Days of Steel Rain with Author Brent Jones | Webinar

In World War II, victory in the Pacific depended on strategy, bravery and military might. It also depended on knowledge of the ocean. Learn about an American marine scientist named Mary Sears who, along with a team of fellow marine biologists and WAVEs, researched the sites of proposed amphibious landings and prepared detailed oceanographic intelligence reports for the Navy. Join Dr. Kate Musemeche as she recounts the story of Mary Sears and the team of marine biologists at the Navy's Hydrographic Office in their race against Axis Powers to solve the ocean.

Join the National Museum of the Pacific War as we present our fifth installment of our "Nimitz Minitz" series. Learn about our PT boat on display in the museum and what made PT boats so unique and effective during WWII.

Unlike the cute, furry hedgehogs that we are familiar with, the anti-submarine weapon known as "hedgehogs" developed during WWII by the Royal Navy of the UK were lethal to the enemy. Prior to the invention of hedgehogs, it was very difficult to destroy enemy submarines, even if they were known to be in the area. See archival footage of hedgehogs in action.