As an adult, Janine Simone Hopkins was encouraged by her family to record her experiences and reflections of her life in Paris during the German occupation.
Historian Richard B. Frank discusses three major mistakes which denied the fleet at Pearl Harbor time to prepare for the incoming Japanese attack.
Though a fictional character, American Girl Nanea Mitchell’s Story of Hawaii after Pearl Harbor resonates with children today.
Known as a tropical paradise today, for many sailors before December 7, 1941, it was just another port of call during their naval service.
Attached to Canadian and British forces, the first Americans to see ground combat in Europe witnessed disaster at Dieppe.
Head to The Higgins Hotel for a live instrumental showcase of wartime piano music.
Join us in conversation with author and historian David Nasaw, PhD, whose new book reexamines postwar America and explores the challenges veterans faced as they struggled to rebuild their lives.
Enjoy a buffet lunch as the delightful Victory Belles trio perform the popular and patriotic music of the 1940s in rich, three-part harmony.