Decision: The U.S. Government’s Promise to the Families of the Fallen
In this video, Dr. Christopher Hamner explains the complex system that the U.S. government established after World War II for determining which family member would decide a fallen soldier’s place …
D-Day in Documents: Comparing Eisenhower’s “In Case of Failure Memo” to “The Order of the Day”
In this video, Dr. Christopher Hamner compares two historic docments written by General Dwight Eisenhower in the lead-up to D-Day.
Comparing Cemeteries: How Nations Remember their Fallen Service Members After World War II
In this video, Dr. Christopher Hamner explains the challenges that the United States, the United Kingdom, and Germany faced and the choices they made concerning how to bury fallen soldiers …
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