Author Jay Wertz to Speak at HISTORICON


Los Angeles, CA (June 30, 2010)
Author, filmmaker and Weider History Group contributing writer Jay Wertz will be presenting three World War II seminars at HISTORICON on July 8-11, 2010, at the Valley Forge Convention Center, 1160 First Avenue, King of Prussia, PA.
Mr. Wertz will join fellow historians and featured guests at the four-day event, including Col. (Ret.) David Glantz, author of The Stalingrad Trilogy, Capt. (Ret.) Dale Dye, the military adviser on Band of Brothers and The Pacific, and Col. (Ret.) Jerry Morelock, editor-in-chief of Armchair General magazine.  The Weider History Group is sponsoring more than fifteen speakers to present engaging topics.
"Each year HISTORICON draws about 3500-4000 people from around the world and 100 dealers offering everything you need to recreate military battles from across history," states Bob Giglio,  HISTORICON convention director, "or alternate battles drawn from your own imagination. Scenarios can range from historical ancients to history making moderns, while some even create games from the rich worlds of Sci-Fi and Fantasy."
"I like the challenge of sharing factual history with HISTORICON convention attendees." says Wertz. "They are recreating battles and often changing outcomes.  The resulting discussion of the 'what-ifs' is fun and invigorating for a historian like myself."      
The three seminars by Mr. Wertz, with eyewitness material drawn from his upcoming book series War Stories: World War II Firsthand  for Weider History Publications, are: "The Battle for Luzon, December 1941 - May 1942" (Thursday July 8 @ 2 PM); "Stalingrad: The Daily Grind" (Friday July 9  @ 12 PM); "Anecdotal Stories From D-Day to Berlin" (Saturday July 10 @ 1:30 PM).  For more details and to obtain tickets for the seminars, please visit www.historicon.org.  
In addition to his soon to be published World War II book series Mr. Wertz is the author of three books - The Native American Experience, The Civil War Experience 1861-1865, and co-author with Edwin C. Bearss of Smithsonian's Great Battles and Battlefields of the Civil War. As a producer/director/writer, Mr. Wertz's television credits include the award-winning 13-part documentary series Smithsonian's Great Battles of the Civil War, for The Learning Channel and Time-Life Video. He also directed the thriller feature film, The Last Reunion.

Mr. Wertz  is also an entertainment correspondent for the websites of the Weider History Group, the world's largest publisher of history magazines.  He has also written for Aviation History, Civil War Times Illustrated and other magazines.  He continues to be a contributing columnist for HistoryNet.com. 

Mr. Wertz is available for speaking engagements, and media interviews to discuss pop culture, military history and other topics.  For more information contact Karen Morris, Sand Castle Communications, sandcastlecomm@verizon.net.



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