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"W" is for World War II (1941-1945). Prior to the entry of the US into World War II, the federal government constructed or expanded military…
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Since 1980, the University of South Carolina has built a national reputation as one of the top film preservation archives in the nation. Its Moving Image…
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In February and March 1945, one of the most significant battles of World War II took place: Iwo Jima, just 760 miles from Tokyo itself. Among the 70,000…
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This edition of Narrative features an interview from StoryCorps, a unique oral history project that collects the voices of our times. When StoryCorps…
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This edition of Narrative features an interview from StoryCorps, an oral history project where friends and loved ones interview each other. In 2012, Carol…
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In 1945, the Japanese surrendered to end World War II on Sept. 2, officially observed as V-J Day in the United States. But few people realize that the…
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In November 1943, Marine 1st Lt. Alexander Bonnyman, Jr. was mortally wounded while leading a successful assault on a critical Japanese fortification on…
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75 years ago, when Gen. Douglas MacArthur prepared to liberate the capital city of the Phillipines in 1945, he believed that the occupying Japanese forces…
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In his book, Rampage: MacArthur, Yamashita, and the Battle of Manila (2018, W. W. Norton), Charleston historian and author James M. Scott recounts one of…