Lecture Series: David Kertzer—The Pope at War
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 […]
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Wright Museum of World War II 77 Center Street, Wolfeboro, NH, United States
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Lecture Series: Howard Mansfield – I will Tell no War Stories: What our Fathers left unsaid about WWII
Wright Museum of World War II 77 Center Street, Wolfeboro, NH, United StatesHoward 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 […]
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Lecture Series: David Chrisinger – The Soldiers Truth: Ernie Pyle and the Story of WWII
Wright Museum of World War II 77 Center Street, Wolfeboro, NH, United States(This event was originally scheduled for September 10) David Chrisinger - The Soldiers Truth: Ernie Pyle and the Story of WWII A beautiful reckoning with the life and work of […]
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Lecture Series: David Barnhill and Stephen Rueff – Spies and Space
Wright Museum of World War II 77 Center Street, Wolfeboro, NH, United StatesDavid Barnhill and Stephen Rueff- Spies and Space David Barnhill and Stephen Yogi Rueff are creators of the Spies and Space, which will be shown at the museum this summer. […]
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Lecture Series: Elyse Graham – Book and Dagger – How Scholars and Librarians became the unlikely Spies of WWII
Wright Museum of World War II 77 Center Street, Wolfeboro, NH, United StatesElyse Graham - Book and Dagger - How Scholars and Librarians became the unlikely Spies of WWII Elyse Graham will discuss the untold story of the academics who became OSS […]
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Lecture Series: David S. Foglesong – From Allies to Enemies: Truman, Stalin and the Start of the Cold War
Wright Museum of World War II 77 Center Street, Wolfeboro, NH, United StatesDavid S. Foglesong - From Allies to Enemies: Truman, Stalin and the Start of the Cold War In April 1945, not long after Harry Truman succeeded Franklin Roosevelt as President, […]
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Lecture Series: Ron Janowski – The Cold War: Decades of Division and Diplomacy
Wright Museum of World War II 77 Center Street, Wolfeboro, NH, United StatesRon Janowski – The Cold War: Decades of Division and Diplomacy “The Cold War,” a broadbrush, but comprehensive presentation covering the major events of the Cold War from 1947 – […]
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Lecture Series: Dr. Rowland Brucken – The Bretton Woods Conference
Wright Museum of World War II 77 Center Street, Wolfeboro, NH, United StatesDr. Rowland Brucken - The Bretton Woods Conference The Bretton Woods Conference, formally known as the United Nations Monetary and Financial Conference, was the gathering of 730 delegates from all […]
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Lecture Series: Col. Edna W. Cummings (Retired) – 6888th, Central Postal Directory Battalion
Wright Museum of World War II 77 Center Street, Wolfeboro, NH, United StatesEdna W. Cummings - 6888th, Central Postal Directory Battalion The U.S. Army’s 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion was the only all-minority, all-female Women’s Army Corps (WAC) unit to serve overseas […]
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Lecture Series: Robert O’Connor – The Jeep Show
Wright Museum of World War II 77 Center Street, Wolfeboro, NH, United StatesRobert O'Connor - The Jeep Show In late 1944 the American military was advancing through Western Europe so fast that entertainment units could not keep up with them. Major Joshua […]
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Lecture Series: Dr. Edward Gordon – Fireball in the Night: The Fire-Bombing of Japan and the Atomic Bomb Controversy
Wright Museum of World War II 77 Center Street, Wolfeboro, NH, United StatesDr. Edward Gordon - Fireball in the Night: The Fire-Bombing of Japan and the Atomic Bomb Controversy On April 18, 1942, Lieutenant-Colonel James H. Doolittle led a clandestine bombing raid […]
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Lecture Series: Shannon McKenna Schmidt – The First Lady of World War II
Wright Museum of World War II 77 Center Street, Wolfeboro, NH, United StatesShannon McKenna Schmidt - The First Lady of World War II In August 1943, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt set out in secret for the Pacific on an arduous journey that was part goodwill tour, part fact-finding foray, and part informal diplomatic mission. She returned five weeks and 25,000 miles later, having trekked to Hawaii, New […]
