The Museum hosted a symposium on "Eisenhower: The Monumental Man" in November 2019, focusing on his early years and his WWII experiences, including as Supreme Commander.
The Civilian Conservation Corps camps: From tree soldiers to real soldiers.
Celebrate America’s 250th anniversary with the stories of the people, ideas, and innovations that transformed our nation at Camp 250. This session is for children entering grades 6–8.
Celebrate America’s 250th anniversary with the stories of the people, ideas, and innovations that transformed our nation at Camp 250. This session is for children entering grades 3–5.
To celebrate the end of the war and the journey back to the United States, US Navy ships often flew long pennants to commemorate their time overseas.
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.
Jennifer Popowycz, Leventhal Research Fellow in the Jenny Craig Institute for the Study of War and Democracy, will examine the three largest and most successful resistance groups in East Central Europe: The Polish Home Army, Soviet partisans, and the National Liberation Army and Partisan Detachments of Yugoslavia.
In 1992, Museum founder and award-winning author Stephen E. Ambrose published the New York Times bestseller Band of Brothers — which became not only a successful HBO miniseries, but also a cultural phenomenon that continues today. Join staff from America's official WWII museum and notable historians for the real-life epic journey across Europe. This exclusive travel opportunity includes tour stops and special guests not featured anywhere else.