(Harrisburg, PA) - The National Civil War Museum announced today that Dr. Tom Carhart will be the featured speaker in its popular Dinner Lecture Series. Sponsored by Caretti, Inc. and PPL Corporation, the Museum will welcome West Point graduate, historian, author, and Vietnam veteran, Dr. Tom Carhart on Thursday, April 8, 2010. Dr. Carhart will be speaking about his book, Lost Triumph: Lee's Real Plan at Gettysburg and Why It Failed.

Tom Carhart graduated from West Point in 1966 and was decorated for valor, service, and wounds suffered in combat while serving as an infantry platoon leader with the 101st Airborne Division in Vietnam. He was awarded two Purple Hearts for his service. Later, Tom earned a law degree from the University of Michigan Law School as well as a Ph.D. in American and military history from Princeton University. Before he became successful writing military history books, his professional career was primarily devoted to work as an international corporate lawyer - first in Amsterdam and later in Brussels, followed by many years working for the Department of Defense inside the Pentagon. Lost Triumph has brought high praise from many renowned and widely-published military historians, including James McPherson, Sir John Keegan and many others.

Tom is the author of a number of books: Battles and Campaigns in Vietnam (1984), The Offering (1987), Battlefront Vietnam (1991), Iron Soldiers (1994), and West Point Warriors (2002)). His seventh book, Sacred Ties will be published by Berkley Books this May.

Reservations for the dinner and lecture are $40 per person and $30 for Museum members.  Reservations for the lecture only are $10 per person and complimentary for Museum members.  They can be made by contacting Lynn Smolizer at 717.260.1861 x. 1108 or lsmolizer@nationalcivilwarmuseum.org by Friday, April 2. Seating is limited.