Illusions and Realities of World War 1 – Thomas Fleming

On October 16, 2016, our lecture series, “Heaven, Hell or Hoboken: Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of World War I, featured Thomas Fleming, historian and historical novelist born in Jersey City, NJ, the son of a World War I hero who was a leader in Jersey City politics for three decades. Fleming is the author of Illusion of Victory: America in World War I (Basic Books, 2004) as well as numerous books about events and figures of the Revolutionary era. A frequent guest on C-Span, PBS, A&E and the History Channel, Fleming was a consultant and commentator on the PBS series, The Irish in America: Long Journey Home, and wrote the companion volume to another PBS series, Liberty: The American Revolution.