WWII
Fogg publishes on WWII
Dr. Shannon Fogg’s research on the WWII history of France has recently been published as a book chapter as well as a journal article.
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VIDEO: Learn about Japanese-American student success in WWII
Dr. Larry Gragg and Debra Griffith gave a presentation titled “Japanese-American Student Success at the Missouri School of Mines in World War II.” The program is available free on demand from the State Historical Society of Missouri. Watch the program.
Read More »McManus honored for ‘Fire and Fortitude’
Dr. John C. McManus, Curators’ Distinguished Professor of history at S&T, has been awarded the seventh annual Gilder Lehrman Prize for Military History for Fire and Fortitude: The US Army in the Pacific War, 1941-1943.
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McManus publishes book on Army’s WWII role in Pacific
Dr. John C. McManus, a military historian whose most recent books have dealt with the U.S. Army’s experience during World War II in Europe, now sets his sights on the Army’s role in the Pacific theater of World War II in a new book, the first of a two-volume history of the struggle.
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In the news: BYU Radio, C-Span, Scientific American, Spotify, St. Louis Public Radio
- Why is folklore important in understanding the past and preparing for the future? Dr. Simon Bronner, author of Folklore: The Basics and Maxwell C. Weiner Distinguished Professor of Humanities S&T,
talks with BYU Radio host Marcus Smith in an interview on May 8.
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Watch S&T professor on History Channel
Dr. John C. McManus, Curators’ Distinguished Professor of history, will help commerate Presidents Day by sharing his expertise on screen in HISTORY’s television show, “Presidents at War,” which will air at 7 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 17, and 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 18.
Read More »In the news: History Channel, The Muse, St. Louis Public Radio
- Dr. John McManus, Curators’ Distinguished Professor of history, will appear in the History Channel’s “Presidents at War” show at 7 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 17. McManus also is quoted in the article, “How Gen. Eisenhower Spun a Humiliating WWII Defeat into Winning Military Strategy,” published Jan. 29 on the History Channel website.
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Step back in time, learn history of St. Pat’s Day
Are you ready for the best ever St. Pat’s? Join S&T’s library and archives staff to learn about the history of our university’s St. Pat’s celebrations. Journey back to 1908 and through World War II and experience how students, faculty and staff celebrated St. Patrick’s Day. Please register online for Monday, March 12, or Thursday, March 15. Each session will be held 11 a.m.-noon in Room 103 Curtis Laws Wilson Library. The event is free. For more information, please contact the library staff at library@mst.edu.
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McManus among speakers commemorating Antietam cemetery anniversary
Dr. John McManus, Curators’ Distinguished Professor of history, was a featured speaker in September for the National Cemetery Anniversary Speaker Series in commemoration of the 150th anniversary of Antietam National Cemetery. He presented “The Fallen American Soldiers of World War II: Their World of Combat” on Sept. 9 at Shepherd University in Shepherdstown, West Virginia. His presentation was broadcast on C-SPAN. Watch the video.
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