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 Johnson has graciously agreed to step in and present on the topic, with Ed's assistance. Tuesday's (7/16) event remains as scheduled. Fred Johnson was already […]

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 the century: how to develop an extensive support network that could supply and maintain a vast military force comprised of multiple services and many different […]

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 these men not only built advanced bases and offloaded cargo, but helped break institutional conceptions of race, paving the road toward complete integration of the […]

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 themselves stuck. Rain had plagued the troops daily since September, turning roads into rivers of muck, slowing trucks and tanks to a crawl. A thick […]

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 the incredible era of the 1940’s.