“Your name is unknown. Your deed is immortal.”- Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (Moscow)
There is a good chance that if you are here you love WWII stories. From WWII historical fiction to history passed down, the events and narratives from the Second World War captivate audiences, amd encourage courage and conviction. Today we’re taking a break from our normal fiction loving blog to bring you real stories, many stories which have inspired the WWII fiction that we love. Here are 6 stories that will shock, inspire, and give you hope.
We Stand Alone Together- Band of Brothers Documentary
Interviews with men of The Easy Company, U.S. Army paratroopers, who sustained one of the highest death tolls in WWII.
Memories of a Tuskegee Pilot-Memoirs of WWII
Tuskegee Airmen fighter pilot Harold Brown talks about air-to-air combat, surviving capture and POW camps, and the obstacles that were overcome on the Red Tail’s road to becoming the first African-American squadron.
Womanpower and the Fight for the Four Freedoms: Rosie the Riveter
In 1943, when Norman Rockwell painted his overall-clad icon, more than 310,000 women were employed in the U.S. aircraft industry alone, making up sixty-five percent of its total workforce compared to just one percent in the pre-war years.
Japanese Internment during WWII Documentary
After America was attacked by Japan at Pearl Harbor, President Franklin Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066 consigning 120,000 people of Japanese ancestry to internment camps. Fred Korematsu challenged the internment all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. In “Korematsu v. United States” (1944), the Court sided with the government.
WW2 Through Children’s Eyes: Shooting The War- Timeline
The series showing how World War II was documented by German and British home movie makers looks at the experiences of children, captured on film by parents and friends.
The Unlikely Romance of a Black Nurse and a German P.O.W. in World War II
In this edition of Maryville Talks Books, author Alexis Clark and host Paul Schankman have a conversation about her remarkable new “stranger than fiction” book, Enemies in Love, which tells the true story of a black nurse and a German Prisoner of War, who fell in love during World War Two, and eventually married.