Citino, Barry, Barron, and Rein take on Patton, Rommel, Montgomery, and Eisenhower.   

Join best-selling author James Holland and the Museum’s Samuel Zemurray Stone Senior Historian Dr. Rob Citino for what is sure to be an exciting and engaging conversation!

Join the Museum’s Educational Travel Team for a unique custom-curated itinerary starting in heart of Normandy at a luxury chateau in the countryside, perfectly located to access all of the history of the region. The second half of the itinerary features cruising the Seine River on Uniworld’s Joie de Vivre to Paris. You will be joined by renowned historians and authors Michael Neiberg and William Hitchcock, both experts on World War II, professors of history, and frequent contributors to TV, radio, and podcasts on the topic.  Throughout the journey, these special guests will bring interesting historical insight to the places you will visit through a custom lecture series.

The Liberation of Paris optional two-night post-tour extension with historian Michael Neiberg paints the story of the “City of Light” under occupation - with tales of resistance, espionage, and eventual liberation – a different Paris than you’ve visited before.

Today we are traveling back to February 27, 2012, for a discussion with best-selling author James Hornfischer on his book “Ship of Ghosts: The Story of the USS Houston,” which earned him the United States Maritime Literature Award.

Hershel “Woody” Williams – WWII veteran and last surviving Medal of Honor recipient from the Battle of Iwo Jima – will return to the historic, Pacific battlefield sites to offer firsthand accounts of the devastating campaign that helped American forces achieve victory over Japan.