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The International Conference on WWII

PROGRAM

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OPENING GENERAL SESSION

THURSDAY, March 18, 2010
At The National WWII Museum
5:30-6:30pm

Welcome reception for attendees, speakers and sponsors.

GENERAL RAYMOND E. MASON LECTURE

At The National World War II Museum
6:30-7:30pm

Welcome & Introduction: Dr. Gordon “Nick” Mueller

Sponsor Speaking Opportunity

Keynote Address
Gerhard Weinberg
“Visions of Victory”

GENERAL SESSION
Marriott Convention Center

FRIDAY, March 19, 2010
8:30-10:00am

Welcome & Introduction: Dr. Gordon “Nick” Mueller

Keynote Address
Robert M. Edsel
“The Monuments Men”

SESSION A – ALLIES AT WAR
10:30-12:00pm

Discussants:
Mark Stoler - “FDR”
Carlo D’Este - “Churchill”

SESSION B -- ART & WAR
10:30-12:00pm

Moderator:
Mark Pachter
Rick Atkinson - “Monte Cassino”
Robert Edsel - “Rescuing DaVinci”

SESSION C – POW & LIBERATION EXPERIENCE
10:30-12:00pm

Moderator: Dr. Guenter Bischof
Veteran TBA
Veteran TBA
Veteran TBA

LUNCH Keynote Address
Marriott Convention Center
12:30-2:00pm

Introduction: Dr. Gordon H. “Nick” Mueller

Keynote Address
Walter Isaacson
Topic: "Einstein and the Bomb"

SESSION A – DEATH FROM ABOVE
2:30-4:00pm

Moderator: Conrad Crane
Donald L. Miller - “Inside Germany: Terror From the Sky”
Richard Frank - “Firebombing”

SESSION B – ESPIONAGE
2:30-4:00pm

David Kahn - “The Codebreakers” ULTRA
Daniel Martinez - “Takeo Yoshikawa: Pearl Harbor Spy”

 

SESSION C -- WOMEN IN WAR
2:30-4:00pm

Chair: Cynthia Koch - “Eleanor Roosevelt”
Veteran Panel: TBA

 

FRIDAY EVENING

At The National World War II Museum
5:00-8:30pm

MEET THE SPEAKERS
The National WWII Museum
5:00pm to 6:30pm

“Meet the Speakers”
An opportunity to socialize with the Conference speakers, hold discussions with panelists and have authors sign their books.

Optional Evening Event
WWII VICTORY THEATER
Viewings of “Beyond All Boundaries”

 

SATURDAY, March 20, 2010

GENERAL SESSION
8:30-10:00am

Introduction: Dr. Gordon H. “Nick” Mueller

Keynote Address
Rick Atkinson
"Ten Things Every American Should Know About the U.S. Army in World War II"

SESSION A – PEOPLE OF COLOR IN A WHITE MAN’S ARMY
10:30-12:00pm

Veteran Panelists: TBA

SESSION B – AUSCHWITZ: WHAT WAS KNOWN? WHAT WAS POSSIBLE?
10:30-12:00pm

Moderator: Geoffrey Megargee
Donald L. Miller - “Could the Allies Have Bombed Auschwitz?”
Gerhard Weinberg - “Should the Allies Have Bombed Auschwitz?”

SESSION C – SUBMARINE WARFARE: ENEMIES BELOW
10:30-12:00pm

Moderator: TBA
Alex Kershaw - “Escape from the Deep”
Michael Gannon - “U-Boats in the Atlantic”
Herman “Dutch” Prager - “My silent service aboard the USS Kingfish”

LUNCH Keynote Address
Marriott Convention Center
12:30-2:00pm

Introduction: Dr. Gordon H. “Nick” Mueller

Keynote Address
Max Hastings
“Churchill: The Final Years”

SESSION A – NORMANDY, JUNE 6TH
2:30-4:00pm

Moderator: Carlo D’Este
Veterans TBA

SESSION B – WAR CRIME TRIALS
2:30-4:00pm

Moderator: Conrad Crane
Joe Persico - “Nuremberg”
Richard Frank - “Tokyo: Japanese War Crimes Trials”

SESSION C – AFTERMATH: OCCUPATIONS, DECOLONIZATION AND THE COMING OF THE COLD WAR
2:30-4:00pm

Moderator: TBA
Guenter Bischof - Europe
Allan Millett - Asia
Peter Hahn - Middle East

CLOSING SESSION
SATURDAY EVENING BANQUET
at THE NATIONAL WWII MUSEUM

HBO’S “The Pacific: An Insider's Look”
6:00-10:00pm

Introduction: Dr. Gordon H. “Nick” Mueller
Moderator: Hugh Ambrose
Panel: TBA