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The Friends of the National World War II Memorial will sponsor the 13th Annual Haydn Williams World War II Memorial Legacy Lecture on Wednesday, December 3, 2025 at 9:00 AM at the National War College’s Arnold Auditorium on the National Defense University campus, and virtually via NDU's online portal.
Dr. Sarantakes will discuss his book "MacArthur, Manila and the Making of U.S. Strategy".
Hosted annually at the National Defense University as part of the "President's Lecture Series”, the Haydn Williams World War II Memorial Legacy Lecture is an annual public lecture series that features preeminent historians and scholars speaking on the lasting significance and impact of World War II on America and the world.
Previous Legacy Lecturers have included Rick Atkinson; Sir Max Hastings; Dr. Craig Symonds; Dr. David Kennedy; Tom Brokaw; Victor Davis Hanson; William Hitchcock; Dr. Andrew Roberts; Alex Kershaw; Ian W. Toll; James Scott; and Dr. John McManus.
Registration is required.
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The Haydn Williams World War II Memorial Legacy Lecture is made possible through the generous endowment of the late Ambassador F. Haydn Williams, a WWII veteran, former chairman of the American Battle Monuments Commission’s WWII Memorial Site and Design Committee, and chairman emeritus of Friends of the National World War II Memorial.
