With the wealth of allusions to Pearl Harbor in the news this week, this miniseries from HBO focused on World War II is well-timed. Parts one and two of the ten-part Band of Brothers premiered this week, and viewers will find supplemental material here including veterans' stories, a timeline of events related to the war, details on drop zones and paratroopers' uniforms, explanations of the...

June 6, 2017 marks the 73rd anniversary of the D-Day Invasion of Normandy. For readers who would like to learn more about this historic event, this page of Records Relating to D-Day from the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) may be of interest. For instance, visitors may watch a 1944 newsreel about the invasion or browse NARA's Online Catalogue, which contains almost 5,000...