<div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW114774538 BCX0"> August 1945: The surrender of Japan is announced days after the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. WWII veterans begin the long road home.  </div> <div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW114774538 BCX0"> Guests include historian Richard Frank, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Doris Kearns Goodwin, and historian John McManus.  </div> <div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW114774538 BCX0"> Academy Award nominee Patricia Clarkson reads an excerpt from Hiroshima by John Hersey.  </div>

The National WWII Museum presents 1945, a six-part podcast series hosted by New York Times best-selling author Donald Miller and Playtone producer Kirk Saduski.

1945 tells the story of the most consequential year in modern history, and explores significant questions over how the war will end. 

Guests include Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Doris Kearns Goodwin, Richard Frank, John McManus, Rebecca Erbelding, and Stephanie Hinnershitz.

The podcast also features Academy Award nominees Patricia Clarkson and Gary Sinise.

Episodes available weekly starting April 17.