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2008 - 2009 Schedule
All programs begin at 7 p.m. at Fort Snelling unless otherwise marked.
September 11, 2008: The Operations across Northern France - Fall of 1944
John Nelson Rickard - Author of Patton at Bay; Veterans of the Third Army
September 25, 2008: Four Years of German Occupation in Normandy
Dominique Francois - Author of NORMANDY: Breaching the Alt
October 9, 2008: Operation Downfall - Invasion of Japan
Richard Frank - Author of DOWNFALL; Adm Mac Showers - Planning Staff on Guam
November 13, 2008: - Interrogation of the Nazi Leaders at Mondorf Luxembourg
John E. Dolibois - One of Original Five Interrogators; Ken Hechler - SLA Marshall Historian to supplement
December 11, 2008: - The Alamo in the Ardennes - Attack on Center of the Bulge
John McManus - Author of Alamo in the Ardennes; Veterans of the 28th Inf Div
January 8, 2009: The Battle of Moscow
Andrew Nagorski - Author of The Greatest Battle; Yogi Pusch and Other German and Russian Veterans
February 12, 2009: The OSS
Patrick O'Donnell - Author of Operatives, Spies, and Saboteurs; Veterans of the OSS
March 12, 2009: Air to Ground Operations
Thomas Hughes - Author of Overlord - General Quesada; Ken Dahlberg - Ace and P-47 Pilot
April 9, 2009: Invasion of Okinawa
Bill Sloan - Author of The Ultimate Battle; Veterans of the Battle of Okinawa
May 14, 2009: The Glider Operations in World War II
Gerard Devlin - Author of Silent Wings; Veterans of the Glider Units of 82d and 101st AB Divisions