Jason Lantzer

Historian of the grand sweep of American History (including Disney). Most recently the author of Eisenhower & the Holocaust. Always a proud dad.

[alex kershaw @kershaw_alex]

It's 4.15 am in England. Ike says quietly, "Ok. Let's go." D Day is on. Here he is, 20 years later. @WWIIMemorial

[alex kershaw @kershaw_alex]

A storm is raging outside. Again they meet. Again they are briefed on the weather. There is a new development. A break in the weather, a window of hope, a chance that things might just work - 6 June. Do they stay or do they go? Only one man can decide, Eisenhower, surrounded by his team. Everything has been staked on one roll of the dice. The "whole works on one number," he wrote. Stay or go?

[Jason Lantzer @HistProfDad]

Enjoying watching @DavidHeadPhd tonight! @Gilder_Lehrman

[Jason Lantzer @HistProfDad]

@Dastardlyb247 @RBrookhiser @Md1819 Question: we give Mac lots of credit for building the AotP, but do we have (a) comparable general(s) for the Western theatre’s Union forces? State’s like Indiana had units in both the West and the East (so it likely isn’t a state training difference).

[John Fea @JohnFea1]

"...to persist in caring about books, and to do so in the face of those who tell us not to, is to fight for a world that takes knowledge seriously." https://t.co/yuQ2iftQkn

[The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History @Gilder_Lehrman]

Join us for #InsidetheVault on June 4 at 7 pm ET! Historian @davidheadphd will discuss the Newburgh Conspiracy of 1783, when threats of a mutiny circulated Washington's army. This is a free online program for history enthusiasts of all ages!

Register: https://t.co/5bEnvFSvy0

[Jason Lantzer @HistProfDad]

@DavidHeadPhd I have signed up!

[Jason Lantzer @HistProfDad]

Back in the office for a bit today. In the accumulated mail was my @butleru anniversary card….a reminder of the many wonderful students I’ve had over the years in the classroom and the scholarship they’ve helped inspire me to produce.

[Jason Lantzer @HistProfDad]

Spotted @hoyer_kat latest at the Thalia in Hamburg!

[Jason Lantzer @HistProfDad]

Last year, one of our regular tour guides me told me she was going to order my Eisenhower & the Holocaust book. Earlier this week I got to sign her copy in the middle of Berlin. It was a wonderful experience! Thanks to all my readers—including Tina’s mom and dad!

[Jason Lantzer @HistProfDad]

Had a great time talking about my current research with the @bha_berlin tonight. And very glad my students got to be there and take part!

[Jason Lantzer @HistProfDad]

If you happen to be in Berlin tonight….

https://t.co/I9np5Ifq5T

[Jason Lantzer @HistProfDad]

Bulldogs to Berlin 2026

[Jason Lantzer @HistProfDad]

@craigbrucesmith @JonErwin13 @ProfGregJackson @AngelStudiosInc Awesome!

[Jason Lantzer @HistProfDad]

Whether you commemorate V-E day on the 7th or 8th of May, it’s been 81 years since the Allies were victorious in Europe.

[Jason Lantzer @HistProfDad]

@hoyer_kat @Iain_MacGregor1 Possibility I might be able to make it to the Berlin event. Regardless my copy is supposed to arrive in the US by early June. Looking forward to reading it!

[Jason Lantzer @HistProfDad]

@RBrookhiser Indeed!

[Jason Lantzer @HistProfDad]

@RBrookhiser We also don’t acknowledge that anti-tobacco (cigarettes were called the devil’s coffin nails) sentiment went hand in hand with anti alcohol. Today we stand on the threshold of the anti tobacco advocates accomplishing their goal (see moves in the UK)

[Jason Lantzer @HistProfDad]

@RBrookhiser Prohibition is incredibly complex. The leader of the Indiana ASL’s family had German Methodist roots. There were also Catholics who supported the goal (after the realization that pledges of sobriety weren’t getting the job done in the industrialized early 20th century).