Welcome to our viewers on Public Television in america and around the globe. In iraq, Coalition Aircraft have joined the effort to regain control of to greet from Islamic State forces. The bbc understands that reconnaissance flights were requested by the Iraqi Government last week. Iraqi forces are preparing a largescale operation to retake to greet. Our defense correspondent has more from the front lines. Reporter this is the road that leads to tikrit. With iraqi forces on one side and Islamic State fighters on the other. The city is now surrounded but there is no surrender. The commander of one of the strongest shia militia backed by iraq. He did he denies the attacks at all. We are not in a hurry. We are destroying their supplies. The longer it goes on, weaker Islamic State will become. The areas around tikrit have now been liberated. This is as far as we have been allowed to go because of the fighters. All around this evidence. This the wreckage from one of the extremist suicide bo
Thank you very much. Im grateful to dale gregory and alex castle who did the logistical arrangements to be invited to the New York Historical society. This is a wonderful collection one of the great historical societies, one of the organizations that ive enjoyed a relationship with in the last 15 or so years thanks largely to you and trustees and former trustees like digg guilder. It has been wonderful to watch just how much it has progressed the amount of public programming. Im really envious and i looked at your catalog wishing i could come to many more of these events. It was also one of the highlights of my last year to win the American History book prize and come here to receive it. It was one of those moments in life where you wish you could just press the pause button. [applause] when i accepted the prize, i mentioned there were two covers and two titles of this book. One in the United States and one in britain. Im in the position today to be able to show you both covers. This i
Join the cspan conversation like us on facebook, follow us on twitter Andrew O Shaughnessy takes a look at the role British Military leaders played in the American Revolutionary war. Most notably, he discusses general Henry Clinton who served briefly as commanderinchief of the british army. His defeat at the battle of Sullivans Island in january, 1776 marked the first time during the war that american troops successfully defended against a british sea and land invasion. This event from the New York Historical society is about one hour and a half. Thank you very much, i am very grateful to gregory and alex castle who did the logistical arrangements to be invited to the New York Historical society. This is a wonderful collection one of the great historical societies, one of the organizations that ive enjoyed a relationship with in the last 15 or so years thanks largely to you and trustees and former trustees like digg guilder. It has been wonderful to watch just how much it has progresse
All around you. Yet amid all the tumult and change, there is one thing that wont change and that is character of our men and women who wear the uniform. This is your generations moment. Your mission is necessary and it is noble. The weapons you use will be more powerful and precise than those available to annapolis graduates who came before you, and you will face enemies they never imagined. But what will make your success possible is the same thing that made their success possible the courage and honor and personal integrity that you learned at this academy. Were going to give you the tools youll need to prevail in todays war on terror, and the capabilities youll need to protect us against the dangers that may yet emerge. Now the task is in your hands, and that means it is in the best of hands. Thank you for your courageous decision to serve. Bring honor to the uniform security to our country, and peace to the world. And congratulations to every member of the class of 2005. May god bl
Name of the village which was built on a stage coach road between richmond and lynchburg here. Courthouse being spelled as two words. Appotomax was a county that was formed in 1845. And in virginia the county seats are always known with the county name, and then the two words, court house. But it was a village that did have a courthouse building in it. Lee arrives here on the afternoon of april the 8th. He deemploys some of his artillery here in front of him on this road on the way to appotomax station. This is where he has supply trains waiting for him. So he sends some of his artillery out into a position mere. Then he sends men out here to start unloading his supply trains. While they are unloading these trains they are surprised by general custers californiavy who comes in and captures the supply trains and some of the men. Some of them escape and start heading back towards the court House Village is where their main military is. The cavalry has caught up to them. This is one of th