In Memoriam: Tuskegee Airman George Washington Biggs (1925-2020)
George Washington Biggs devoted most of his adult life to causes greater than himself.
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Twilight of the Gods: War in the Western Pacific, 1944-1945 with Ian Toll in conversation with Rob Citino, PhD
Join us for an evening discussion featuring Ian Toll and our very own Rob Citino, as they discuss the third and final volume of Toll’s “Pacific War Trilogy,” Twilight of the Gods.
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The S.S. Officer's Armchair: Uncovering the Hidden Life of a Nazi with Daniel Lee, DPhil, and Jeremy Collins
Join us for a webinar discussion with Daniel Lee, a historian of the Second World War and a specialist in the history of Jews in France and North Africa during the Holocaust, and a lecturer in modern history at Queen Mary, University of London.
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Lunchbox Lecture: "Operation: Magic Carpet" by Collin Makamson
Join us for a digital Lunchbox Lecture about the last great troop movement of World War II—Operation: Magic Carpet.
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Museum will be closed Monday, September 14 and Tuesday, September 15
Due to expected severe weather from Tropical Storm Sally, the Museum will be closed Monday, September 14 and Tuesday, September 15.
Past Events
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Survival and Witnessing: A Conversation with Emma Kuby, PhD, About French Concentration Camp Survivors as Activists
08/05/2020 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PMThis conversation with Emma Kuby, PhD, considers how these survivors became key witnesses after 1945, how they organized, and how they defined survival and witnessing.
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Operation Olympic: The Climactic Invasion of Southern Japan...That Never Happened
07/30/2020 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PMCurator Larry Decuers will take a look at the proposed plan to invade Kyushu, code-named Olympic, that was slated to take place on November 1, 1945, and what the Japanese response may have looked like.
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Indianapolis: The True Story of the Worst Sea Disaster in U.S. Naval History and the Fifty-Year Fight to Exonerate an Innocent Man
07/29/2020 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PMJoin best-selling authors Lynn Vincent and Sara Vladic who tell the story of the USS Indianapolis, her crew, and their illustrious battle history.
