1945

World War II was fought on battlefields all over the globe. But it was also fought in the shadows—in covert operations that didn't make the headlines, both at home and overseas. The National WWII Museum presents  Secret WWII: Spies & Special Ops Season 2 , a podcast exploring wartime tales of espionage and intrigue .  Hosted by Museum Senior Historian Bradley W. Hart, PhD, tune in to hear from exp...

World War II was fought on battlefields all over the globe. But it was also fought in the shadows—in covert operations that didn't make the headlines, both at home and overseas. The National WWII Museum presents  Secret WWII: Spies & Special Ops , a new podcast series exploring wartime tales of espionage and intrigue .  Hosted by Museum Senior Historian Bradley W. Hart, PhD, tune in to hear from e...

September to December 1945 : This f inal episode  explores aftermath and consequences of World War II , as the trials at Nuremberg and Tokyo seek to restore justice in a world destroyed . H osts Kirk Saduski and Donald Miller speak with historian s Richard Frank, Stephanie Hinnershitz , and Rebecca Erbelding .   Academy Award nominee Gary Sinise reads an excerpt from Judgment at Tokyo by Gary Bass...

August 1945: The surrender of Japan is announced days after the atomic bombing s of Hiroshima and Nagasaki . WWII veterans begin the long road home.   Guests include historian Richard Frank, Pulitzer Prize - winning historian Doris Kearns Goodwin , and historian John McManus.   Academy Award nominee Patricia Clarkson reads an excerpt from Hiroshima by John Hersey.  

May to July 1945 : Germany surrenders. The w ar in Europe is over , b ut the fighting in the Pacific rages on. America prepares to test the most fearsome weapon ever created.   Guests include Pulitzer Prize - winning historian Doris Kearns Goodwin and historian Richard Frank.   Academy Award nominee Gary Sinise reads an excerpt from E.B. Sledge.  

April to June 1945: Focus shifts to the Pacific theater, where t he Battle of Okinawa is underway . A s America considers an invasion of Japan , efforts to build the atomic bomb are reaching climatic stages.   Hosts Kirk Saduski and Donald Miller speak with historian Richard Frank, author of Downfall: The End of the Imperial Japanese Empire.   Academy Award nominee Gary Sinise reads an excerpt fro...

April 1945 : Western Allie s and Soviets are clos ing - in on Nazi Germany from both sides . The death s of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Adolf Hitler occur within weeks of each other. Harry S. Truman becomes President of the United States , as A merican g enerals and journalists witness the horrors of the concentration camps .   Guests include historian John McManus, Pulitzer Prize - wi...

January to March 1945: In a period m arked by intense military campaigns and high-stakes diplomatic efforts, significant questions emerge over how World War II will end.   Hosts Kirk Saduski and Donald Miller speak with historian Richard Frank , Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Doris Kearns Goodwin , and historian Rebecca Erbelding . Academy Award nominee  Gary Sinise reads an excerpt from With th...

The National WWII Museum presents 1945 , a six-part podcast series hosted by  New York Times best-selling author Donald Miller and Playtone producer Kirk Saduski . 1945 tells the story of the most consequential year in modern history, and explores significant questions over how the war will end.  Guests include Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Doris Kearns Goodwin , Richard Frank , John McManus ,...