Presented by Dr. Robert Watson
Distinguished Professor of American History, Avron Fogelman Research Professor, and Director of Project Civitas at Lynn University
When it comes to the Nazi regime, almost nothing seems too shocking or tragic. Yet, history—including the history of the Holocaust and Nazis—still has secrets.
One seemingly surreal secret was finally revealed just a few years ago when long-classified documents were released that shed light on a story that occurred in the final hours of the war. It involved a bizarre plan cooked up by Hitler, Goebbels, and Himmler... and a luxury ocean liner, nicknamed the "Nazi Titanic" because it was built in Germany to resemble history's most infamous ship. The event that happened at the end of the war far surpassed the lives lost aboard the Titanic and would become one of the last tragedies of the Holocaust and one of history's most remarkable stories of survival.
Join us to dig into this untold story, and honor the memories of those lost.
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Robert Watson is the Distinguished Professor of American History, Avron Fogelman Research Professor, and Director of Project Civitas at Lynn University. He is an award-winning author who has published over 45 books and 200 scholarly articles and essays on topics in political and military history, as well as two multi-edition, multi-volume encyclopedia sets on the presidents and first ladies. Dr. Watson’s books have won numerous awards including both the Independent Publishers’ Gold Medal and Silver Medal in History, the John Barry Book Award, and John Lyman Book Award.
He has been a frequent media commentator in news outlets around the world, a visiting scholar for dozens of historic sites, and co-founded the annual Truman Legacy Symposium for the Truman Presidential Library. Voted “Professor of the Year” at both Florida Atlantic University and Lynn University, Watson has a large following on social media among adults of all ages.
We extend a special thank you to Andrew R. Ammerman for sponsoring our Fall 2024 program lineup. He dedicates the semester’s learning in loving memory of Josephine and H. Max Ammerman and Stephen C.