Learning Resource Library

Explore stories, activities, and sources that bring the Pacific War to life. Whether you're diving deep or just curious, you can search by topic, format, or interest to find something that sparks connection and understanding.

Drawing Sugamo Prison: The Artwork of Tobita Tokio and Fujiki Fumio in the James Heindel Collection

Museum Blogs

History
Museum Stories
Japan
Center for Pacific War Studies
Japanese Occupation
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World War II with Tom Hanks: Episode 3

Museum Blogs

Episode 3 vividly portrays Operation Barbarossa, emphasizing strategic miscalculations, brutal combat, and the Soviet Union’s hard-fought survival.

History
Education
Featured Blog
Guest Speakers
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World War II with Tom Hanks: Episode 2

Museum Blogs

Episode 2 compellingly chronicles France’s fall and Dunkirk while highlighting strategic successes, historical nuances, and a few minor inaccuracies.

History
Education
Featured Blog
Guest Speakers
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World War II with Tom Hanks: Episode 1

Museum Blogs

Episode 1 effectively introduces WWII, blending compelling storytelling with historical nuance, though some context and debated interpretations are necessarily condensed.

History
Education
Featured Blog
Guest Speakers
Pacific Theater
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How to Appreciate World War II with Tom Hanks

Museum Blogs

An overview of the series' production, scope, and storytelling choices, with context for evaluating its strengths and inevitable limitations.

History
Education
Featured Blog
Guest Speakers
Pacific Theater
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The Stories Behind the Cases: How Oral Histories Bring History to Life

Museum Blogs

Discover how oral histories bring untold Pacific War stories to life in the George H.W. Bush Gallery.

History
Museum Stories
Battles & Campaigns
Pacific Theater
Artifacts & Collections
Okinawa
Servicemen & Servicewomen
Veteran
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Memorial Day Keynote 2026 | Michael Oates

Videos

Lieutenant General Michael L. Oates, U.S. Army, Retired, is a native of San Antonio, Texas, who completed 32 years of distinguished service in the United States Army in June 2011.

Commemoration
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HBO's The Pacific | Actors Panel | Nimitz Conference 2025

Videos

At the Helen McDonald Admiral Nimitz Conference held at the National Museum of the Pacific War, Actors from the HBO miniseries, The Pacific, came together to share their experiences and answer questions from the audience. Hosted by comedian Ryan Kelly, actors Freddie Joe Farnsworth, Jacob Pitts, Josh Bitton and Scott Gibson shared behind-the-scenes stories and talked about how they trained for battle in the Pacific.

Art & Pop Culture
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Red Arrow Across The Pacific | Mark Van Ells

Videos

Presented by historian and author Mark D. Van Ells, this webcast traces the history of the 32nd Red Arrow Division from its origins as a Wisconsin and Michigan National Guard unit to its extensive combat service across the Pacific. The division served in Australia, New Guinea, the Philippines, and Japan, logging 654 days in combat—more than any other U.S. Army division.

National Guard
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Preserving the Voices of the Greatest Generation: The Center for Pacific War Studies’ Oral History Program

Museum Blogs

Discover thousands of firsthand World War II oral histories preserved through the Center for Pacific War Studies.

History
Museum Stories
Center for Pacific War Studies
Pacific Theater
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