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Pearl Harbor: The First Wave of Attack Causes Confusion (4:26)

The early morning attack on Dec. 7, 1941, creates confusion at first. Radar picks up incoming aircraft, but they are assumed at first to be American planes on a training mission.

World War I: Taxes, and Liberty Bonds (1:04)

Daylight Savings Time was implemented to save energy while Liberty Bonds were, in essence, a loan to the government.

Flying Fortress: Planes Return (1:50)

Witness the invincible B-17, the first Flying Fortress to complete 25 missions in WWII.

Monte Cassino: Plan of Operation (3:14)

The Allied plan to breach the Winter Line and break out toward Rome.

20th Century Battlefields: 1991 Gulf War 2 (3:45)

Coalition forces led by Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf launch a brilliant counterstroke against Iraqi forces in Kuwait. Learn more about the Gulf War in this video.

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Flying Fortress: Planes Return (1:50)

Witness the invincible B-17, the first Flying Fortress to complete 25 missions in WWII.

The Fall of Corregidor (0:22)

Vichy French propaganda film "The Fall of Corregidor," circa 1942.

WWII Major Fronts: D Day Campaign (2:51)

These highlights are from an army documentary about the division's campaigns in World War II

Vietnam Operations 1966 and 67 (4:32)

These clips are from an army public affairs film that covers the 1st Infantry Division in Vietnam from 1966 to 1967.

Vietnam 1966 and 1967 (2:12)

These clips are from an army public affairs film that covers the 1st Infantry Division in Vietnam from 1966 to 1967.

Fortress in the Sea: Bataan Death March Survivor (1:31)

From "Fortress in the Sea": Bataan Death March survivor remembers

20th Century Battlefields: 1951 Korea Imjin River (2:40)

Our father and son team pay tribute to the bold stand made by a British brigade along the Imjin River in April, 1951.

Last Battles on the Winter Line (2:49)

Allied forces smash into some of the last strong points of the Winter Line, January 1944.

Monte Cassino: Plan of Operation (3:14)

The Allied plan to breach the Winter Line and break out toward Rome.

Opening Attacks in the Philippines (1:48)

From "Fortress in the Sea": opening attacks in the Philippines