The National WWII Museum has appointed Robert M. Citino, PhD, a highly regarded WWII scholar and educator, to the position of Samuel Zemurray Stone Senior Historian. Citino comes to the Museum following academic postings at the University of North Texas, Eastern Michigan University, Lake Erie College, the US Military Academy and the US Army War College. In addition to publishing nine books and myriad articles on World War II and other 20th century military subjects, Citino has been a regular speaker at the Museum’s International Conference on World War II and offered lectures during the institution’s D-Day 70th anniversary cruise.

Fought between the U.S. and Japanese navies June 4-7, 1942, this battle turned the tide of the war in the Pacific in favor of the Americans.

Join the Museum for dynamic webcasts about compelling topics in World War II. Led by student reporters, embark on cross country explorations highlighting significant sites, important first-hand accounts, and powerful primary sources. 

NEW ORLEANS, LA (November 24, 2010) –The National World War II Museum is decking the halls and dishing out double rations of Yuletide cheer with a new holiday show debuting November 26 at the Stage Door Canteen featuring the institution’s famed Victory Belles..

Although decades have passed, reminders of World War II can still be found in beaches, pastures, towns, and cities across Europe. This journey includes poignant visits to museums, memorials, and battle sites where Allied forces fought bravely for the freedoms we enjoy today. For golf enthusiasts, it also includes coveted tee times on courses in the Normandy region of France and the breathtaking lowlands of Scotland, and a ticket to the final round of the 2018 Open Championship. Golf was hardly just a game when World War II ended—it signaled an attempt to return to normalcy in the postwar period, a return to pastimes largely forgotten in the chaos of a world at war.