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USS Constitution Museum Bicentennial Lecture Series – Intrepid Sailors: The Legacy of Preble’s Boys and the Tripoli Campaign, with Chipp Reid

USS Constitution Museum Charlestown Navy Yard, Building 22, Charlestown, MA, United States

Award-winning journalist, Chipp Reid, discusses his newest book, Intrepid Sailors: The Legacy of Preble’s Boys and the Tripoli Campaign. Culling myth from fact, Reid uses the words of the naval officers themselves to share how their experiences in Tripoli shaped their naval careers, including their service in the War of 1812. Many of USS Constitution’s

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Authors on Deck Lecture at the Navy Memorial – No Higher Honor: Saving the USS Samuel B. Roberts in the Persian Gulf

United States Navy Memorial 701 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, DC, United States

As part of the United States Navy Memorial’s “Authors on Deck” book lecture series, former reporter, editor of Armed Forces Journal and author Bradley Peniston will present his second book, No Higher Honor: Saving the USS Samuel B. Roberts in the Persian Gulf (Naval Institute Press, 2013). Peniston is the first to detail the extraordinary

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Lunchtime Lecture and Book Signing – Death in the Baltic: The Sinking of Wilhelm Gustoff with Cathryn Prince

National Museum of the United States Navy Washington Navy Yard, Washington, DC, United States

In January 1945 more than 10,000 women, children, sick, and elderly packed aboard the Wilhelm Gustloff, which was evacuating German civilians in Berlin that were trapped in the Red Army’s way. After leaving port, three Soviet torpedoes struck it, inflicting catastrophic damage and throwing passengers into the frozen waters of the Baltic. Over 9,400 perished

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National Maritime Historical Society Richard Belliveau Seminar—“1812: The Navy’s War,” with George Daughan

Hendrick Hudson Free Library 185 Kings Ferry Road, Montrose, NY, United States

Daughan, a Harvard-trained historian who lives in Portland, Maine, examines how the young nation’s naval victories against the ships of the world’s largest imperial power helped establish America as a burgeoning power in the world. All lectures are open to the public. For more information call National Maritime Historical Society at 914-737-7878, ext. 0, or

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Lunchtime Lecture and Book Signing at the Navy Museum – Through the Perilous Fight: Six Weeks That Saved the Nation

National Museum of the United States Navy Washington Navy Yard, Washington, DC, United States

With author Steve Vogel In a rousing account of one of the critical turning points in American history, Through the Perilous Fight tells the gripping story of the burning of Washington and the improbable last stand at Baltimore that helped save the nation and inspired its National Anthem. Visit the Navy Museum online to learn

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Author Lecture and Book Signing: Congo, the Miserable Expeditions and Dreadful Death of Lt. Emory Taunt, USN

Library of Congress, Pickford Theater, 3rd floor, Madison Building Washington, DC, United States

Author Andrew Jampoler will give an illustrated talk about his new book, Congo, the Miserable Expeditions and Dreadful Death of Lt. Emory Taunt, USN Sponsored by the Local History & Genealogy Reading Room, Humanities and Social Sciences Division Copies of Congo will be available for sale and signing Open to the Public—No tickets or reservations

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War of 1812 Author Lecture at the Maine Historical Society

Maine Historical Society 489 Congress Street, Portland, ME, United States

Authors Vice Admiral George Emery, USN (Ret) (In Their Own Words: The Navy Fights the War of 1812) and  Dr. George Daughan (1812: The Navy's War) will talk about their books and share the story of the Enterprize-Boxer battle during the War of 1812. Following the lecture there will be a book signing. Visit the Maine Historical

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Navy Museum Lunchtime Lecture and Book Signing – In Their Own Words: The Navy Fights the War of 1812

National Museum of the United States Navy Washington Navy Yard, Washington, DC, United States

VADM George W. Emery, USN (Retired) will lecture at the National Museum of the United States Navy about his book, In Their Own Words: The Navy Fights the War of 1812. The book, which was published by the Naval Historical Foundation, features digital reproductions and transcriptions of documents from the War of 1812 currently in

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“AUTHORS ON DECK” – THE LUCKY FEW: THE FALL OF SAIGON

United States Navy Memorial 701 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC, United States

As part of the United States Navy Memorial’s “Authors on Deck” book lecture series, author Jan K. Herman will present his latest work, The Lucky Few (Naval Institute Press, 2013).  Herman brings to light the epic story of USS Kirk and her success in rendering humanitarian assistance under inconceivable circumstances during the Vietnam War. Following

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“AUTHORS ON DECK” –NEPTUNE: THE ALLIED INVASION OF EUROPE AND THE D-DAY LANDINGS

United States Navy Memorial 701 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC, United States

In Commemoration of the 70th Anniversary of D-Day, the United States Navy Memorial’s “Authors on Deck” book lecture series proudly presents Craig Symonds. Award-winning author, Symonds, will present his newly released book, Neptune: The Allied Invasion of Europe and the D-Day Landings (Oxford University Press, 2014). Symonds details Operation Neptune, the massive naval operation that

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Battle of Lake Champlain Bicentennial Commemoration

National Museum of the United States Navy Washington Navy Yard, Washington, DC, United States

This September 11th, the National Museum of the United States Navy will commemorate the two hundredth anniversary of the 1814 Battle of Lake Champlain, a magnificent tactical victory which proved vital in securing America’s future, with activities throughout the day. The Museum will host a number of events to commemorate the Battle of Lake Champlain.

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“AuthorS on deck” –A Sailor’s Story in Black & White: Battle for the Hawk

U.S. Navy Memorial 701 Pennsylvania Ave, NW, Washington, DC, United States

Special Presentation in Honor of Black History Month “Authors on deck” –A Sailor’s Story in Black & White: Battle for the Hawk by David B. Almond February 4, 2015                                                      

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USS Cyclops Book Signing

Saint Peter's Church 211 Mulberry Street, Lewes, DE, United States

Friday, February 13 at 7:30pm Saint Peter's Church 211 Mulberry St, Lewes, DE 19958

Battle of Midway Celebration

Army Navy Country Club 1700 Army Navy Drive, Arlington, DC, United States

This year marks the 74th Anniversary of the Battle of Midway. On June 4th 1942, a vastly outnumbered and outgunned
U.S. Fleet defeated the finest of the Imperial Japanese Navy in the waters off a small Pacific Atoll named Midway. Their
daring combination of intelligence, tactics, courage and sacrifice forever changed the course of the war and world history.

In 1999 then Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jay L. Johnson announced that beginning with the 2000 observance, June 4 would become as significant as Oct. 13 -- the Navy's birthday. "Twice a year, we will pause as a Navy to reflect upon our proud heritage and to build in all hands a renewed awareness of our tradition and history," Johnson said.

For the past 15 years, victory at the Battle of Midway has been celebrated on the battle's anniversary with a formal dinner in Washington, DC. This dinner is sponsored by a consortium of nonprofit Navy-related Associations and Foundations, listed on the Event Sponsors tab.

One other event being planned to celebrate the Battle of Midway is a ceremony at the U.S. Navy memorial on the morning of 3 June, hosted by the Vice Chief of Naval Operations.

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