Using examples from his book Creating the Modern Army: Citizen Soldiers and the American Way of War, 1919-1939,Woolley will examine aspects of the impact of societal change on military organizations.

The Foundation, in partnership with The National WWII Museum, invites you to this uniquely curated travel experience. Nothing can match learning about the Normandy landings as you visit the very places where these events unfolded and hear the stories of those who fought there.

This talk will trace the origin and evolution of the Army’s transformation towards atomic war. It will detail the revolutionary reforms the Army undertook and discuss some of the reasons this experiment ultimately failed.

This presentation, based on my 2022 biography of the same name, will examine Hitt's life, and particularly his Army career, and explain why he earned the moniker "father of American military cryptology." 

The author will discuss the accomplishments of the men who served as Patton’s vanguard throughout the 1944-45 campaign, from the Normandy breakout to their final engagement in Czechoslovakia.