In commemoration of the 80th Anniversary of D-Day, the Jenny Craig Institute for the Study of War and Democracy is excited to host its latest symposium program, Beyond the Beaches: D+1 and the Battle for Normandy, at The National WWII Museum on June 6–7, 2024.
The program will open Thursday evening with the Gen. Raymond E. Mason Jr. Distinguished Lecture Series on World War II, featuring Pulitzer Prize winner Rick Atkinson who will discuss “Operation Overlord: 80 Years On.”
On Friday, the free daylong public symposium will enlighten guests through presentations by leading historians on the challenges, battles, and victories that followed the June 6 Allied landings and made the liberation of Europe from Nazi oppression possible. Sessions will cover the struggles of fighting in the Normandy bocage, the bitter battle for Caen, how Allied Air Power assisted the advance and the ultimate breakout from the Normandy region.
This event is free and open to the public, but registration is required. If you can’t make it to the Museum for this event, watch the livestream on Vimeo.
For additional information, please email Connie Gentry, Conference and Programs Specialist at [email protected].
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Lecture starts 9:45 cheers
Other than the reference to biden, interesting presentation. 400,000 brave US souls gave their lives in WW2. All you have to do to ensure we make a weak America militarily strong again is vote in November.
Only 900 views? Ridiculous!
Out of the 60 million dead of WW2 40 million were unarmed civilians killed by German or Japanese military forces.
Very informative and emotional presentation of little known facts.
I love Rick Atkinson and have read all his books, some more than once. Parts of this talk he has talked about before. Always a good presentation. The Biden remark could have been left out, but I get it. As far as I can tell Rick through the years of interviews has stayed a political and you don't know his political leanings, which is fine by me. I know Rick's father was a career, Army Officer.
nothing to do w d-day or + and about half is rehashed from his old lecture material.