World War II

  • United States
    Seventy-Fifth Anniversary of D-Day
    Photo Essay by James M. Lindsay , Corey Cooper and Elizabeth Lordi January 9, 2023
  • Foreign Policy
    Lessons From History Series: The Legacy of the Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan
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    In early 1947, Harry Truman announced that the United States would give assistance to countries under threat from authoritarian forces. Later that year, George C. Marshall addressed Harvard University on the urgent need to help European recovery. In the year that followed the Marshall plan was enacted. Please join our panelists as they discuss the legacy of the Marshall Plan and Truman Doctrine seventy-five years later and the lessons to be learned for U.S. foreign policy today. The Lessons From History Series uses historical analysis as a critical tool for understanding modern foreign policy challenges by hearing from practitioners who played an important role in a consequential historical event or from experts and historians. This series is made possible through the generous support of David M. Rubenstein.
    Virtual Event by Timothy Garton Ash, Mary Elise Sarotte and Benn Steil October 3, 2022 Lessons From History
  • Japan
    Last Days of Imperial Japan
    Japan experienced unparalleled destruction by U.S. military forces during World War II, resulting in its complete capitulation. Washington played a decisive role in Tokyo’s postwar transition and reconstruction, but the legacy of Japan’s imperial wartime actions continues to be a source of tension with its Asia-Pacific neighbors.
    Timeline by Eleanor Albert, Kevin Lizarazo and Jeremy Sherlick July 20, 2022