Authors on Deck Book Signing Schedule

“Authors on Deck” 2011 Book & Event Series
at the United States Navy Memorial

The United States Navy Memorial presents an ongoing series of free, noon-time lecture programs on the sea services. During the one-hour programs, authors will discuss their books, take questions from the audience and sign their books, which will be available for sale in the Ship’s Store.

The events take place at the Navy Memorial’s Naval Heritage Center, located adjacent to the at 701 Pennsylvania Ave, NW, Washington, DC, just steps from the Archives/Navy Memorial/Penn Quarter METRO station.  Visit www.navymemorial.org or contact Mark Weber, 202-380-0723, mweber@navymemorial.org for more information.

 

“Authors on Deck” – Josephus Daniels: His Life & Times

Naval Heritage Center (map)
BY LEE A. CRAIG As part of the United States Navy Memorial’s “Authors on Deck” book lecture series, author Lee A. Craig will present his latest work, Josephus Daniels: His Life & Times (University of North Carolina Press, 2013).  Craig, an expert on economic history, delves into Daniels's extensive archive to inform this nuanced and eminently readable biography, following Daniels's rise to power in North Carolina and chronicling his influence on twentieth-century poli...

“Authors on Deck” – Captured: The Forgotten Men of Guam

Naval Heritage Center (map)
BY ROGER MANSELL As part of the United States Navy Memorial’s “Authors on Deck” book lecture series, editor Linda Goetz Holmes will present, Captured: The Forgotten Men of Guam (Naval Institute Press, 2012).  In the book, author Robert Mansell documents the Japanese invasion of the tiny island of Guam- a paradise for US military and civilian employees prior to the Pacific War.  Drawing on interviews with survivors, diaries, and archival records, Mansell documents ...

USS Leyte CV-32 Reunion

Orlando, FL (map)
USS Leyte CV-32 Reunion Embassy Suites (at the airport) Orlando, Florida Contact : Le Grande W. Van Wagenen             43 Frederick Place           Parlin, New Jersey 08859             732 727 5993             e-mail : leyte1956@aol.com The reunion is open to al...