New Orleans, LA
Completed December 2015
The National World War II Museum’s second exhibition in the Campaigns of Courage Pavilion sharing the story of World War II is detailed in Road to Tokyo that explores the evolving strategy for fighting in Asia and the Pacific, and the cultural differences and tremendous range of extreme conditions that confronted our soldiers. Guests are taken on an immersive journey starting with the Pearl Harbor bombings pulling the United States into the war through Japan’s surrender in galleries including The New Naval Warfare, Guadalcanal, Pacific Campaign Challenges, Island Hopping, China-Burma-India, Philippines, and Death at Japan’s Doorstep and Downfall.
