The Ft. Leavenworth program scheduled for July 6th has been cancelled. We hope you join us for the next program in the series “The Three Invasions of Serbia in 1914” on Thursday, August 3 at 3 p.m. On December 25, 1978, soldiers from the People’s Army of Vietnam (PAVN) crossed into Cambodia as part of […]

“The Three Invasions of Serbia in 1914” Dr. Shawn Faulkner Thursday, August 3, 2023 | 3:00 p.m. With the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in June 1914, the Austro-Hungarian empire was set on a collision course with the Kingdom of Serbia that ultimately sparked the First World War. This lecture examines why the Austrians invasions […]

“Operation Northern Delay: The US Airborne Invasion of Iraq from a First-Hand Perspective” Dr. Dirk Ringgenberg Thursday, September 7, 2023 | 3:00 p.m. On 26 March 2003, in the first weeks of Operation Iraqi Freedom, USAF C17 Globemasters from 4 different Air Wings transported 1,000 paratroopers from the U.S. Army 173rd Airborne Brigade and conducted […]

“Bidding Syria Adieu: The Arab Invasions of 634-638” Dr. John Hosler Thursday, October 5, 2023 | 3:00 p.m. Though little known to western audiences, the Arab invasions of 634-638 into Syria and the Levant were some of the most consequential in history. What began as small-scale raiding of frontier Byzantine garrisons soon transitioned to full-scale […]