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Season 23 of WW2HRT on DVD
10 episodes, $20 savings
All 10 episodes of the 2009-2010 lecture series: The Sinking of the Leopoldville & the Brittany Campaign, The History of the Hitler Youth, War Art of WWII, The Sorgi Spy Ring, The 82nd Airborne Division in the Battle of the Bulge, The Leadership of the Russian Military, The Role of Bombers in WWII, The New Guinea Campaign, The Invasion of Anzio, Flying the HUMP-CBI Theater Air Operations
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Air Operations in the CBI: The Hump, Air Commandos and Air Cargo (23-10)
May 13, 2010 Speaker: Al Lathrop, Author & Historian
Al Lathrop, author and historian, with Veterans of the China Burma India Theater. Air support in the CBI Theater was crucial to maintain ground operations; rugged and inhospitable terrain often made supply otherwise impossible. Cargo flights from India and over the Himalayas ("The Hump") kept China in the war and brought men, equipment and supplies into Burma to defeat the Japanese.
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The Invasion of Anzio (23-9)
April 8, 2010 Speaker: Flint Whitlock
Despite early success of the surprise landing in late january 1944, savage fighting soon developed on the narrow 15-mile-long Anzio Beachhead south of Rome. By the breakout four months later, the Allies had lost nearly 30,000 men.
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The New Guinea Campaign (23-8)
March 11, 2010 Speaker: James Campbell, author of The Ghost Mountain Boys
James Campbell, author of The Ghost Mountain Boys, with Southwest Pacific Campaign Veterans. The much overlooked campaign in the Southwest Pacific and New Guinea landing were part of the Allies' successful island hopping strategy. Many of the troops who fought this war in the jungles were from the 23rd Infantry Division, a Wisconsin National Guard unit.
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The Role of Bombers in World War II (23-7)
February 11, 2010 Speaker: Williamson Murray, author & historian
Williamson Murray, author of numerous military history books, with Army Air Forces Veterans. The massive European Theater air war, from the early struggles to the strategic developments that ensured the destruction of the Luftwaffe and Nazi war industry, employed millions of U.S. airmen. A large percentage of Fort Snelling inductees fed that demand for trained flyers and crews.
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Soviet Military Leadership in World War II (23-6)
January 14, 2010 Speaker: Roger Reese, author of numerous books on Soviet Military and Veterans
Roger Reese, author of books on the World War II Soviet military, with Russian Veterans. The Soviet soldiers' recruitment and training and their leadership, from platoon level up to Marshal of the Soviet Union, determined their ultimate performance in battle despite the effects of Stalin's terror purges on leadership cadres.
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The 82nd Airborne Division in the Battle of the Bulge (23-5)
December 10, 2009 Speaker: Guy LoFaro, author & historian
Guy LoFaro, author of an upcoming book on the 82nd Airborne, with Division Veterans. The German counteroffensive in the Ardennes was not broken at Bastogne, as popularly thought, but farther north. There, in the Salm River Valley, the 82nd Airborne Division turned back the German main effort and ended Hitler's plans to turn the tide of the war.
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The Sorgi Spy Ring (23-4)
November 12, 2009 Speaker: Dr. Donald Goldstein
The Dr. Harold C. Deutsch Lecture. Donald Goldstein, author of numerous World War II books The Sorgi spy operation was one of the most successful in history. Information obtained by the spy ring in Japan facilitated the Russian decision to transfer large numbers of troops from Siberia to the Moscow front where they stopped the German "Barbarosa" offensive and launched a massive counterattack that became Germany's first major defeat in World War II.
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War Art of WWII - Germany and the United States (23-3)
October 22, 2009 Marylou Gjernes, retired curator of the Army Art Museum
Marylou Gjernes, retired curator of the Army Art collection at the Center for Military History. Propaganda art expresses philosophical viewpoints through powerful imagery. The Nazi government used art to promote its policies and the stature of its leadership. Soldier artists, even those assigned to create military propaganda, had their own unique front line viewpoints.
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The History of the Hitler Youth (23-2)
October 8, 2009 Speaker: Don Gregory, author of Jungvolk
Don Gregory, author of "Jungvolk", and Wilhelm Gehlen, co-author and former Hitler Youth member. Even German children were enrolled to participate in the war effort. Most served in the Hitler Youth, the second oldest paramilitary group in the Third Reich, founded only a year after the Sturmabteilung (SA).
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The Sinking of the Leopoldville and the Brittany Campaign (23-1)
Sept. 10, 2009 Speaker: Dr. Randy Bradham
Dr. Bradham is author of two books on the 66th ID. Veteran Guest Speakers will include Rev Henry (Hank) Andersen - survivor of the sinking; Other Veterans from the 66th ID.
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WWII Combat Glider Symposium
May 15, 2009 at Ft. Snelling Officer's Club
Multiple speakers will present at the first WWII Combat Glider Symposium. All-day sessions cover topics of glider development, fabrication, combat history and museum restoration. 2-DVD set.
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Season 22 of WW2HRT on DVD
All 10 episodes, $20 savings
All 10 episodes of the 2009-2008 lecture series: Glider Operations in WWII, Invasion of Okinawa, Air to Ground Operations, The OSS - Office of Strategic Services, The Battle of Moscow, The Alamo in the Ardennes, Interrogating the Nazi leaders at Mondorf, Luxembourg, Operation Downfall, Four years of German Occupation in Normandy, The operations Across Northern France, Fall 1944
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Glider Operations in WWII (22-10)
May 14, 2009 Speaker: Gerard Devlin, author of Silent Wings
Gerard Devlin, author of Silent Wings, will relate how successful German glider operations led to the development of a U.S. Army glider program. Minnesota companies built almost 1,600 gliders used in every major campaign from Sicily to the final victory in Asia. Veterans that flew and fought with gliders will tell their stories about the flying coffins .
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Invasion of Okinawa (22-9)
April 9, 2009 Speaker: Bill Sloan, author of The Ultimate Battle
Bill Sloan, author of The Ultimate Battle, will make the case that the suicidal defense by the Japanese on the doorstep of Japans mainland was a major factor in the decision to drop the atomic bomb. Marine, Army, and Navy veterans of the battle will relate their personal experiences.
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Air to Ground Operations (22-8)
March 12, 2009 Speaker: Thomas Hughes, author of Overlord
Thomas Hughes, author of Overlord, will describe the critical role of close air support in the battle for Normandy and across France, and its ongoing importance to the Air Force. Ace P-47 pilot Ken Dahlberg and others who were part of those battles will present some of their experiences in materially aiding the ground fight.
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The OSS - Office of Strategic Services (22-7)
Feb. 12, 2009 Speaker: Patrick K. O'Donnell, author of The Brenner Assignment
Patrick K. O'Donnell, author of OSS and the upcoming The Brenner Assignment will weave personal stories with historical documentation of the complex organization and widespread activities of this intriguing WWII agency. Veterans will tell their stories of being assistant to Gen. "Wild Bill" Donovan, credited as founder of the OSS and ultimately CIA, in largely overlooked clandestine operations at the end of WWII.
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The Battle for Moscow (22-6)
January 8, 2009 Speaker: Andrew Nagorski
Between September 39, 1941 and April 20, 19442, seven million German and Soviet troops took part in the battle for Moscow, and nearly 2.5 million of them became casualties. In The Greatest Battle, Andrew Nagorski explains why Hitler's mistakes eventually trumped those of Stalin - and why hitler eventually lost the war.
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The Alamo in the Ardennes - Attack on the Center of the Bulge (22-5)
December 13, 2008 Speaker: John McManus, author of Alamo in the Ardennes
John McManus, author of Alamo in the Ardennes, will be joined by veterans of the 28th Infantry and 10th Armored Divisions in telling the story of the December 1944 race for Bastogne. That critical Belgian town, essential to the German Ardennes offensive, was successfully defended over five critical days by American troops who sacrificed themselves to buy time for reinforcements to arrive.
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Interrogating the Nazi Leaders at Mondorf Luxembourg (22-4)
Nov. 13, 2008 Speaker: Ken Hechler, author of The Bridge at Remagen
Ken Hechler, author of Working with Truman and The Bridge at Remagen, will discuss his personal experiences in gathering information from the Nazi leaders at Mondorf Luxembourg, after V-E Day, as the war crimes trials were being planned at Nuremburg and Dachau.
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Ending the Pacific War: The Invasion, the Bombs, and the New Scholarship (22-3)
October 9, 2008 Speaker: Richard Frank
Richard Frank, author of Downfall, will discuss new scholarship on the planned invasion U.S. invasion and Japan's counter-invasion strategy that radically alters how the end of the war is interpreted. Admiral Donald Showers, who participated in planning the landings, and other veterans will provide their perspectives.
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Four years of German Occupation in Normandy (22-2)
September 25, 2008 Speaker: Dominique François, author of Normandy: Breaching the Atlantic Wall
French author and publisher Dominique François will vividly describe how, for the Normans, the battle of Normandy started in June 1940. The German Army invaded and began four years of occupation, fortification, restrictions and humiliations while the Normans resisted. The countryside was devastated and eventually over 20,000 civilians were killed in battles during June and July 1944.
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The Operations Across Northern France, Fall 1944 (22-1)
Sept. 11, 2008 Speaker: John Nelson Rickard, author of Patton at Bay
John Nelson Rickard, author of Patton at Bay, will examine George S. Patton Jr's generalship during grueling static warfare through Lorraine and into Alsace. Patton had little opportunity for the fast armored campaign he sought and according to the speaker was unable to fully adapt to new realities of heavy German resistance, fortified cities and interference from superiors. Third Army veterans will add their personal stories.
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The Huertgen Forest (20-2)
October 12, 2006 Speaker: Edward Miller
Fighting in heavy forest, over 30,000 men of the US First Army became casualties in this push toward Germanys industrial Ruhr valley. Edward Miller, author of A Dark and Bloody Ground offers new interpretation of this battle, long considered to have been poorly managed.
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Long Range Combat Patrol with PBM Mariners (19-6)
February 9, 2006 Speaker: John Lindley
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Fighting Norwegians: 99th Separate Infantry Battalion (15-7)
February 14, 2002 Speaker: Doug Bekke
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Pearl Harbor, December 7th: 60th Anniversary (15-5)
December 13, 2001 Speaker: Kim Munholland, Ph.D.
University of Minnesota History Professor, Kim Munholland, looks at the patterns and motivations which led the Japanese leadership in to attacking the United States. Four Pearl Harbor Veterans contribute their recollections.
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The Cold War: Successes and Failures of World War II (15-4)
November 8, 2001 Speaker: Ed Schuh, Ph.D.
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The Hammelburg Raid (15-3)
October 13, 2001 Speaker: Jim Renner
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48 Million Tons to Eisenhower: Logistical Support (14-7)
March 8, 2001 Speaker: Col. Don Williams
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War in the Balkins: Hitler's Trap (14-6)
February 8, 2001 Speaker: Dr. Theo Stavrou
Dr, Theo Stavrou, history professor at the University of Minnesota, and two Veterans who fought with Partisans.
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The Nisei Soldier (14-1)
September 14, 2000 Speaker: Edwin Nakasone
Author and historian Edwin (Bud) Nakasone, along with Tosh Abe (Merrill's Marauders, MARS Task Force, China-Burma Theater), and Tom Oye (100th Infantry Battalion/442nd Regt. Combat Team).
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Ranger Operations (7-7)
March 10, 1994 Speaker: Don Frederick
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Military Plots Against Hitler (7-3)
November 11, 1993 Speaker: Dr. Harold C. Deutsch
Co-founder of the WW2HRT, Dr. Harold C. Deutsch was a longtime history professor at the University of Minnesota and U.S. Army War College. Dr. Deutsch was a gifted storyteller because he actually lived it. Being interested in WWI history, Dr. Deutsch was allowed numerous trips into Germany during the 1930's. He personally knew and interviewed leaders from that era and thus came to know the leaders of the rising Nazi regime prior to the closing of political relations. From this experience, Dr. Deutsch was recruited into the OSS for several years late in WWII. His respected background and friendships then involved him in interviewing the defeated Nazi leaders at the close of the war. We are very pleased to make his original lectures at the Round Table available to you.
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Three Years in the OSS (6-2)
November 12, 1992 Speaker: Dr. Harold C. Deutsch
Co-founder of the WW2HRT, Dr. Harold C. Deutsch was a longtime history professor at the University of Minnesota and U.S. Army War College. Dr. Deutsch was a gifted storyteller because he actually lived it. Being interested in WWI history, Dr. Deutsch was allowed numerous trips into Germany during the 1930's. He personally knew and interviewed leaders from that era and thus came to know the leaders of the rising Nazi regime prior to the closing of political relations. From this experience, Dr. Deutsch was recruited into the OSS for several years late in WWII. His respected background and friendships then involved him in interviewing the defeated Nazi leaders at the close of the war. We are very pleased to make his original lectures at the Round Table available to you.
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On the Trail of Leaders of WWI - Interviews with 100 WWI Leaders (5-2)
November 14, 1991 Speaker: Dr. Harold C. Deutsch
Co-founder of the WW2HRT, Dr. Harold C. Deutsch was a longtime history professor at the University of Minnesota and U.S. Army War College. Dr. Deutsch was a gifted storyteller because he actually lived it. Being interested in WWI history, Dr. Deutsch was allowed numerous trips into Germany during the 1930's. He personally knew and interviewed leaders from that era and thus came to know the leaders of the rising Nazi regime prior to the closing of political relations. From this experience, Dr. Deutsch was recruited into the OSS for several years late in WWII. His respected background and friendships then involved him in interviewing the defeated Nazi leaders at the close of the war. We are very pleased to make his original lectures at the Round Table available to you.
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Writing the History of WWII (4-2)
November 8, 1990 Speaker: Dr. Harold C. Deutsch
Co-founder of the WW2HRT, Dr. Harold C. Deutsch was a longtime history professor at the University of Minnesota and U.S. Army War College. Dr. Deutsch was a gifted storyteller because he actually lived it. Being interested in WWI history, Dr. Deutsch was allowed numerous trips into Germany during the 1930's. He personally knew and interviewed leaders from that era and thus came to know the leaders of the rising Nazi regime prior to the closing of political relations. From this experience, Dr. Deutsch was recruited into the OSS for several years late in WWII. His respected background and friendships then involved him in interviewing the defeated Nazi leaders at the close of the war. We are very pleased to make his original lectures at the Round Table available to you.
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The Leadership of WWII (3-6)
March 8, 1990 Speaker; Dr. Harold C. Deutsch
Co-founder of the WW2HRT, Dr. Harold C. Deutsch was a longtime history professor at the University of Minnesota and U.S. Army War College. Dr. Deutsch was a gifted storyteller because he actually lived it. Being interested in WWI history, Dr. Deutsch was allowed numerous trips into Germany during the 1930's. He personally knew and interviewed leaders from that era and thus came to know the leaders of the rising Nazi regime prior to the closing of political relations. From this experience, Dr. Deutsch was recruited into the OSS for several years late in WWII. His respected background and friendships then involved him in interviewing the defeated Nazi leaders at the close of the war. We are very pleased to make his original lectures at the Round Table available to you.
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On Admiral Halsey's Staff (3-5)
February 8, 1990 Speaker: Governor Harold Stassen
Like many of his generation, Harold Stassen resigned his job in order to serve his country. What was unusual, Stassen was Governor of Minnesota at the time. How then did a young man from the Midwestern Prairie come to serve on the staff of the infamous Admiral Halsey in the South Pacific?
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The What-If's of WWII (2-?)
November 9, 1989 Speaker: Dr. Harold C. Deutsch
Co-founder of the WW2HRT, Dr. Harold C. Deutsch was a longtime history professor at the University of Minnesota and U.S. Army War College. Dr. Deutsch was a gifted storyteller because he actually lived it. Being interested in WWI history, Dr. Deutsch was allowed numerous trips into Germany during the 1930's. He personally knew and interviewed leaders from that era and thus came to know the leaders of the rising Nazi regime prior to the closing of political relations. From this experience, Dr. Deutsch was recruited into the OSS for several years late in WWII. His respected background and friendships then involved him in interviewing the defeated Nazi leaders at the close of the war. We are very pleased to make his original lectures at the Round Table available to you.
$10.00
The Role of Intelligence in the Invasion of Europe on June 6, 1944 (1-3)
May 12, 1988 Speaker: Dr. Harold C. Deutsch
Co-founder of the WW2HRT, Dr. Harold C. Deutsch was a longtime history professor at the University of Minnesota and U.S. Army War College. Dr. Deutsch was a gifted storyteller because he actually lived it. Being interested in WWI history, Dr. Deutsch was allowed numerous trips into Germany during the 1930's. He personally knew and interviewed leaders from that era and thus came to know the leaders of the rising Nazi regime prior to the closing of political relations. From this experience, Dr. Deutsch was recruited into the OSS for several years late in WWII. His respected background and friendships then involved him in interviewing the defeated Nazi leaders at the close of the war. We are very pleased to make his original lectures at the Round Table available to you.
$10.00