The days of World War II correlated with a new and radical direction in jazz. Dissatisfied swing musicians devised a new jazz that was faster, angular, virtuosic, and dissonant.
More than 120,000 Americans were held prisoner by the enemy during World War II. In order to pass the time and to make life easier, POWs used the scarce resources available to design and build practical and artistic pieces.
During this Lunchbox Lecture, join retired Army Sergeant Major Chris Lewis, Director of Education and Volunteer Services at the National Infantry Museum, for a talk about the 555th Parachute Infantry, more famously known as “the Triple Nickles.”
Senior Curator Tom Czekanski discusses some of the methods and techniques used to create brass trench art.
Military service during World War II and racial integration in the armed forces heightened expectations for social progress.
Join Rebecca Bush, Curator of History at The Columbus Museum, as she discusses how Columbus became known as “Mother-in-Law of the Army” and how World War II made both Columbus and Fort Benning integral components of US military training for generations.
The so-called ‘Dark Years’ of the Vichy Regime and Nazi occupation have been a recurring topic in French film since the immediate postwar years.
This presentation will follow the story of one of these citizen soldiers, Sgt. Charles Edward McGuckin, from his early life in Philadelphia to his induction into the Army and to his death in action while serving with the 4th Armored Division of Patton’s 3rd Army during the Lorraine campaign in November of 1944.
Join Dr. Kristen Burton, Teacher Programs and Curriculum Specialist at the National WWII Museum, and historian of alcohol, as she discusses vice during the Second World War.
During this Lunchbox Lecture, join retired Army Sergeant Major Chris Lewis, Director of Education and Volunteer Services at the National Infantry Museum, for a talk about the 555th Parachute Infantry, more famously known as “the Triple Nickles.”