CHAPTER FOUR: World War II

Explore

World War II
This multimedia, interactive site-sponsored by the BBC-contains photo galleries, audio clips, and numerous articles about World
War II.

Click on "The Secret War" and then on "Enigma." What was Enigma, and why was it so important?


Now go back and click on "D-Day Clockwatch." Who were the first females to land on Normandy on D-Day? What were they told to do with dead bodies on the beach?


PBS: D-Day
Click on "Paratroopers." How much did the average paratrooper's backpack weigh, and what are some things they carried in it?


Now go back and click on "Did You Know?" What does the "D" in "D-Day" mean?


The Rutgers Oral History Archives
These archives contain over 400 oral histories; additionally, you may view photos, read diary entries, and browse through transcripts of interviews with Rutgers graduates involved in World War II.

Click on "Interviews," then on "College Class Index." From there, go to 1941 and find the name "Robert Greacen." Read through this transcript. What military branch did he serve in? Which theater did he serve in? How did he describe the "barter system" within the military?