Tonight - Free Lecture @ The World War II Musuem
COMMUNITY NEWS posted on 12 AUG 2009 by Jim Zabek
Tonight's lecture at the National World War II Museum in New Orleans is Dr. Allan Millett speaking on the origins of the Korean War.
Dr. Allan Millett is the Ambrose Professor of History and the Director, Eisenhower Center for American Studies at the University of New Orleans. Millett was awarded the 2008 Pritzker Prize in military history. He has already written or edited four books on the Korean War and a fifth is in production. The Republic of Korea Ministry of Defense has recognized his work on the Korean War. His lecture is based on Volume I, The War for Korea: A House Burning.
There is no cost for attendance to Mason lectures but seating to all events is limited. Click here for reservations and more information on this and future lectures.
The General Raymond E. Mason Jr. Distinguished Lecture Series on World War II is made possible through the generosity of Major General and Mrs. Raymond E. Mason, Jr. and the Raymond E. Mason Foundation.
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