History Through the Viewfinder
The making of Final Mission: USS Tang Experience: Part Six.
The making of Final Mission: USS Tang Experience: Part Six.
How public opinion influenced military policy on poison gas in World War II.
Through Alex Kershaw’s description of Jesse DaSilva’s passage, we get a glimpse of the mental concentration and struggle necessary to escape a watery grave.
The making of Final Mission: USS Tang Experience: Part Five.
On the ocean bottom, 180 feet below the surface, a harrowing life-and-death scene plays out inside the USS Tang.
Enjoy a buffet lunch as the delightful Victory Belles trio perform the popular and patriotic music of the 1940s in rich, three-part harmony.
This course examines leadership and decision-making scenarios during the Battle of Normandy. Through readings, battlefield visits in Normandy, and online discussion forums, students analyze the decisions made during the planning and implementation of Operation Overlord.
After your Museum visit, join us in BB’s Stage Door Canteen for a casual performance of wartime piano music!