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ONE OF WWII’S MOST DARING AIR RAIDS. ONE UNFORGETTABLE NIGHT AT AHM.On Thursday, November 5, the American Heritage Museum welcomes New York Times bestselling author Adam Makos for a special History After Hours presentation celebrating his new book, “Tidal Wave”.Released just two days earlier, “Tidal Wave” tells the gripping story of the August 1, 1943 raid on Ploesti, Romania, when American B-24 Liberator crews flew at extremely low altitude through fighters, flak, smoke, and fire to strike critical Axis oil refineries.If you know Makos from “A Higher Call”, “Spearhead”, or “Devotion”, you know how powerfully he brings military history to life.Now hear the story directly from him.📅 Thursday, November 5🎤 Presentation: 7:00–8:00 PM✍️ Book signing immediately followingCopies of Tidal Wave will be available through event registration, and Adam Makos will personally sign books after the presentation.🎟️ Advance registration is strongly recommended.Reserve your tickets and copy of “Tidal Wave” at AmericanHeritageMuseum.org or the link in our bio.#visitma #AdamMakos #b24liberator #WWII #ploesti ... See MoreSee Less
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Get a front-row seat to World War II history this weekend at the Battle for the Airfield WWII Re-enactment Weekend at the American Heritage Museum, October 10-11, 2026. Two massive battles daily with real tanks, vehicles, artillery, and even airplanes! Get tickets at the link in our bio or at AmericanHeritageMuseum.org! #WWII #visitma #tanks #metrowestma #WorldWarII ... See MoreSee Less
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Get ready for the Battle for the Airfield WWII Re-Enactment this Saturday & Sunday, October 10-11, 2026! Get tickets at: ahmus.me/bfta26 ... See MoreSee Less
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Who is excited for the Battle for the Airfield WWII Re-Enactment Weekend next weekend!? For those of you who have experienced it before, how many years have you attended? (Photos by Roland Brooks) - Get your tickets today at: ahmus.me/bfta26 ... See MoreSee Less
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Speaker Series: The Party Dolls – Escape from the Zoo Annex – Vietnam POW Story

July 5, 2025 @ 1:00 pm, ending 2:30 pm

Free with standard museum admission

Join us on Saturday, July 5th, 1pm to 2:30pm, for an engaging talk by award winning author George Hayward on his book The Party Dolls.

On 10 May 1969, two American prisoners of war escaped from a brutal Hanoi prison camp called the Annex. Their story is one of incredible bravery against the longest of odds. It’s also one of bitter conflict. Air Force Captains John Dramesi and Ed Atterberry escaped with help from their fellow prisoners, but that help was not given freely. The suffering it brought killed Atterberry, and scarred others for life.

Photo: John Dramesi on the left, AHM’s Hanoi Hilton Exhibit center, Ed Atterberry on the right.

THE PARTY DOLLS is the riveting, award-winning* true Vietnam War story of a failed escape code-named “the Party,” told by the former POWs who planned it. Author and former Air Force journalist George Hayward wrote it based on interviews he did between 1995 and 2002 with those POWs, and never released until this book. This is the most detailed account ever released of a heroic yet divisive—and little-known—episode from a divisive American conflict.

*2021 winner for Nonfiction Military History, Best Indie Book Awards® (BIBA®) and 2022 winner Military Nonfiction, Independent Press Awards.

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July 5, 2025
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1:00 pm, ending 2:30 pm
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American Heritage Museum

The American Heritage Museum at the Collings Foundation featuring the Jacques M. Littlefield Collection explores major conflicts ranging from the Revolutionary War until today. Visitors discover and interact with our American heritage through the history, the changing technology, and the Human Impact of America’s fight to preserve the freedom we all hold dear.

The American Heritage Museum is a program of Collings Foundation, Inc., a not-for-profit 501 (c)3 organization, supported by admissions, grants, members, volunteers, and generous contributors. The EIN for Collings Foundation, Inc. dba American Heritage Museum is 47-1954671

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American Heritage Museum
568 Main Street
Hudson, MA 01749

Phone: (978) 562-9182
Fax: (978) 568-8231

General: admin@americanheritagemuseum.org

SAT, OCT. 10 & SUN, OCT. 11 - Battle for the Airfield Event Tickets Available Only

If you are planning to visit the American Heritage Museum on Saturday, October 10th and Sunday, October 11th, please be aware that tickets are only available for the Battle for the Airfield WWII Re-Enactment special event, which includes museum admission as well as access to the annex buildings and all outdoor displays and performances. General Admission tickets are not accepted for the weekend. Please see the link below for details and to purchase tickets.