Websites
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The Veterans History Project of the American Folklife Center collects, preserves, and makes accessible the personal accounts of American war veterans so that future generations may hear directly from veterans and better understand the realities of war. http://www.loc.gov/vets/vets-home.html
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Together We Served is website is for all Servicemen and women who served or who are currently serving.
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The National Museum in New Orleans tells the history of World War II and the "Greatest Generation"
http://nationalww2museum.org/
Books
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Ambrose, Steven. Citizen Soldiers: The U.S. Army from the Normandy Beaches to the Bulge to the Surrender of Germany. Simon & Shuster 1997
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Ambrose, Steven. The Wild Blue: The Men and Boys Who Flew the B-24s Over Germany: 1944–45. Simon & Shuster 2001
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Brokow, Tom. The Greatest Generation. Random House, 1998
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Brokow, Tom. The Greatest Generation Speaks, Letters and Reflections. Random House, 1999
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Brokow. Tom. An Album of Memories: Personal Histories of the Greatest Generation. Random House, 2001
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Stanton, Doug. Harm's Way: The sinking of the USS Indianapolis and the Extraordinary Story of Its Survivors. Henry Holt & Company, 2001
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Ward, Geoffrey and Burns, Ken. An Intimate History: 1941–1945, Knoff, 2007
Documentaries/Docudramas
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Band of Brothers. DreamWorks, HBO, Playtone, BBC. 2001
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The Pacific. DreamWorks, HBO, Playtone, BBC. 2010
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Various Documentaries. Netflix
Movies
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The Best Years of Our Lives. The Samuel Goldwyn Companies. 1945
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Saving Private Ryan. DreamWorks SKG, Paramount Pictures, Amblin Entertainment, Mutual Film Company, Mark Gordon Productions. 1998
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Tom Hanks Air (New Movie)
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Various Movies. Netflix
WORLD WAR II
Additional Sources
Websites
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Books
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It Happened In Italy
Documentaries/Docudramas
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My Italian Secret
Movies
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Schindler's List
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Irena's Vow
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Mini Series with Meryl Streep
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Others