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Friends of the National World War II Memorial presents a Monthly Conference Series to learn more about the spirit of unity and shared purpose that defined the character of our country during World War II. This series of monthly half-day virtual conferences features discussions with WWII veterans, war orphans, published authors, and other experts. New York Times best-selling author and Friends' Resident Historian Alex Kershaw moderates the discussions after each presentation.
Register today, for free, to join this unique digital experience.
September - April
Third Saturday Monthly
10 a.m. to 1 p.m. ET
Syracuse University history professor Alan Allport examines Britain’s shifting role in the Second World War from 1942 onward, a period when a localized defense exploded into an intricate, globe-spanning conflict. Allport details the profound challenges facing an exhausted British public and an embattled Winston Churchill as the war expanded into the Pacific and Indian Oceans. The discussion examines the immense stresses placed on the British Empire and the complex diplomatic maneuvering required to forge new, often uneasy alliances with Franklin D. Roosevelt and Joseph Stalin.
New York Times bestselling military historian Jonathan W. Jordan examines the consequential and deeply personal alliance between Dwight Eisenhower and Winston Churchill. Exploring their dynamic from the depths of World War II through the dawn of the nuclear age, Jordan details how these two distinct leaders, an American soldier-statesman and a resolute British prime minister, collaborated to navigate the shifting geopolitical landscapes of both the Allied war effort and the early Cold War.
In this presentation, historian and Oxford Fellow Tim Bouverie examines the fraught political and diplomatic history of the Allied coalition during World War II, drawing from his research for Allies at War. Utilizing extensive archival material and firsthand accounts, Bouverie details how the alliance between Britain, the United States, and the Soviet Union was an improbable partnership rife with ideological division, mistrust, and competing strategic goals among leaders like Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin.
The Friends of the National World War II Memorial’s education programs are generously supported by the Jack C. Taylor / Enterprise Rent-A-Car WWII Memorial Education Endowment.
