a uranium atom ...
Newsday

'Brothers in Arms,' a short World War II documentary

In "Brothers in Arms," a short 2018 documentary by Oscar-winning filmmaker Anthony Giacchino, Frank Agoglia recounted how he and five of his six brothers served in World War II. Credit: Anthony ...
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

A new documentary highlights one of the most surreal events of World War II: The “Atomic Bowl”

On January 1st, 1946, the Isahaya Tigers, led by professional fullback Bill Osmanski, defeated the Nagasaki Bears, led by Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Angelo Bertelli, in a little-remembered ...
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Beyond Rosie : a documentary history of women and World War II / edited by Julia Brock, Jennifer W. Dickey, Richard J.W. Harker, and Catherine M. Lewis

Introduction -- Into the factories -- New opportunities, new challenges -- Women's auxiliary services -- "Make do and mend" : women and the home front -- The secret war -- Appendix 1: Timeline -- ...