Twenty-one Hamilton College students are traveling in France from March 15-24 as part of the College's Sophomore Seminar on World War II. They are members of the class, "The Politics and History of World War II," being taught by Professor of History Maurice Isserman and Associate Professor of Government Phil Klinkner.
"The Politics and History of World War II," is an intense study of the military and political aspects of the war, important figures involved in the conflict, and the effect on those who fought, with an emphasis on American infantry fighting in the European theatre.
Students are required to participate in the trip to France where they will travel around some of the most important sites in the European theatre of the war. The trip will include tours of Omaha Beach, Barquette Loch, German cemeteries in Normandy, Bastogne, and the site of the Battle of the Bulge. Students will also honor Waldron Moser Polgreen, Hamilton College '31, by laying a wreath at his grave.
The students created a Web site for their class and updates and photos will be during the France trip, http://www.hamilton.edu/academics/wwII/
