Lecture Series: Arthur Krulewitz, MD CM – The Cuban Missile Crisis
Arthur Krulewitz, MD CM - The Cuban Missile Crisis The Cuban missile crisis was a major confrontation in 1962 that brought the United States and the Soviet Union close to […]
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Wright Museum of World War II 77 Center Street, Wolfeboro, NH, United States
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Lecture Series: Dr. Fred Johnson, III – Dentist Under Fire: The Heroism of Ben Salomon
Wright Museum of World War II 77 Center Street, Wolfeboro, NH, United StatesDr. Fred Johnson, III - The Heroism of Ben Salomon By law, only U.S. Service members who distinguish themselves “ through conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of life above and beyond the call of duty” can receive the Medal of Honor - Captain Benjamin Louis Salomon was one of these brave men. Learn […]
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Lecture Series: The Freese Brothers Big Band
Wright Museum of World War II 77 Center Street, Wolfeboro, NH, United StatesThe Freese Brothers Big Band Eighty years ago this summer, World War II came to an end. As members of the Greatest Generation began to return home, they and their families listened to the music that was the soundtrack of the war years. Join the Freese Brothers Big Band for an 80th anniversary salute to […]
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Lecture Series: Dennis Vachon – Unfaltering Courage: The Diaries of TSGt. Raymond Vachon, a World War II Army Air Corps Flight Engineer
Wright Museum of World War II 77 Center Street, Wolfeboro, NH, United StatesDennis Vachon - Unfaltering Courage: The Diaries of TSGt. Raymond Vachon, a World War II Army Air Corps Flight Engineer The Diaries of TSgt. Raymond Vachon, a World War II Army Air Corps Flight Engineer and B-24 Top Turret Gunner in the Mediterranean Theater, tell the gripping story of surviving 50 bombing missions in the […]
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Lecture Series: Linda Matchett – The American WWII Home Front in 29 Objects
Wright Museum of World War II 77 Center Street, Wolfeboro, NH, United StatesLinda Matchett - The American Home Front in 29 Objects Unlike its European allies during World War II, the American mainland escaped physical devastation, as it was not subjected to […]
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Lecture Series: Rev. David Lindsay – The Four Chaplains of WWII
Wright Museum of World War II 77 Center Street, Wolfeboro, NH, United StatesRev. David Lindsay - The Four Chaplains of WWII Nearly 9,000 Protestant, Catholic, and Jewish Army chaplains served during the war; hundreds more served in the Navy. Although unarmed, many accompanied troops into combat. They offered spiritual and moral support for scared, battle-weary soldiers. Learn the incredible story of four Army chaplains, aboard the U.S. […]
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Lecture Series: Arthur Krulewitz – Relive the Turning Point: The Epic World War II Battle of Midway
Wright Museum of World War II 77 Center Street, Wolfeboro, NH, United StatesArthur Krulewitz - Relive the Turning Point: The Epic World War II Battle of Midway More than just a naval engagement, the Battle of Midway was a collision of leadership, […]
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Lecture Series: Ronald Janowski – Waking the Sleeping Giant
Wright Museum of World War II 77 Center Street, Wolfeboro, NH, United StatesJapan’s aggression in the Pacific began long before December 7, 1941. Extraordinary growth in the face of Western imperialism and Japan’s own perceived destiny as an imperial force in the […]
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Lecture Series: Stephen Harding – G.I. G-Men
Wright Museum of World War II 77 Center Street, Wolfeboro, NH, United StatesStephen Harding - G.I. G-Men This program will be live streamed at the Museum over Zoom. Signed bookplates will be available. They collaborated with Nazis and Fascists. Conspired against Allies […]
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Lecture Series: Christopher Gorham – Matisse at War: Art and Resistance in Nazi-Occupied France
Wright Museum of World War II 77 Center Street, Wolfeboro, NH, United StatesChristopher Gorham - Matisse at War: Art and Resistance in Nazi-Occupied France Lecture and book signing Matisse at War is a vivid portrayal of the advancement of fascism and war […]
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Lecture Series: Doug Most – Launching Liberty
Wright Museum of World War II 77 Center Street, Wolfeboro, NH, United StatesDoug Most - Launching Liberty Lecture and book signing This enduring book tells the heroic, gripping, yet overlooked story of one of World War II's monumental achievements—the building of America's […]
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Lecture Series: Christine Kuehn – Family of Spies: A World War II Story of Nazi Espionage, Betrayal and the Secret History Behind Pearl Harbor
Wright Museum of World War II 77 Center Street, Wolfeboro, NH, United StatesChristine Kuehn - Family of Spies: A World War II Story of Nazi Espionage, Betrayal and the Secret History Behind Pearl Harbor Lecture and book signing It began with a […]
