Mail Call: A Christmas Postcard from a POW
“Am Safe, A Prisoner of War in Germany; do not worry.”
“Am Safe, A Prisoner of War in Germany; do not worry.”
A Chinese WWII museum vividly depicts national unity in wartime.
In World War II, the three great Allied powers—Great Britain, the United States, and the Soviet Union—formed a Grand Alliance that was the key to victory. But the alliance partners did not share common political aims, and did not always agree on how the war should be fought.
In December 1944, Harriet Pickens and Frances Wills became the first African American WAVES officers.
"Here there are no quotas of how many from each group are admitted or allowed. Among these men there is no discrimination. No prejudice. No hatred. Theirs is the highest and purest democracy."
British author and historian Anthony Tucker-Jones comes to discuss his latest work on one of the giants of history, Winston Churchill, with the Museum’s own Dr. Rob Citino. Presented as The Orlin Russell Corey Memorial Lecture, in Partnership with the Churchill Society of New Orleans.
Join us live and in person for a Veterans Day Meet the Author event featuring a panel discussion with Dear Bob… author Martha Bolton, Bob Hope’s daughter Linda Hope, and Senior Curator Kim Guise.
The Victory Belles vocal trio will perform the music of the 1940s supported by the Bob & Dolores Hope Tickets for Troops Fund.