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Louisiana Spotlight: Hammond Army Air Field
Louisiana was dotted with Army Air Fields during World War II. Most of them exist today as civilian airports, their military history long forgotten.
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The Malmedy Massacre
Hitler had from the beginning posited the war effort as presenting only two possible outcomes: total victory or absolute defeat.
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History Through the Viewfinder
His portrayal in the 1970 film Patton aside, British General Bernard L. Montgomery was a great asset to General Dwight D. Eisenhower in planning for the D-Day invasion.
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Should We Use Poison Gas?
How public opinion influenced military policy on poison gas in World War II.
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Stalingrad and the Growth of the Anti-Nazi Resistance
News of the crushing Soviet victory at Stalingrad in February 1943 over the Third Reich and its satellite states struck the rest of Europe, indeed the globe, like a thunderbolt.
Past Events
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Meet the Author
03/14/2018 | 5:00 PM - 7:30 PMJoin us for a conversation with David Woolner, PhD, Senior Fellow and Hyde Park Resident Historian at the Roosevelt Institute, as he paints a revealing portrait of the end of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's life and presidency.
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Documentary ScreeningMon Cher Camarade
Lafayette filmmaker Pat Mire joins us to introduce his documentary, Mon Cher Camarade, which acknowledges the unique and important contributions of French-speaking Cajun soldiers in World War II, an often overlooked yet important aspect of the war effort.
Mon Cher Camarade
Lafayette filmmaker Pat Mire joins us to introduce his documentary, Mon Cher Camarade, which acknowledges the unique and important contributions of French-speaking Cajun soldiers in World War II, an often overlooked yet important aspect of the war effort. During the war, hundreds of French-speaking Cajun men from south Louisiana enlisted in the US military. French-speaking Cajuns not only worked with the French resistance after D-Day, but also provided the US Army’s most effective means of communication with local authorities and the civilian population, which in turn provided critical support and intelligence to the American military.
Presented by The Alta and John Franks Foundation.
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Meet the Author
02/28/2018 | 5:00 PM - 8:30 PMJoin us for an evening discussion with author Mark Moyar, PhD, on the WWII roots of America’s most secretive portion of our military: the Special Forces.
