Target Tokyo
A lecture by author James M. Scott, In honor of the 80th anniversary of the Doolittle raid on Tokyo On April 18, 1942, eighty volunteer airmen under the command of […]
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A Story of Survival
Lecture by Kati Preston Kati Preston is a Holocaust survivor, motivational speaker, author, and activist for tolerance and anti-bullying. She will speak about her experiences growing up after the tragedy of losing her family, but her message is being a survivor and not a victim. She is a mother to four sons and a grandmother […]
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“When You Ride Alone, You Ride with Hitler”: Reconsidering the World War II Rationing Programs in the 21st Century
Lecture by Professor Marion Dorsey In a century in which we are told to spend money to support the economy and the country, and when many rely upon Amazon Prime or Instacart for rapid delivery of necessities and luxuries, how should we understand the World War II rationing programs—especially their challenges and successes--for staples such […]
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Code Talker: The First and Only Memoir by One of the Original Navajo Code Talkers of WWII
Lecture and book signing by author Judy Avila - Program is full, reservations are no longer being accepted. During World War II, the Japanese had managed to crack every code the United States used. But when the Marines turned to its Navajo recruits to develop and implement a secret military language, they created the only […]
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Immigration, Isolationism, and FDR
Lecture by Professor C. Paul Vincent It is generally understood that when Franklin Roosevelt became president in March 1933, he shouldered the burden of the worst economic crisis in American history. Yet, fraught as the Great Depression surely was, it was backdropped by other concerns that grew in both severity and importance as his presidency […]
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Present at the Creation: Harry Truman, George Marshall, Dean Acheson, and the Creation of a Pax Americana
Lecture by Professor Kurk Dorsey Seventy-five years ago, U.S. leaders faced a series of difficult decisions about the nation's role in the world. Fearing a rise in Soviet power and a decline in faith in democracy in Europe, men like Dean Acheson and George Marshall worried that the hard-won victory in World War II was […]
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Anne Frank: “If only I can be myself”
Lecture by Tom White This presentation frames Anne’s Frank’s experiences as one of growth and introspection through her diary. How does Anne’s voice still remain, as she hoped, “useful” as we face the challenges of today? How do we resist evil while maintaining our moral core? Drawing on the diary and Anne’s experiences we will […]
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Divided on D-Day: How Conflicts and Rivalries Jeopardized the Allied Victory at Normandy
Wright Museum of World War II 77 Center Street, Wolfeboro, NH, United StatesLecture by Edward E. Gordon, Ph.D. Focusing on the conflicting egos, personal and national rivalries, and professional abilities of major Allied commanders, Gordon contends that their lack of cooperation and bad decisions lengthened the war, increased casualties, and allowed the later Soviet domination of Eastern Europe. During the lecture, Gordon will delve into the personal […]
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The Incredible Charles Miller
+1 moreThe Incredible Charles Miller: The story of an unknown New Hampshire man who secretly left a stunning visual diary of his deployment in the Pacific Theater during WWII Peggy Hennelly-Maniates For the first time in 7 years the Wright Museum of WWII’s traveling exhibit Private Charles J. Miller: WWII Paintings from the South Pacific will […]
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When Books Went to War
Wright Museum of World War II 77 Center Street, Wolfeboro, NH, United StatesLecture by Molly Guptill Manning When America entered World War II in 1941, we faced an enemy that had banned and burned 100 million books. Outraged librarians launched a campaign to send free books to American troops, gathering 20 million hardcover donations. Two years later, the War Department and the publishing industry stepped in with […]
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Early American Military Aviation and Military Ballooning
Wright Museum of World War II 77 Center Street, Wolfeboro, NH, United StatesLecture by Leah Dearborn Military ballooning in the United States began early in the Civil War. Balloons gave the Union the ability to view enemy troops from the "high ground" during a battle. Best known of the "aeronauts" was Thaddeus S.C. Lowe. He and others made numerous observations using hydrogen-filled balloons during the first two […]
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Test Event
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