Bilibid Prison

Bilibid Prison

During the Japanese occupation of the Philippines, Bilibid Prison served as a POW and a civilian internment camp. Prior to liberation in February 1945, thousands of POWs were processed through Bilibid before boarding the infamous "hellships" that would take them to forced labor camps throughout the Pacific. The camp also held hundreds of Allied civilians in deteriorating conditions. Join Jim Zobel and Amanda Williams of the MacArthur Memorial for a discussion of Bilibid – it’s function...

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MacArthur's Perspective: MacArthur's Relief at 75

MacArthur's Perspective: MacArthur's Relief at 75

On April 11, 2026, the MacArthur Memorial marked the 75th anniversary of President Truman’s relief of General MacArthur with a half‑day symposium examining the event from both leaders’ perspectives an...

20 Maj 1h 5min

Finding Peace at Potsdam

Finding Peace at Potsdam

Just weeks after World War II ended in Europe, Allied leaders President Harry S. Truman, Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Premier Joseph Stalin met in Potsdam, Germany, to negotiate peace and sha...

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 Truman's Perspective: MacArthur's Relief at 75

Truman's Perspective: MacArthur's Relief at 75

On April 11, 2026, the MacArthur Memorial marked the 75th anniversary of President Truman’s relief of General MacArthur with a half‑day symposium examining the event from both leaders’ perspectives an...

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Rose Valland and The Art Front

Rose Valland and The Art Front

Many listeners are familiar with the Monuments Men and Women - the Allied military personnel who protected cultural treasures during World War II and then aided in post-war restitution. Rose Valland, ...

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The Last Titans: How Churchill and de Gaulle Saved Their Nations and Transformed the World

The Last Titans: How Churchill and de Gaulle Saved Their Nations and Transformed the World

In the darkest days of World War II, two towering figures stood as the living embodiments of national defiance: Winston Churchill, the aristocratic bulldog of Great Britain, and Charles de Gaulle, the...

13 Mars 34min

The Chronicle of the 34th Naval Construction Battalion

The Chronicle of the 34th Naval Construction Battalion

On Friday, February 19, 2026, the MacArthur Memorial hosted a virtual event featuring Dr. Frank Blazich Jr., Curator of Military History at the Smithsonian National Museum of American. Dr. Blazich sha...

24 Feb 1h 4min

MacArthur Q&A: Part IV

MacArthur Q&A: Part IV

In this latest episode, MacArthur Memorial historians Jim Zobel and Amanda Williams answer some of the more popular and/or unique questions about General MacArthur we have received from MacArthur Memo...

26 Jan 34min

Nagasaki's Urakami Cathedral Bells

Nagasaki's Urakami Cathedral Bells

On August 9, 1945, a second atomic bomb detonated over the Japanese city of Nagasaki, roughly 1600 feet away from the original Urakami Cathedral. The blast killed dozens inside the cathedral, and over...

19 Dec 202517min

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