Ron Janowski – Breakout from Normandy After the Allied landings in Normandy, commanders began to formulate a plan to push out from the beachhead. Initial efforts were hampered by the […]
Peggy Hennelly-Maniates - A Hero of Two Nations Learn the story of a young paratrooper who is the only known American soldier to have served in combat with both the […]
Garret Shetrawski – The Life and Legacy of Captain Andrew Haldane Also known as Ack Ack, using skills he learned as captain of the football and baseball teams in Bowdoin […]
Due to unforeseen circumstances, Ed Gordon will no longer be able to speak at the presentation on the Tokyo War Crimes Trial. However, we are pleased to share that Fred […]
How Oil Fueled the Conflict In their desire for expansion and empire in the 1930s both Japan and Germany had an insatiable appetite for natural resources. Paramount petroleum. Oil lubricated […]
David Dworak – The War of Supply The era of modern warfare introduced in World War II presented the Allied Powers with one of the more complicated logistical challenges of […]
Fred Johnson—The Fighting Seabees Over 12,500 African Americans served in Seabee units in the Atlantic and Pacific theaters during World War II, a group largely forgotten today. During the war […]
This lecture is SOLD OUT Alex Kershaw—Patton's Prayer: A True Story of Courage, Faith and Victory in WWII. General George Patton needed a miracle. In December 1944, the Allies found […]
Bob DiCicco—Love Letters From the Front A musical tribute to the American GI’s of WWII. A poignant look at the letters from loved ones and the beautiful music that shaped […]
Dr. Stephen Brecher – Penicillin, a Football Game, and the Golden age of Antibiotics in WWII Learn about the secret weapon developed in WWII. This miracle drug is credited with […]
David Kertzer—The Pope at War Information from the newly opened Vatican archives, a groundbreaking, explosive, and riveting book about Pope Pius XII and his actions during World War II, including […]
Howard Mansfield – I will Tell no War Stories: What our Fathers left unsaid about WWII Growing up, World War II was omnipresent and hidden. This was also true of […]
