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 […]
