In partnership with PBS affiliate WYES-TV, The National WWII Museum is proud to announce a national interactive Electronic Field Trip (EFT) focused on the American Home Front. Debuting on November 4 with two live webcasts (10:00 am and 1:00 pm CST), “We’re All in This Together! How Students Like YOU Helped Win World War II,” will teach today’s young people what it was like to be a student during this critical time in American history, creating important links with the past. The Museum will also use the field trip as an opportunity to launch its signature service-learning project, “Get in the Scrap!”
In the aftermath of the Battle of Kasserine Pass, US II Corps passed to the command of General Harold Alexander’s 18th Army Group. When Alexander took command on February 20, 1943, one of his first tasks was to assess II Corp’s combat readiness after its setbacks during its early engagements around Kasserine Pass.
This is the story of Michael McShane and how he survived the sinking of the SS Athenia, the first ship torpedoed by a U-boat in World War II.
As the war wound down in Europe, the Allied combined bomber offensive launched a mission of salvation for starving Dutch civilians.
Featuring 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. Led by Dr. Richie—one of the world's foremost experts on World War II in Europe—the tour will visit Berlin's Olympic Stadium and Reichstag; sites of the Third Reich's exploits and atrocities across Europe at Auschwitz, Wannsee, and Warsaw; as well as stunning cathedrals and Teutonic castles. With full-time guides and historians to add depth and context to every stop and special guests with firsthand recollections of the war years, travelers will have access to a uniquely immersive historical view of Germany and Poland as they travel in comfort to some of Europe's most extraordinary sites.
For more information on this and other tour offerings, visit our Educational Travel Page.
Cost:
Double Occupancy—$6,495 Per Person
Single Occupancy—$9,094 Per Person.
Plus $129 p/p taxes and fees.
Pricing and itinerary subject to change.
Questions? Call our travel experts at 877-813-3329 x 257.
By clicking “Complete My Order” you will pay a $1,000 deposit per person and are officially registering for this tour, however you are NOT paid in full. A representative from our Travel Team will contact you by mail with tour details, a statement of your account (including your online deposit) and payment schedule for this tour. The balance of your registration fees is due no later than January 31, 2018. Our tours fill fast, so please pay in full by this date to ensure your spot.
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Join us for a comedy night cohosted by local comedy troupe Funny Bones Improv.
Funny Bones Improv’s mission is to share the gifts and benefits of laughter with sick children, their families, and their caregivers in multiple hospitals across Chicago and New Orleans through volunteer comedy improvisation performances. The troupe provides children with an opportunity to play with laughter and hopefully brighten their day, add a smile and a hearty laugh to reduce their stress.
The special exhibit So Ready for Laughter: The Legacy of Bob Hope will be open for viewing from 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. on the evening of the performance.
Program supported by the Bob & Dolores Hope Foundation, with special thanks to the World Golf Hall of Fame & Museum.