Author Robert Dallek, PhD, and Political Historian and Professor Matthew Dallek, PhD, will be interviewed by Keith Huxen, PhD, the Museum’s Senior Director of Research and History of the Institute for the Study of War and Democracy.
In this lecture, follow the story of Sergeant Charles Edward McGuckin, from his early life in Philadelphia to his induction into the US Army and then to his death in action while serving with the 4th Armored Division of Patton’s Third Army during the Lorraine campaign in November of 1944.
We’ll bring noncombat veterans into the spotlight, revealing the dramatic stories they have to tell and explaining how their everyday tasks, unexpected acts of sacrifice, and faith and humor contributed mightily to the outcome of World War II.
Taking a look at the torpedoing and sinking of the SS Dorchester, this lecture will highlight the four American chaplains from different denominations who unselfishly sacrificed their own lives to save others during the sinking.
Join Museum Curator James Linn and Ghost Army Legacy Project President Rick Beyer as they introduce and explain the process of creating The National WWII Museum’s newest special exhibit, Ghost Army: The Combat Con Artists of World War II.
John Wukovits presents “Soldiers of a Different Cloth: Notre Dame Chaplains in World War II.”
Meet the Author: Debbie Cenziper's book tells the gripping story of a team of Nazi hunters at the US Department of Justice as they raced against time to expose members of a brutal SS killing force who disappeared in America after World War II.
Writer and journalist Mary M. Lane presents her recent book Hitler's Last Hostages: Looted Art and the Soul of the Third Reich at the Museum. In 2013, the German government confiscated roughly 1,300 works of art from the apartment of Cornelius Gurlitt, the reclusive son of one of Hitler’s primary art dealers, a discovery kept secret by the government for two years. Lane reveals the fate of those works and tells the definitive story of art in the Third Reich and Germany’s ongoing struggle to right the wrongs of the past.
From battle flags and wristwatches to machine guns and hand grenades, soldiers’ appetites for souvenirs were nearly limitless. This lecture will not only explore the vast array of artifacts soldiers brought home, but will also dive into the colorful stories of how and why Americans took war trophies on such an enormous scale.
On the eve of the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima, join Charles Neimeyer, PhD, as he discusses the history of the US Marine Corps and its ties to this defining battle. Neimeyer recently retired as Director of Marine Corps History and the Gray Research Center at Marine Corps University in Quantico, Virginia.