Tonight we are very pleased to welcome back mark wilkinson. He has also been the director at the atwood house museum. Mr. Wilkins is a published auth author. He has a masters from Harvard University and he is currently working on several books related to world war one aviation. Mr. Will kins is also conservativing as producer of aerial effects documentary film. His new book, aeroneurosis. Due to unforeseen complications, we dont have any copies you can have signed tonight. The speaker graciously agreed to personalize some as well. Please join us in welcoming mark wilkins. Thank you for that very nice introduction, crystal. Im very happy to be here tonight. Thank you all for coming. I hope you find this topic as fascinating as i do. Basically the to give you a little background, the book was something i did for air and space magazine. Anyway, the research for that article sort of opened my eyes to the amount of material about how greatly about a a lot of these First World War pilots suf
House museum and has worked for the smithsonian and mystic seaport. Before wilkins is a published author of books and articles relating to maritime and aviation history. Mr. Wilkins has a masters degree in history from Harvard University and is currently working on several books relating to world war i aviation. He is adjunct faculty in the History Department at st. Marys college of maryland. Mr. Wilkins is also serving as producer of aerial effects for the lafayette escadrille. His book, aeroneurosis, will be available for purchase on october 21st. Due to unforeseen complications we do not have copies of the book available for signing tonight, however we do have bookplates already signed you can pick up on your way out or the speaker graciously agreed to personalize some as well. Thank you again for joining us this evening. Without further ado, please join me in welcoming mark wilkins. Thank you for that very nice introducti introduction, krystal. Im happy to be here tonight. Thaur th
Wilkins author mark wilkins exd the psychological impact of world war i Aerial Combat and the disorder known as aeroneurosis, a nervous condition brought on by flying. He also talked about diary entries from pilots who experienced this condition and explores their lives after the war. This event was hosted by the smithsonian associates. Pleasedht, we are very to welcome back to this smithsonian mark wilkins. He is the current curator of maritime history at the calvert marine museum. He is also director and he has also been richer and curator of the Maritime Museum and the atlas house museum. Mr. Wilkins is a published author of books and articles. Degree fromters Harvard University and is currently working on several books related to world war i aviation. He is adjunct faculty at the college of st. Marys in maryland. Also the producer of a documentary film. Aeroneurosis will be published. We will not have signing tonight. Signed ande already the speaker has graciously agreed to persona
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