Steve Hoffbeck delivers program on WWII experiences

Steve Hoffbeck, History Department, delivered a public program on “The Home Front In Minnesota During World War II” at the Fergus Falls Public Library September 30th. Professor Hoffbeck examined Minnesota’s experiences in W.W. II, including the Norwegian Battalion and combat; making ammunition at Twin Cities ordnance plants; rationing gasoline, silk, and sugar; of blackouts; and the pathos of war, featuring […]

Guest lecturer addresses race in war movies

A lecture entitled “The Image of Blacks in World War I and World War II Films” will be presented by Nina Mjagkij, Professor of History at Ball State University, Muncie, Ind., Thursday, Oct. 27, at 4:30 p.m. in Science Lab 118 on the MSUM campus. The event is free and open to the public. Mjagkij is author of the award-winning […]