World War 2

The Second World War was once again a time in our history where there was a loss of innocence. The Grandfathers and Great Grandfathers of those in your classrooms today went off to fight on foreign soil. The lessons they learned about brotherhood and life in the face of death, should be passed along to the newest generation.

“The war was so big, with so many characters and outstanding–and not so outstanding—generals and statesmen that people grow weary of reading about Dwight Eisenhower and the Supreme Command or Franklin Roosevelt and his Cabinet, or the Strategy of War. What they seek is the experience of the individual soldier or sailor or airman. They want to know: What did he do? How could he have done that?
--Stephen Ambrose

Experience Living History From: American, British, German and Russian Soldiers Home Front Civilians, Rosie the Riveter! War Correspondent Ernie Pyle President Franklin D. Roosevelt 1940’s Music with Woody Guthrie Women’s Army Corp (W.A.C.) and Women’s Army Air Force (W.A.F.) Japanese Soldier and US Marine The Doughboy of World War I	We offer presentations about the “Good War” in your classrooms through the interaction with historians and those who recreate a living history experience by becoming one of the Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Civilians or Leaders of this time. Uniformed interpreters present the views of the common man or woman of the period for your students and give them a look at what their very own family members went through, what they wore, what they ate, how they lived both in the field and at home, to help the Free World survive the horrors of the 1940’s.
	After a morning of instruction, we can conclude the day with a “USO Canteen Dance” experience for the students. With the cooperation of your local High School Jazz Band, we can help you transform your gym or cafeteria into an American USO Canteen for an hour or so of dancing, air raids, contests and the feel of what it may have been like to be far from home in a world at war. We encourage the students to come to school for the day in uniform, or period dress and enhance the experience.
The little truck that won the war THE JEEP Weather permitting, view one of the great technical achievements in transporting our troops in the war: the 1/4 ton general purpose light truck, GP, or Jeep in the language of GI Joe
	RELIVE THE PAST--- These Second World War Living History Presentations have been developed to provide a hands-on, live approach to the study of the Great Conflict. Designed by living historians, the program is designed to assist the student in understanding the everyday men and women who struggled and sometimes died for their beliefs during that turbulent time in our nation’s history. Students come away with a heightened sense of awareness of the common man during this time. Mr. Lauricella’s credits include over 15 years experience in the field of historical interpreting, & over 10 years of formal classroom presentations at some of the area’s finest schools. Stage and screen credits include consultant work with both the Emmy Award winning Magic Door Theater production of The Hanukkah Soldier, and the Joseph Jefferson Award-winning presentation of Leander Stillwell. He has also appeared as Senator Preston Brooks in the stage production of Letters from the Civil War. He appeared in the A&E Network Production of “Betrayed: Custer at Little Big Horn,” and is the Featured Historian on the History Channel’s March 1999 presentation of “Quantrill” .

So, if you are interested in bringing history alive for your students contact us via Victory Mail at

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Post Office Box 623
Elburn IL 60119
Or by Telephone at 630.377.0698

WORLD WAR TWO PRESENTATIONS