Conference Co-ordinated by Robert von Maier, Editor-in-Chief, Global War Studies Conference Facilitator: Professor Eric Grove, FRHS Hon. Conference Administrator: Dr. Nicolas Jedynakiewicz, D.L. Visit the conference website to learn more: http://www.boa70conference.com/
In the June edition of the United States Navy Memorial’s “Authors on Deck” book lecture series, editor Thomas Hone will read from his latest compilation of stories, The Battle of Midway: The Naval Institute Guide to the U.S. Navy’s Greatest Victory (Naval Institute Press; June 2013). Using a wide variety of sources, including memoirs, articles
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
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
NHF Board Member Andy Jampoler has a new book out—Congo: The Miserable Expeditions and Dreadful Death of Lt. Emory Taunt, USN published by Naval Institute Press and describing the 1885 solo journey by Lt. Taunt up the Congo River. Jampoler will be giving a talk on the book at the National Archives on June 20th,
Author Vice Admiral George Emery, USN (Ret) will talk about his book In Their Own Words: The Navy Fights the War of 1812. Following the lecture there will be a book signing. Visit the Graves Memorial Library online at: http://www.graveslibrary.org/
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
National Science Foundation veteran and historian Guy Guthridge will take you inside the exploits of the Richard Byrd Library's namesake, aviator and explorer Richard Byrd and his lasting impact on Antarctic research today. Open to guests 14 and older. Reservations required, please call the library at 703-451-8055 or register online at http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/
The Battleship’s Legacy Series as part of the 2nd Saturday programs continues in the month of August. Carolina Living History Guild members will set up displays that highlight the history of the USS North Carolina and the CSS North Carolina during the American Civil War. Displays will include steam engineering, ironclad ship construction, navigation, small
Dr. Joel Christenson, recipient of the Naval History and Heritage Command's 2011 Rear Admiral John D. Hayes Pre-Doctoral Fellowship in U.S. Navy History, will examine the considerable role naval power played in United States foreign relations with Latin American during the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s, as Washington abandoned armed interventionism and began pursuing the policy
As part of the United States Navy Memorial’s “Authors on Deck” book lecture series, author Lee A. Craig will present his latest work, Josephus Daniels: His Life & Times (University of North Carolina Press, 2013). Craig, an expert on economic history, delves into Daniels's extensive archive to inform this nuanced and eminently readable biography, following
For more information visit: Perry Group at http://www.battleoflakeerie-bicentennial.com/howtogetonboard.php Perry’s Victory & International Peace Memorial at http://www.nps.gov/pevi/planyourvisit/special-events.htm
The Italian Commission of Military History will host the International Commission of Military History (ICMH) Congress this year. The Congress will be held in Turin, Italy from September 1 -6, 2013. The city is located in northern Italy, near the Alps Mountains. It was the capitol of the Kingdom of Sardinia which was the Italian
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
The Rocky Mountain Military Affairs Society presents a free public lecture. Dr. Chuck Steele is an Associate Professor of history at the U.S. Air Force Academy with an abiding interest in naval history. A graduate of the University of California, Berkeley , he holds an MA in War Studies from King’s College, the University of