Travel Webinar: Japan and Okinawa with Jonathan Parshall
Jonathan Parshall and Senior Director of Educational Travel Sarah Kirksey provide an overview of Victory in the Pacific: Japan and Okinawa.
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In Remembrance of President Jimmy Carter
The National WWII Museum joins the nation in mourning the loss of Jimmy Carter (1924–2024), a US Navy veteran and the 39th president of the United States of America.
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Meet the Author: Rona Simmons, No Average Day: The 24 Hours of October 24, 1944
More than 2,600 Americans perished around the world on October 24, 1944—a day overshadowed by more widely remembered dates in WWII history.
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Meet the Author: Anthony Tucker-Jones, "Hitler’s Winter" and "Churchill Cold War Warrior"
In Hitler’s Winter, Anthony Tucker-Jones explores the Battle of the Bulge, the last major German offensive in the West.
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17th International Conference on World War II
The 17th International Conference on World War II, a program of the Jenny Craig Institute for the Study of War and Democracy at The National WWII Museum, was presented by the Pritzker Military Foundation on behalf of Pritzker Military Museum & Library, with additional support from the Gen. Raymond E. Mason Jr. Distinguished Lecture Series on World War II Endowment Fund and the George P. Shultz Forum on World Affairs.
Past Events
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The Meaning of D-Day: A Roundtable Discussion
06/02/2020 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PMJoin us for a roundtable discussion on the significance of D-Day and its legacy.
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"Time Will Not Dim the Glory of Their Deeds:" The Cemetery at Omaha Beach and the Commemoration of the D-Day War Dead
06/01/2020 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PMBen Brands, a historian with the American Battle Monuments Commission, will discuss the initial establishment of the cemetery at Omaha Beach, which occurred in the days immediately following D-Day.
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WWI & WWII: The Treaty of Versailles and the Failure of Peace
05/29/2020 | 11:00 AM - 11:30 AMA century ago, leaders of the victorious powers in the First World War tried to convert battlefield success into a lasting peace.
