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world war two

Aya Kano on board a ferry heading for the island of Ninoshima.

How this granddaughter of A-bomb survivors learned to embrace her family history

Conflict

A trip to an island where Hiroshima victims were evacuated and buried leaves a deep impression on a young reporter. And she comes to terms with an event that shaped her from her birth.

Jerry Yellin, 91, speaking on Iwo Jima, 70 years after the battle

A veteran of Iwo Jima ponders if the fight was worth it

Conflict
Henry Tandey

The man who could have shot Hitler

Conflict & Justice
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