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Operation Neptune: A Tale of Two Landings
While the Overlord operation was a combined effort of land, sea, and air forces, the amphibious assault plan was given the code name Neptune.
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Schweinfurt–Regensburg Raid: August 17, 1943
The Eighth Air Force’s first penetrating strike into Nazi Germany was a bloody affair that provided lessons for both sides.
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Victory in Europe: One Year Later
Join The National WWII Museum as we commemorate the surrender of Nazi Germany and V-E Day by taking a look back at the events of the year after surrender and how they shaped the modern world with Dr. Rob Citino, Samuel Zemurray Stone Senior Historian and the Executive Director, The Institute for the Study of War and Democracy.
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Lunchbox Lecture: "The Development of Be-Bop" by David Kunian, New Orleans Jazz Museum
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.
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Meet the Author: Marthe Cohn
An evening of courage, faith, and espionage with a 96-year-old French Jewish Spy.
Past Events
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Writing the War
09/25/2017 - 10/03/2017 | 12:00 AMJoin renowned historian and best-selling author Donald L. Miller, PhD, on a journey into some of World War II’s most significant battles, guided by the words of the war’s top correspondents.
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Deposit - Writing the War In the Footsteps of WWII Correspondents
09/25/2017 - 10/03/2017 | 12:00 AMVisit Ernest Hemingway’s Paris and Ernie Pyle’s “Long Thin Line of Personal Anguish” on Omaha Beach with The National WWII Museum’s new tour, retracing the footsteps of the war’s most legendary chroniclers. Guided by best-selling author Donald L. Miller and the words of Hemingway, Pyle, and others, travelers will relive some of World War II’s most significant battles while also visiting some of the world’s most history-rich settings.
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Deposit - The Rise and Fall of Hitler's Germany Tour (Sep 18 start)
09/18/2017 - 09/29/2017 | 12:00 AMFeaturing noted historian Dr. Alexandra Richie, The National WWII Museum's exclusive 12-day trip explores Germany and Poland through the lens of the rise and fall of the Third Reich.
