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WWII Lecture & Music Series

LECTURE SERIES
The Four Wars of World War II

Historian Kenneth W. Estes examines World War II as four separate and distinct wars that culminate in a final world conflict.

About the presenter: Kenneth W. Estes retired as a Lt. Col. from the US Marine Corps after 24 years of service. He graduated from the United States Naval Academy and holds advanced degrees from Duke University and the University of Maryland. He has published several titles in military history.

North Spokane Library | Sundays at 2pm

Nov 4 Hitler’s War (1939-1941)
Hitler’s initial form of “diplomacy” produces not a limited war, but a replay of the 1914 war in the west.

Nov 18 The Russo-German War (1941-1945)
Hitler’s plan for a rapid campaign to defeat Russia and compel a British peace agreement results in a very different outcome.

Dec 2 The China War (1931-1941)
Japan seeks to establish control of China by stages of occupation and intimidation.

Dec 9 The Great Pacific War and World Conflict Arena (1941-1945)
Japan seizes the opportunity to advance into Southeast Asia, drawing the United States and the rest of the world into global conflict.


MUSIC SERIES
Fabulous jazz and swing music comes to the library! Two local bands, 5MOR and 6 Foot Swing, deliver high-energy classic music from the World War II era and take you on a nostalgic journey to a time when these exciting sounds filled living rooms and dance halls alike.

5MOR
Swingin’ and smooth, 5MOR brings the classics
of the Big Band Era to life.

ARGONNE LIBRARY
Friday, October 26 at 7pm

OTIS ORCHARDS Elementary School
Friday, November 2 at 7pm

MEDICAL LAKE LIBRARY
Saturday, November 3 at 3pm

MORAN PRAIRIE LIBRARY
Friday, November 16 at 7pm

SPOKANE VALLEY LIBRARY
Friday, November 30 at 7pm


6 Foot Swing
It Don’t Mean a Thing if it Ain’t 6 Foot Swing!
1920s-40s Swing, Jazz, and Jump Blues.

CHENEY LIBRARY
Saturday, October 20 at 3pm

NORTH SPOKANE LIBRARY*
Saturday, November 3 at 3pm

FAIRFIELD COMMUNITY CENTER
Saturday, November 17 at 3pm

DEER PARK LIBRARY
Saturday, December 1 at 3pm

AIRWAY HEIGHTS LIBRARY
Saturday, December 8 at 3pm

*Sponsored by Friends of the North Spokane Library