Visit the booktv. Org to watch any other programs you see here online. Type the author or book not in the search bar on the upper left side of the page and click search big you can also share anything you see on booktv. Org easily by clicking share on the upper left side of the page and selecting the format. Booktv streams live on line 48 hours every weekend with the top nonfiction books and authors. Booktv. Org. Historian mark perry recounts the military career of general Douglas Macarthur. He reports that macarthur, appointed commander of u. S. Army forces in the far east by president Franklin Roosevelt, was equally reviled and respected. This is about 50 minutes. Thank you, doug. And to offer been there. Thanks to the National Archives for inviting me in holding this event. Im going to talk about Douglas Macarthur who served twice as army chief of staff, received the japanese surrender in tokyo bay, was one of the most decorated soldiers of world war i, he won the medal of honor, wa
Johnstons relationship and jacksons relationship and things like that. So it was a nice easy transition over to the army. Before we get into the book, the statistical portrait of that but served under robert louis, how about some macro figures. How many soldiers served in the civil war on both sides . About two and a quarter Million People served. The confederacy probably around 900,000 but we dont have an exact tabulation. Recent studies suggested that more people died in the civil war but the statistics are based on the census records and it is really dicey to rely on that kind of evidence. So the best evidence indicates that virginia and North Carolina had fewer fatalities than we had anticipated various South Carolina is doing an indepth study on its state and it indicates the same thing about 10 fewer fatalities than we had thought. The union keeps exceedingly good records and of course it was the description of the Union Records into so the Union Speculation tf 360,000 dead is pr
Parade, but not for all the military. Per the report, he specifically requested that wounded veterans, including amputees be excluded from the parade saying, quote, nobody wants to see that. Theres more. On memorial day 2017, Homeland Security secretary john kelly accompanied him on a visit to Arlington National cemetery where johns son is buried. While standing next to roberts grave, trump turned on kelly and said of members of the military who go to war, quote, i dont get it. What was in it for them . Trump has now responded exactly the way youd think. I know john kelly. He was with me. Didnt do a good job. Had no temperament and ultimately he was petered out, he was exhausted. He was totally exhausted. He wasnt able to function in the last number of months. He was not able to function. He was sort of a tough guy. By the time he got eaten up in this world, its a different world than he was used to, he was unable to function. He got even the alive. He was unable to handle the pressure
More than 100 palestinians have been killed. 700 injured in the last four days. The israeli arm army saying it has hit over 1100 targets. Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the airstrikes will continue until he feels israelis are safe. What i said to general allen and john kerry is i live here, and i know what is necessary to insure the security of israel. Now behind the numbers people are just trying to survive. Fathers, mothers, children all living in fair. Reporter gazaens feel the war is four days old. The Israeli Military has struck 1,000 locations. Bombs pulverized buildings. All night and all morning israeli bombs echo through gaza, and now israel feels it is fighting on multiple fronts. The occupied west banks. In northern israel for the first time in more than a year a missiles from lebanon targeted an israeli farm. And across the country more rockets from gaza are finding more targets than ever before. Theyre aiming for israel and aiming for sensitive locations inclu
We begin with a dramatic escalation of a tangled conflict that it may be imminent that the u. S. Is going to begin isis targets not only in iraq but inside syria. That could expand the Current Campaign taking place. U. S. Military reports two new strikes on isis targets inside iraq today. That brings the total so far to 176 u. S. Air strikes. Were covering that story and much more with all of our reporters, our guests, including the visiting president of ukraine. Hes here with me in the situation room. Our pentagon correspondent Barbara Starr begins our coverage. Whats the latest as far as the u. S. War on isis . Wolf, president obama has been briefed on the list of targets that the u. S. Military would like to hit. Bombing could, could begin within days. The classified list of isis targets the pentagon wants to bomb in syria is complete. The military is ready. General dempsey and i both approve and expect considerable time reviewing and adapting this plan. Reporter but first, presiden