Events

At noon on Tuesday, August 26, the Military History Club welcomes a return Zoom presentation by Craig Symonds, who will talk about the subject of his new book, Annapolis Goes to War: The Naval Academy Class of 1940 and its Trial by Fire in World War II. Symonds is a professor Emeritus at the U. S. Naval Academy and was the Distinguished Visiting Ernest J. King Professor of Maritime History at the U.S. Naval War College. He is a recipient of Lincoln Prize, the Samuel Eliot Morison Award for Naval Literature, the Gilder-Lehrman Military History prize and Pritzker Military Museum & Library Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement in Military Writing and frequent speaker nationally and on C-Span. Join us for this informative and engaging program.

The International Conference on World War II is the premier adult educational event bringing together the best and brightest scholars, authors, historians, and witnesses to history from around the globe to discuss key battles, personalities, strategies, issues, and controversies of the war that changed the world. Joining the featured speakers are hundreds of attendees who travel from all over the world to learn and connect with each other through engaging discussions, question-and-answer periods, book signings, and receptions throughout the weekend.

18th International Conference on World War II | The National WWII Museum | New Orleans