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May 2018
Radio Interview with Pat Williams
News 96.5 Orlando (WDBO) will broadcast an interview of Phil by Pat Williams about Advocating Overlord on "The Pat Williams Show," on May 26. Pat is the Senior Vice President of the NBA Orlando Magic, a team that he co-founded, and an accomplished motivational speaker.
Find out more »June 2018
Book Signing at Gaithersburg Barnes & Noble
I'll be signing copies of Advocating Overlord at the Barnes & Noble Gaithersburg store on Saturday, June 9 from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. If you will be in the neighborhood, stop by and chat.
Find out more »Roosevelt Reading Festival
Recently published books about the lives and times of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt will be featured in talks by fifteen authors at the 15th annual, day-long Roosevelt Reading Festival. I'm honored to be invited to give a talk on Advocating Overlord. I'm scheduled to speak at 3:00 p.m., but I will be around most of the day to chat and sign books. Fourteen authors in all will be presenting during this very interesting program. The FDR Library and Museum is…
Find out more »July 2018
Advocating Overlord Talk To be Broadcasted July 7 and July 8
Saturday, July 7 at 4:55 PM EDT, C-SPAN2 Book TV will broadcast their video-recording of my June 16 talk during the "Roosevelt Reading Festival" at the FDR Library and Museum. You may watch on television or go to BookTV's website at: https://www.c-span.org/series/?bookTv Being where key events in the book happened, I focused on the period of July-August 1943 and highlighted events and discussions between Roosevelt and Churchill that took place at the Roosevelt Estate and Eleanor Roosevelt's idyllic cottage, Val-Kill.…
Find out more »“Meet the Author” Book Signing
Please join me at the Barnes & Noble store in Fair Lakes Promenade on Saturday, July 28, 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. for a book signing and a chance to chat.
Find out more »August 2018
Book Talk Aboard Battleship USS Texas
I'll give a talk aboard the now-104-year old, preserved battleship USS Texas at a time to be determined on August 4. Texas, which appears in the Prologue, Chapter 18, and the Epilogue of Advocating Overlord, escorted the fast convoy surge of troops across the Atlantic and had a special mission on D-Day in support of U.S. Army Rangers. To speak on the book where it happened will be both an honor and a rare opportunity.
Find out more »Conversation with the Author – National World War II Museum
National World War II Museum Senior Historian, Dr. Rob Citano, and I will sit down to talk about Advocating Overlord on Wednesday, August 15. Discussion will start at 6:00 p.m. following a reception with light refreshments starting at 5:00 p.m. Looking forward to sitting down with Rob – and visiting this wonderful and dynamic museum in New Orleans.
Find out more »September 2018
New Jersey World War 2 Book Club – Book Talk
On September 19 at 7:00 p.m., I will be giving a book talk to the New Jersey World War II Book Club at the Milburn, NJ Public Library. This talk will include photos and maps from the book.
Find out more »Book Talk at Chevy Chase Library
I'll be giving a book talk on Advocating Overlord at the Chevy Chase (MD) Library Saturday, September 22 at 3:00 p.m. Plenty of parking in the back. Hope to see you there.
Find out more »November 2018
29th Annual Meet the Author Night & Book Fair
Advocating Overlord will be among the works of 70-plus authors available for purchase and signing at the University Club of Washington's 29th Annual Meet the Author Night & Book Fair, Wednesday, November 28, from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Free to the public, this event is a great opportunity to buy books to give at the holidays and get them signed by the authors. Also, this is a once-a-year opportunity to go inside this storied Washington institution. Hope to see…
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