The public is invited to join Idaho Public Television at the Warhawk Air Museum in Nampa for a special community viewing of highlights from the Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein and David Schmidt documentary series The American Revolution.
This free event features curated excerpts from the series followed by an interactive Q&A session with Dr. David Walker, a Boise State University professor specializing in military history. Attendees will explore the military strategy and historical impact of America’s founding struggle.
FREE Viewing and Discussion Event
Selections from "The American Revolution"
Warhawk Air Museum
201 Municipal Dr., Nampa
Saturday, June 20
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Register to Attend
"I’m excited about this opportunity for people who are interested in military history to reflect on the ways struggle and conflict shaped our nation’s founding," says Morgan Keating, Idaho Public Television community engagement manager. "Dr. David Walker is an expert historian in this field of study and will answer all our questions, from Lexington to Concord! Dr. Walker will discuss the use of historical firearms like the Revolutionary War muzzleloader and bring a replica to view. As a bonus, attendees can interact with the Warhawk Air Museum’s exhibits and collections in their new events hangar!"
In the six-part, 12-hour documentary The American Revolution, the 13 American colonies unite in rebellion, win an eight-year war to secure their independence, and establish a new form of government that will inspire democratic movements at home and around the globe. What begins as a political clash between colonists and the British government grows into a bloody struggle that will engage more than two dozen nations and forever change the world. The entire series can be streamed on the PBS app and online at video.idahoptv.org.
Guest speaker Dr. David Walkerreceived a BA in History at Seattle University (1996) and his MA (1999) and PhD (2004) from The George Washington University. His doctoral dissertation was titled “Eisenhower’s New Look, Tactical Nuclear Weapons and Limited War, with a Case Study of the Taiwan Strait Crisis of 1958.” Dr. Walker’s publications include “The Early Nuclear Age and Visions of Future War,” part of the anthology The Atomic Bomb and American Society: New Perspectives; “RMAs, Hybrid Wars, and the Gaza Flotilla Incident,” part of the anthology Drawing a Line in the Sea, the 2010 Gaza Flotilla Incident and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict; “An agonizing death: 1980s U.S. policy on Iraqi chemical weapons during the Iran-Iraq War” in the Journal of the Middle East and Africa; “American Military Culture and the Strategic Seduction of Remote Warfare” in the Journal of War and Culture Studies; and “Foundations in Tactical Nuclear Warfare” in the US Military History Review.