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Meet the Author: Robin Judd, "Between Two Worlds"
Facing the harrowing task of rebuilding a life in the wake of the Holocaust, many Jewish survivors, community and religious leaders, and Allied soldiers viewed marriage between Jewish women and military personnel as a way to move forward after unspeakable loss.
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Travel Webinar: Japan and Okinawa with Jonathan Parshall
Join The National WWII Museum's Educational Travel Team and Historian William I. Hitchcock as they explore the highlights of this upcoming journey through Normandy and into the heart of Paris.
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Fighting for the Right to Fight: African American Experiences in World War II Symposium
The engaging daylong symposium program provided a deep dive into the significant role Black servicemembers and Home Front workers played in securing Allied victory in World War II.
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In Remembrance of President Jimmy Carter
The National WWII Museum joins the nation in mourning the loss of Jimmy Carter (1924–2024), a US Navy veteran and the 39th president of the United States of America.
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Meet the Author: Anthony Tucker-Jones, "Hitler’s Winter" and "Churchill Cold War Warrior"
In Hitler’s Winter, Anthony Tucker-Jones explores the Battle of the Bulge, the last major German offensive in the West.
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2024 International Conference on World War II
The 17th International Conference on World War II, a program of the Jenny Craig Institute for the Study of War and Democracy at The National WWII Museum, was presented by the Pritzker Military Foundation on behalf of Pritzker Military Museum & Library, with additional support from the Gen. Raymond E. Mason Jr. Distinguished Lecture Series on World War II Endowment Fund and the George P. Shultz Forum on World Affairs.
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Meet the Author: Rona Simmons, No Average Day: The 24 Hours of October 24, 1944
More than 2,600 Americans perished around the world on October 24, 1944—a day overshadowed by more widely remembered dates in WWII history.
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Meet the Author: Stephen O. Sears, 'Sunniland'
The novel Sunniland follows a young geologist in Florida monitoring the development of a new oil well while facing a German U-boat rampage taking place in the nearby Gulf of Mexico in the spring of 1943.
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The National WWII Museum Welcomes
10 Millionth VisitorThe National WWII Museum marked a major milestone by welcoming the 10 millionth visitor to its New Orleans campus.
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Travel Webinar: Victory in Europe: The End of the War on the Elbe with Dr. Alexandra Richie
Watch as The National WWII Museum's Educational Travel Team and Historian Alexandra Richie discuss the Museum's newest tour.
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Remembering Herman “Dutch” Prager
The National WWII Museum mourns the loss of WWII veteran, Museum volunteer, and dear friend Herman “Dutch” Prager Jr., who passed away recently at age 99.
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Meet the Author: Mark T. Calhoun, "General Lesley J. McNair"
Mark Calhoun, PhD, offered a detailed examination of General Lesley J. McNair, a man so instrumental to America’s military preparedness and Army modernization but remains little-known today.
Notes from the Museum
Dispatches from The National WWII Museum