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German Jewish refugee Erwin Eisfelder stands outside Cafe Louis on Ward Road. The cafe was named in honor of his father. It was a popular gathering place for refugees in Shanghai during the war years. Shanghai, China

Women represented approximately one third of the workers at Ford Motor Company's Willow Run plant during World War II. Women did everything from clerical work in the offices to riveting and welding on the assembly line. Labor shortages made women…

Ford's Willow Run Bomber Plant, designed by Albert Kahn and constructed in 1941, undoubtedly contributed to the outcome of World War II. With 3.5 million square feet of factory space, 650 B-24 Liberators rolled off the line every month by the end of…

Getting workers to and from Ford Motor Company's Willow Run bomber plant, 35 miles west of Detroit, was a significant challenge -- especially when wartime gas and tire rationing discouraged commuting by car. Buses offered a practical solution. Public…

Women represented approximately one third of the workers at Ford Motor Company's Willow Run plant during World War II. Women did everything from clerical work in the offices to riveting and welding on the assembly line. Labor shortages made women…

The American automobile industry's greatest contribution to the World War II effort, apart from the sheer scale of its work, was its technical expertise in quantity manufacturing. Automakers refined the smallest details in an item to increase the…

Establishing the Office of Scientific Research and Development

A member of Kampfgruppe Hansen, they ambushed and completely destroyed the U.S. 14th Cavalry Group on the road between Poteau and Recht.

Poster created by a New York based publishing company intended to be propaganda promoting the vengeance that they believed needed to be exacted against the Axis powers of World War 2. The poster depicts heads of Hirohito, Adolf Hitler, and Benito…