Staff is staying close to home due to the coronavirus. Here is a look at our recent visit to san antonio, texas. The cspan cities tour is exploring the american story, as we take book tv and American History tv on the road. With support from our spectrum cable partners, we travel to san antonio, texas. Coming up in the next hour, well experience the history of this south texas city, starting with a visit to the San Antonio Missions National Historical park. Following that, in about 20 minutes, well hear about the role the city played in early military aviation. And in about 40 minutes, visit one of the citys most recognizable features and biggest attractions, the historic river walk. Later, a trip to the Spanish Governors Palace, one of the oldest buildings in the city, dating back to the founding. We begin our special feature at mission san jose, one of four remaining colonial Spanish Missions in san antonio. Welcome to Spanish Governors Palace. What youre looking at is actually the l
The cspan cities tour is exploring american stories as we take book tv and American History tv on the road. We travel to san antonio, texas. Coming up in the next hour we will experience the history of this south, texas city. Starting with a visit to the San Antonio Missions National Historical park. Following that in about 20 minutes we will hear about the role the city played in early military aviation. And in about 40 minutes visit one of the citys most recognizable features and biggest attractions, the historic river walk. Later a trip to the Spanish Governors Palace, one of the oldest buildings in the city dating back to the founding. We begin our special feature at Mission San Jose, one of four remaining colonial Spanish Missions in san antonio. Welcome to our Spanish Governors Palace. What youre looking at is actually the last visual remnants of the presidio, the original facility was built in the 1720s and it was really the residence for the captain. What we are looking at toda
Or through our social media feeds. The cspan, created by americas Cable Television companies as a Public Service and brought to you today by your television provider. For six days in early october 1918, more than 500 u. S. Soldiers were surrounded by germans in the argon forest in northeastern france. At the time, the story of the lost battalion became front page news back home and it continues to be remembered as one of world war is most dramatic stories. Up next, on american artifacts, we travel to france with a battlefield guide and a historian who explain what happened and show us century old trenches and a memorial to the lost battalion in the argon forest. Where are we standing . We are int the middle of the forest. Were standing close by to a mine crater. A big mine exploding here. You look at the size of the crater, its probably nowadays one century after world still around 25 feet deep and Something Like 80 feet wide. So such a big mine exploding here. We have to imagine cloud
19 1918 armistice that ended world war i. Up next on american artifacts, historian Mitchell Yockelson and french battlefield guide Guillaume Moizan guide us to several key locations in northeastern france, including place wheres hearry truman, an others had life experiences. We have an unexploded 75 millimeter ar till rear shell on the floor of the Argonne Forest. This is about an hour. Were standing in front of the pennsylvania monument dead indicat dedicated in 1927 to honor the veterans of pennsylvania many of them in the 28th National Guard division that were directly involved with liberating the town that was in the 407 day meuse argonne operation that involved the doughboys. You grew up not far from him. Is it easy to say you explored these battlefields on many occasions as a young manned and today as a battlefield guide . Yes, indeed. I was born in the small town around 15 miles away from here. And i grew up close by the Argonne Forest, so always walking in the forest when i was
House museum and has worked for the smithsonian and mystic seaport. Before wilkins is a published author of books and articles relating to maritime and aviation history. Mr. Wilkins has a masters degree in history from Harvard University and is currently working on several books relating to world war i aviation. He is adjunct faculty in the History Department at st. Marys college of maryland. Mr. Wilkins is also serving as producer of aerial effects for the lafayette escadrille. His book, aeroneurosis, will be available for purchase on october 21st. Due to unforeseen complications we do not have copies of the book available for signing tonight, however we do have bookplates already signed you can pick up on your way out or the speaker graciously agreed to personalize some as well. Thank you again for joining us this evening. Without further ado, please join me in welcoming mark wilkins. Thank you for that very nice introducti introduction, krystal. Im happy to be here tonight. Thaur th