Fighting men. M. The vasta. Army parade starts. Japanese military observers see the mighty display of Russian Armed power. Russian rocket launchers on american lend lease trucks. Celebrate the holiday and salute the great victories in europe. Into a police court in oslo, norway, this man pleads for his life. One of the wars most notorious traitors faces retribution for his crimes. The is preliminary trial for a major first preliminary trial for a major war criminal begins. The man who made his name synonymous with trader to norway hears the case against him. He shows signs of fear in a world free from nazism. There is no place for him. From Alliance Headquarters on orders go out for the arrest of the last top nazis. German sailors, marines and who guarded these secrets are made captive. The high commanders of this curious organization which had served as a surrendering authority for defeated germany are put under arrest. In this castle at bloomsburg, the general lies dead beneath a picture. He participated in germanys unconditional surrender. Arrested, he took poison. Alfred total chief of staff leaves the headquarters for internment he signed the german surrender to eisenhower in wrath. The gun placements never saw action. Now the pure of the beaten third reich comes out under arrest. With utile he walks through a tunnel in the planes for compound to imprisonment. The commander of germanys unrestricted submarine warfare. With the arrest of your little utile, the third reich is ended forever. In this city is the body of the most hated man in europe, heinrich himmler, chief of the secret police. Captured while posing as a civilian, he was carrying tiny vials of poison. He bit into one concealed under his tongue. Met in violent death his proper end. This is belson, notorious german death camp. The last of the inmates are treated by medical troops before being transported. Applied to is liberated prisoners. Survived, 500who our children for the former enemies of the reich will receive human care and medical attention. Joseph kramer, mergener of countless murderer of countless thousands is now a prisoner. Belson is erased from the earth. North housedachau, and, names of shame freemen must not forget. President harry truman delivers a warning of the blows that are yet to follow in japan. The japanese now know that their dreams of conquest are shattered. They no longer boast of dictating peace terms in washington. This does not mean however that the japanese have given up hope. They are depending on america tiring of this war. The coming weary of the sacrifices it demands. I hope they hope our desire to see soldiers and sailors home again and attention to return to the comforts and profits of these of peace will force us ofcompromise short unconditional surrender. They should know better. They should realize this nation at the peak of its military strength will not relax, will not weaken in its purpose. Material,e men, the the skill, the leadership and the fortitude to achieve total victory. We have allies who will help us achieve it. We are resolute in our determination. We will see the fight through to the complete and victorious finish. To that end, with the help of god, we shall use every ounce of our energy and strength. Narrator near naha, capital of strikes. A marine tank it is overturned and lies burning with four of the crew trapped inside. One group member thrown clear by the explosion, staggering with shock as marines fight to rescue the men inside. Flames reach the ignition. Ammunition. And all hope of rescue is gone. Sector flame japanesetapes holding soldiers ammunition. And munition. Totaled. On is the southern tip of okinawa. One after another japanese positions are burned down. Theyve already conceded tactical loss. This is indispensable gain in the war against japan. Announcer 1 this is American History tv on cspan3 where each weekend we feature 48 hours of programs exploring our nations past. Announcer 2 sunday night on q nd a, and a, a look at president s based on the books they have written. You saw in the piercing quote kennedys father was the one pulling the strings. He was not. There were multiple times when jack kennedy brought up the Pulitzer Prize. He said i would rather win a Pulitzer Prize that be president. Because he had the strong desire for literary fame even though he did not want to do literary work, he got himself the prize. In new york city people had been gossiping, ted kennedy really right that book . Did kennedy really write that book . The Pulitzer Prize changed the question and made it moral and ethical. Readers realized this. I looked at the letters kennedy was receiving in 1957 and librarians and School Teachers were sending him letters saying did you really right this book . You would not have accepted the prize if you did not write the book. That is not the right thing to do. Announcer 2 watch on to a day. On q and a. Announcer 1 you are watching American History tv, 48 hours of programming every weekend on cspan3. Follow us on twitter csp anhistory to keep up with our schedule and the latest history news. Announcer 2 sunday night on book tv on afterwords, talking about growing up in the idaho mountains with survivalist parents. I think my mother did a decent job of homeschooling. By time i came along, she was a midwife and herbalist, there was not a lot going on. Or tookwrote an essay an exam. There was never anything like a lecture. Announcer 2 and the former u. S. Surgeon general with his book together, on the impact of loneliness with health. [indiscernible] scrolling through my email or my social media feed, or a question that came up. I dont do that. It is right there and i fall into it. It does dilute the quality of our conversation because science tells us we cant [indiscernible] we think we are multitasking, we are actually task switching between one thing and another rapidly. Weis important to ask how do expand the quantity of people but perhaps also the quality. Announcer 2 book tv this weekend on cspan two. Chirping] announcer 2 this is American History tv featuring events, interviews, archival films and visits to college classrooms, museums and historic places. Every weekend on cspan three. Announcer 1 American History tv is on cspan3 every weekend. All of our programs are archived on our website. Tours ofatch lectures, historic sites, archival films and see our schedule of upcoming films at cspan. Org history. World war ii veteran norman hatch talks about his time serving as a cameraman for the marine corps. He captured footage of the battle of tarawa that helped marines win an Academy Award for best documentary short in 1945. The World War Ii Museum spoke with mr. Hatch for its oral history collection. This is the first of a twopart interview. Norman one day i was doing press releases and i got i went up into the head on the third floor. I am standing there. Commandantn but the in civilian clothes. He looks at me and says you are marine, arent you . I say yes, sir. He says how do you like your job . What are you going to tell the commandant . I liked it very much because i went to
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