World War II Discussion Group
Next session: Thursday, November 14, 2024 | 12:00pm-2:00pm
Details:
Meets the 2nd Thursday of every month
Come and join the World War II discussion group. Join us as we explore a wide variety of topics from particular battles, military training, the psychological effects on veterans, and life on the home front. Every month a club member or outside speaker will present their research on some aspect of World War II. This could be a formal or informal presentation on a WWII book or personal research. A discussion period and time to socialize will follow. Share stories and learn together with people that share an interest in all things related to World War II. Warren Laws and Susan Howe are the facilitators.
November 14 - Codebreakers Part 2 Chuck Gross will give a more in depth look at the codebreakers: Women contributors, American Indians, famous mathematicians and engineers, and some who nearly derailed Allied abilities. He will talk about the Japanese abilities, along with critical decryption achievements in the Pacific war. What did a tiny town in rural Indiana have to do with all this?
December 12 - Social Hour / Book Swap. We will enjoy holiday cookies and coffee or tea while we listen to 40s music and socialize. Participants are encouraged to bring unwanted WWII books and/or DVDs to share with others. Any remaining books or DVDs will be donated to the Library at the Center.
January 9 - Richard Rys will tell the story of his mother’s family’s deportation from their home in Poland into the Soviet Union in 1940, their experiences in Soviet labor camps and their eventual release and resettlement in England at the end of the Second World War.
February 13 - Richard Rys will share his father’s Second World War experiences as a soldier in the Polish Army, his years as a POW in Germany and his escape and rejoining Polish forces in the UK to continue the fight through the end of the war.
Open to all.
Location:
The Center
Seats available: 11