International WWII Conference streaming live from New Orleans
In-Person Event (FREE)
Thursday, November 19 • 8 AM - 5 PM
Friday, November 20 • 8 AM - 5 PM
Saturday, November 21 • 8AM to 7 PM
The museum will livestream the 19th International Conference on World War II directly from the National WWII Museum in New Orleans. The full conference schedule is available below.
Additionally, the museum team will showcase recent collection acquisitions specific to the involvement of Minnesota service members and screen Louise Woehrle's incredible film: Stalag Luft III: One Man's Story. A story of grit, courage and grace. Lt Charles Woehrle of the 'Mighty Eighth' is one of the countless heroes from the Greatest Generation who has much to teach us about war and about life.
Attend any or all of the these daily sessions, direct from New Orleans, in our museum classroom. Light refreshments will be available.
Thursday, Nov 19
8:00 a.m. Symposium Opening
Stephen J. Watson
8:05 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.“Building the Great Arsenal of Democracy”
A.J. Baime in conversation with Bradley Hart
9:15 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. Break
9:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.“Defending the Homeland”
Sarah Patterson, Jonathan Jordan, Steph Hinnershitz
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 a.m. Break
12:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.“The Big Three: FDR’s Building and Sustaining the Grand Alliance” Roundtable Discussion
Michael Neiberg, Alexandra Richie, Guenter Bischof, William Hitchcock
1:15 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. Break
1:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m."The Commander in Chief: FDR and His Chiefs”
Michael Bell, Nigel Hamilton, Jonathan Jordan
3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Break
3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. “The Visionaries: Bretton Woods, the Marshall Plan, and the Making of the Post–World War II Order”
James Holland in conversation with John Curatola
Friday, Nov 20
8:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. "1937: The Slide to War"
William Hitchock, Michael Neiberg, Peter Mauch
9:45 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. Break
10:15 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. "Defiance Under Occupation"
Gordon Mueller, James Grymes, Robert Burrell
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Break
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. "Ortiz's War: Legendary Member of the OSS, Marines and French Foreign Legion"
Nicholas Reynolds, Katies Sanders in conversation with Bradley Hart
1:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Break
2:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. "Treblinka: History, Testimony and Legacy
Sean Scanlon, Chad Gibbs, Jacob Flaws
3:15 - 3:45 p.m. Break
3:45 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. "World War II with Tom Hanks: A Behind-the-Scenes
Look with the History Channel and National WWII Museum, Bradley Hart, Kirk Saduski, John Curatola, Alexandra Richi
Saturday, Nov 21
8:30 a.m. - 9:45 p.m. "1942: The Crux of War"
Johnathan Parshall, Con Crane, John Curatola, Steph Hinnershitz
9:45 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. Break
10:15 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. "The Weaponization of Starvation: Food Policies of Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan", Michael Bell, Richard Frank, Alexandra Richie
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Break
12:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. "Empire of Ashes"
Johnathan Parshall, James Scott, Yoshikuni Igarashi
1:45 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. Break
2:15 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. "Hunting Down Spies and Threats at Home and Abroad"
Bradley Hart, Sara Vladic, Jeff Rogg
3:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Break
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. "The Tidal Wave: The Pilots, The Prnciess and the Enemy Ace
Adam Makos, John Curatola
5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Special Screening of "Stalag Luft III: One Man's Story."
Followed by Q&A with filmmaker Louise Woehrle