Nations and Empires in the Balance: Southeast Asia in WWII
Museum & Library President Dr. Rob Havers explores the mainland battle of 1944 with Wisconsin Veterans Museum Director Christopher L. Kolakowski.
Live on Livestream and Facebook - October 16th, 2020 – 10am (CT)
As historians look back at WWII in the Pacific Theater, much of the attention is placed on the air and land battles that took place near and over the Pacific Ocean. However, actions in India and Burma helped decide the course of the war. This program will explore the mainland battles of 1944, the events that led up to those fights and how these actions influenced the world following the war.
CHRISTOPHER L. KOLAKOWSKI is the Director of the Wisconsin Veterans Museum, an educational activity of the Wisconsin Department of Veteran Affairs. Chris comes to Madison having served as Director of the MacArthur Memorial from September 2013 to December 2019. He holds a BA in History and Mass Communications from Emory & Henry College and received his MA in Public History from the State University of New York at Albany. He’s published two books with the History Press: The Civil War at Perryville: Battling for the Bluegrass and The Stones River and Tullahoma Campaigns: This Army Does Not Retreat. His next book, on the 1944 India-Burma Campaigns, is scheduled for release in 2021.
