Good evening everyone. Welcome to the National World war ii museum. All of those who you are sitting here and watching on the live stream, i know you are out there and with us in spirit. And we feel your presence. I am doctor rob citino, the Senior Historian here at the museum. I am also the executive director of the institute for the study of war and democracy. Tonight is the latest installment of our meet the authors series. We always like to mention our sponsor. We bring this to you with the general support of the strike foundation. We could not do it without them. Many of you have been to our events before. You probably know we have a tradition here at the museum. May i ask, are there any world war ii veterans or home front workers in the audience tonight. If you would please stand or wave and. Thank you. I have heard the president , ceo americas, and the current president say this many times. We built this museum for you, so thank you for coming to these events. Military veterans
Good evening, everyone. Welcome to the National World War Ii Museum, all of those of you who are sitting here and those watching on the live stream, i know you are out there and with us in spirit. And we feel your presence too. As many of you probably know im dr. Rob satino, the samuel and murray stone Senior Historian at the museum. And the executive director of the institute for the study of war and democracy. Tonight is the latest installment of our meet the author series. And we always like to mention our sponsor we bring this to you with the generous support of the Strake Foundation and couldnt do it without them. Thank you. Now many of you have been to our events before you foe we have a tradition at the museum. May i ask are there any world war ii veterans or home front workers in the audience tonight . If you would please stand or wave too. Thanks, folks. [ applause ] you know ive heard the president and ceo emeritus appear others here say thank you for coming to the events. We
Hamilton talks about the last book in his trilogy. War and peace covers the fdr planning in dday until his death in 1945. National World War Ii Museum in new orleans hosted this event. Good evening, everyone. Welcome to the national World War Ii Museum what and to those watching on the live stream i know youre out there and with us in spirit and we feel your presence too. As many of probably know im the Senior Historian here at the museum and im also the executive director of the institute for the study of war and democracy. Tonight is the latest install. Our meet the author series and we always like to mention our sponsor we bring this to you with the generous support of the strak foundation. So thank you. Now, many of you have been to our events before. You probably know we have a tradition here at the museum. May i ask are there any world war ii veterans or home front workers in the audience tonight if you will please stand or wave. [ applause ] thanks, folks. You know, i have heard
Tonight we present Nigel Hamilton with his trilogy on fdr war and peace the final odyssey. His unpublished documents and interviews he rewrites a famous account of world war ii strategy given by churchill 75 years after the dday landing we can see closeup and in dramatic detail who was responsible for rescuing and insisting upon france of june 1944. The coup detat turns to personal tragedy over the course of the disease as he was commanderinchief to prepare the United Nations for the post world order. Now we know even on his deathbed he was a great visionary. Douglas brinkley says war and peace is a masterful reevaluation. And pulitzer prizewinning coauthor calls it a stunning achievement. Hamilton commands his talent and meticulous historian and biographer as an intimate portrait of americas most consequential president. The most awardwinning of jfk, jfk, and montgomery and president clinton among other subjects his most recent book the mantle of command was long listed for the Nation
Our final speaker of the day is mr. Michael bishop, michael is a consultant of the office of the chairman of the National Endowment of the humanities. Prior to that he served as director of the National Churchill library and center at George Washington university in d. C. He also served as the executive director, of the interNational Churchill society. Some of you, many of you know that the museum is a long standing relationship with the local branch of the Churchill Society. The Churchill Society of new orleans. Im with him being half american, we feel that we can keep covering winston as much as we want. But we certainly enjoyed watching michael, and his affiliates to great work around the country, michael was in charge of putting their 34th and 35th churchill conference together, and we are not quite caught up to that with our International Conferences but being involved in the conferences i know how much of a beast that is. Who here has seen the finest hour . Im sorry the darkest h