Date with History Gratitude is Not Enough Le Jardin Thursday, November 7, 6 pm Free with paid parking It was a crisp, clear day in November 1943 as 10-year-old Marcel Schmetz walked home from school along Route de la Clouse, Hitler’s new Belgium-German border. He was about to cross a small bridge over the Berwinne […]
Date with History: Omaha Beach - War Art on a Grand Scale Visitors Center Theater Thursday May 22, 6pm Free with paid parking Please note that this program, originally scheduled for May 29, was moved due to scheduling conflicts Join artist Keith Rocco to discuss how he creates war art on a grand scale. Keith's […]
The unparalleled journey of the U-505 from battle to capture to exhibit.
Date with History: New Crusade - Writers of the Navy News Visitors Center Theater Thursday July 31, 6pm Free with paid parking Over a century ago, before the First World War uprooted the world order, political and military officials in Britain were already grappling with a very modern problem – how to make the expanding […]
Date with History: The Dragon From Chicago Visitors Center Theater Thursday August 21, 6pm Free with paid parking Join us for a fascinating Date with History with author Pamela Toler about her book The Dragon from Chicago. She will tell the gripping story of American journalist Sigrid Schultz, whose career as the Chicago Tribune's Berlin […]
How the International Military Tribunal led to today's laws of armed conflict.
Date with History Desert Redleg: Artillery Warfare in the First Gulf War Colonel (Retired) L. Scott Lingamfelter Thursday June 4, 6pm Space is limited, advance registration is required. Join us for a presentation by Colonel (Retired) L. Scott Lingamfelter, as he discusses his experience as an artilleryman in the First Gulf War through the lends […]
SOLD OUT - Date with History The American Revolution and the Fate of the World Visitors Center Theater Wednesday July 29, 6pm Space is limited, advance registration is required. Cantigny parking is free with advance online registration. Join us for an evening lecture with Dr. Richard Bell on his latest book The American Revolution and […]
Date with History 'He Brought It on Himself:' The First Infantry Division and George Patton Thursday September 3, 6pm Visitors Center Theater Space is limited, advance registration is required. The reputation and reality of George S. Patton have been causes for dispute since the end of WWII. Many of Patton’s soldiers admired him for his […]