The National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force Author Talks are scheduled for the month of April.
April 13 – “Out of the Blue” The Autobiography of a Patriot Imprisoned by the North Vietnamese. By Colonel Quincy Collins, USAF (Retired):
This is the extraordinary story of a true American Patriot. Captured by the North Vietnamese and imprisoned for seven and a half years, Colonel (retired) Quincy Collins used his innate resolve and outstanding training that led to his qualification as an elite Air Force fighter pilot to face his captors and emerge as an even stronger and more resolute human being.
- Thursday, April 13 │ 11 AM ET
- FREE admission to the talk. Seating is limited.
- Registration is strongly encouraged.
- Optional Lunch: Join us for an optional lunch afterwards. Lunch is $12/10 for Members and $17/15 for Non-Members for credit card/cash.
- Book signing to follow. Books will be available for purchase at the event by the author.
- Contact 912-988-1835 or education@mightyeighth.org for details.
April 16 – “Rebels to Reels”, A Biography of Combat Cameraman, Daniel A. McGovern USAF, By Joseph McCabe:
Learn the story of “Big Mack’s” time at the White House in the wake of Pearl Harbor and of how he later trained his USAAF combat cameramen before he himself deployed to England from where he flew six perilous combat missions over Nazi occupied Europe. Readers glean a unique “fly on the fuselage” experience as Rebels to Reels brings them on McGovern’s B-17 missions as he filmed combat footage for Hollywood director William Wyler’s acclaimed 1944 documentary, The Memphis Belle – A Story of a Flying Fortress.
- Sunday, April 16 │ 1 PM ET
- Join us in person or on ZOOM
- FREE admission to the talk. Seating is limited.
- Light refreshments available.
- Book signing to follow. Books are available for purchase in the Museum store and at https://shop.mightyeighth.org/books/
- REGISTRATION REQUIRED
April 18 – “Memory Is Our Home: Loss and Remembering” By Suzanna Eibuszyc:
“Memory Is Our Home” is a powerful biographical memoir based on the diaries of Roma Talasiewicz-Eibuszyc, who was born in Warsaw before the end of World War I, grew up during the interwar period and who, after escaping the atrocities of World War II, was able to survive in the vast territories of Soviet Russia and Uzbekistan. A forty-year recollection of love and loss, of hopes and dreams for a better world, it provides richly-textured accounts of the physical and emotional lives of Jews in Warsaw and of survival during World War II throughout Russia. This book, narrated in a compelling, unique voice through two generations, is the proverbial candle needed to keep the memory alive.
- Join us in person or on ZOOM
- FREE admission to the talk. Seating is limited.
- Registration is strongly encouraged.
- Optional Lunch: Join us for an optional lunch afterwards. Lunch is $12/10 for Members and $17/15 for Non-Members for credit card/cash.
- Book signing to follow. Books will be available for purchase at the event by the author.
- Contact 912-988-1835 or education@mightyeighth.org for details.