That way. We all know that within the Civil War Community there are rock stars. Historians, women we have all heard of. We have read their books. Everyone knows who they are. We talk about them in hushed tones. It has been my and privilege to be friends with one of those rock stars. Eric wittenberg is known by every civil war student across the country. He is not only known for his expertise in the Union Calvary but his opinion on many challenging topics where he challenges people to reconsider what they know. He is never one who takes a position because it is popular. He takes it because it is well considered, well researched, and well thought out. So he is sometimes not so afraid to challenge conventional thinking. It is that sense of going for the truth that has always made me admire his work. Starting out when i first got into the civil war, and thought this guy was fantastic. He has 17 books you can read. As our friendship has grown, someone who has challenge you to rethink what y
And general staff, College Foundation Board Members here. Well, would you please stand if youre from the Foundation Board so we can recognize you and thank you for your support of this great series. Thank you so much. Thank you once again, we extend our gratitude to the late Jerry Rosenblum, in whose memory. We are presenting the program and the hollywood versus history series. Its this uh, its its Jerry Rosenblum whos made this possible by a generous gift his estate tonight, military Historian Brian steed of, the Army Commanding general staff, college we have a special installment of the series its a little broader in scope looking at hollywood filmmaking during World War Two and its role in shaping nations response to and support of the war. Brian will, take a particularly close look at the best years of our lives, a seminal film released a year, the war that successfully departed from the flag waving norm. It earned eight Academy Awards, including oscar for best picture. Brian steed
Foundation Board Members here. Well, would you please stand if youre from the Foundation Board so we can recognize you and thank you for your support of this great series. Thank you so much. Thank you once again, we extend our gratitude to the late Jerry Rosenblum, in whose memory. We are presenting the program and the hollywood versus history series. Its this uh, its its Jerry Rosenblum whos made this possible by a generous gift his estate tonight, military Historian Brian steed of, the Army Commanding general staff, college we have a special installment of the series its a little broader in scope looking at hollywood filmmaking during World War Two and its role in shaping nations response to and support of the war. Brian will, take a particularly close look at the best years of our lives, a seminal film released a year, the war that successfully departed from the flag waving norm. It earned eight Academy Awards, including oscar for best picture. Brian steed is an professor of militar
So we can recognize you and thank you for your support of this great series. Thank you so much. Thank you once again, we extend our gratitude to the late Jerry Rosenblum, in whose memory. We are presenting the program and the hollywood versus history series. Its this uh, its its Jerry Rosenblum whos made this possible by a generous gift his estate tonight, military Historian Brian steed of, the Army Commanding general staff, college we have a special installment of the series its a little broader in scope looking at hollywood filmmaking during World War Two and its role in shaping nations response to and support of the war. Brian will, take a particularly close look at the best years of our lives, a seminal film released a year, the war that successfully departed from the flag waving norm. It earned eight Academy Awards, including oscar for best picture. Brian steed is an professor of military history at the commanded general staff college, where he since 2013 and was honored as a mili
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