“As soon as the war ended, we located the one spot on earth that hadn’t been touched by the war and blew it to hell.” - Bob Hope, Operation Crossroads by Jonathan M. Weisgall, Naval Institute Press, 1994.
The modern history of Midway atoll includes its commercial uses and post-war reversion of a natural state resulting in its designation as a National Wildlife Refuge.
The National WWII Museum will host its third Churchill Symposium on May 18, featuring talks from four noted historians and authors.
The Orlin Russell Corey Lecture, staged in partnership with the Churchill Society of New Orleans: author Craig L. Symonds.