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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.

 
Jan31 1/31/2013 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Author on Deck: Churchill and Sea Power

Naval Heritage Center (map)
As part of the United States Navy Memorial’s “Authors on Deck” book lecture series, author Christopher Bell will present his latest work, Churchill and Sea Power (Oxford University Press, 2012).Bell addresses a surprisingly neglected aspect of Winston Churchill's career: his attitude to sea power. Churchill's relationship to the Royal Navy was closer and more comprehensive than that of any other modern British statesman. Churchill and Sea Power studies Winston Churchill's r...
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Feb20 2/20/2013 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Moses Grandy, John Newland Maffitt and the Coming of the Civil War

Special Black History Month Presentation: Two Captains from Carolina: Moses Grandy, John Newland Maffitt and the Coming of the CivilWar by Bland Simpson, University of North Carolina Press

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Feb20 2/20/2013 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Author on Deck: Two Captains From Carolina

Navy Memorial Plaza (map)
As part of the United States Navy Memorial’s “Authors on Deck” book lecture series in honor of Black History Month, author Bland Simpson will present his literary work, Two Captains from Carolina: Moses Grandy, John Newland Maffitt, and the Coming of the Civil War (University of North Carolina Press; September 2012).Two Captains from Carolina twines together the lives of two accomplished nineteenth-century mariners from North Carolina--one African American and one Irish America...
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Mar14 3/14/2013 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Author on Deck: Sunk in Kula Gulf

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In the March edition of the United States Navy Memorial’s“Authors on Deck” book lecture series, author John J. Domagalski will read from his latest work, Sunk in Kula Gulf: The Final Voyage of the USS Helena and the Incredible Story of Her Survivors in World War II(Potomac Books; September 2012). Using a wide variety of sources, including previously unpublished firsthand accounts, Domagalski brings to life this amazing, little-known battle of Kula Gulf from World War II. The...
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Sep18 9/18/2013 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Lone Sailor Awards Dinner 2013

National Building Museum, Washington, D.C. (map)
The Lone Sailor Award is given to Sea Service veterans who have excelled with distinction in their respective civilian careers while exemplifying the Navy core values of Honor, Courage and Commitment.The 2012 award recipients will join an impressive list of men and women who have distinguished themselves by drawing upon their military experience to become successful in their subsequent careers and lives, while exemplifying the core values of Honor, Courage and Commitment.
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Oct2 10/2/2013 - 10/6/2013

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...
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