Center for World War II Studies and Conflict Resolution
Welcome to The Center for World War II Studies and Conflict Resolution.
The purpose of the Center is to educate today's generation about World War II and its significance by providing a range of programs and services to stimulate and foster the study of the political, social, and military aspects of the war and the its impact on world history. The ultimate goal of the Center is to utilize the lessons learned from the war to prevent the recurrence of armed conflict in a world of sovereign states with divergent interests, wants and needs.
Center News You Can Use
ANNUAL SWING ERA DINNER AND DANCE: The Center's Annual “Swing Era” dinner and dance, will be held Friday, November 20, 6:00pm to 10:00pm in Gibbs Hall, Fort Monmouth, NJ. Click here for reservation information.
CENTER FALL 2009 PROGRAM BROCHURE:Click here. The brochure provides information on the Fall World War II Studies Series, the Video and Vets Program, the 2009 “Swing Era Dinner Dance, and a ceremony commemorating the 65th Anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge.
TED J. NAROZANICK CWW2SCONRES RESOURCE CENTER: This WW II resource center is located in Brookdale’s Bankier Library. Its operational hours are 9:30 am to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday when the College is in session. The Center provides all interested in World War II and its impact multiple sources to read, review, and research and several globally linked computers that enable one to access information on the war world wide. Material in the Center is for room use only. Click here for information about the Resource Center's new Family Research Service.
Phone number: (732) 224-2086.
THE AL MESERLIN WORLD WAR II PHOTO GALLERY: Brookdale Community College and its Center for World War II Studies and onflict cordially invites you to visit the gallery located in the lobby outside the Bankier Library.
TRIUMPHANT SPIRIT: AMERICA'S WORLD WAR II GENERATION SPEAKS: The Center’s television series featuring memorable interviews of World War II veterans of the battlefield as well as the home front can now be viewed via your computer. Click here to view the acclaimed shows.
CENTER NEWSLETTER: Click here to read our Fall 2009 Newsletter.
FALL 2009 WORLD WAR II STUDIES SERIES: Begins October 13th featuring a presentation pertaining to D-Day, 6 June 1944. Click here for details on the presentation as well information on all the programs in the series. Phone reservations are being accepted now.
FALL 2009 VIDEO AND VETS PROGRAM: Begins October 20th featuring the film "The Ann Frank Diary." Click here for details on the program as well information on all the showings in the series. Phone reservations are being accepted now.
LATEST WAR MEMOIR POSTED:
Private First Class John Daly, U.S. Army, 29th Infantry Division, saw and experienced war as a basic infantryman during the eleven-month Allied campaign to liberate Europe. He survived the ordeal and only committed his memories to paper in 2005 after returning from a visit to Normandy France with his family. Per his family's permission, the Center has been granted the priviledge to publish his memoirs which provide living testimony to not only his experiences during WW II but to the experiences of so, so many that did not return. Click here to read about the incredibly brave 29th Infantry Division on Omaha Beach, D-Day 6th June 1944; in the hedgerow countryside in Normandy, France; fighting during the the Battle of the Bulge; and crossing the Rhine River in 1945 to enter Nazi Germany for the final blow. It is a memoir you will read from start to finish.
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE REPORT:Recently completed for the U.S. National Park Service at Sandy Hook is an in depth research report on the development of radar at Fort Hancock between 1933 to 1942. Authored by Georgian Court University student Michael Eberhardt interning at the Narozanick Center as part of the Rutgers University History Department Internship program, Mike worked diligently with Sandy Hook Park historian Tom Hoffman, Fort Monmouth Museum authorities, and associates in Honolulu, Hawaii, to complete an informative account of radar development at Fort Hancock that sheds light on an important scientific event that helped the U.S. win World War II. Click here to read this original research accompanied by captioned photos, many being published for the first time.
Center for World War II Studies and Conflict Resolution