About 10 years ago. He came and visited the museum, gave a presentation on his book, and we have not managed to get him back here. We tried. He was going to come in april of this year, but of course things got out of hand, and we had to postpone that event indefinitely to talk on one of his other books. But im sure most of our viewers here today know many of johns books. Hell from the heavens, for crew and country, and tin can titans, which one the elliott won the Elliott Morrison naval literacy award. It was awarded regarded naval history. So congratulations on that. Many years belated. As i mentioned, john was supposed to come in april, and thankfully we were able to work in the Distance Learning team to bring these programs to you all. This one, specifically, has to do with our theme of the end of the war, specifically the 75th anniversary of the end of the war. We will get right do it so we can try to get as many of the audience questions, asked and answered by john. But im going t
Im rebecca richs welcome to the Program German chancellor Angela Merkel has confirmed that a partial lockdown to tackle the corona virus will remain in place until at least early january michael said infection rates are still too high to consider reopening bars restaurants james and other Leisure Facilities terminals being hit much harder by the 2nd wave of the virus this week saw a record for the highest number of deaths since the beginning of the pandemic restrictions on get togethers will be loosened over christmas a move Public Health experts warn will have fatal consequences. In germany to situation looks bleak with regards to the pandemic after a month of the socalled lights lock down. From the c. U. We still have to go to go back to a 7 day incidence rate of under 50 cases per 100000 inhabitants and on average were very far from it. And do wish not before i was a Buddhist Monk the question is whether we leave the country in this state of half sleep or if we decide at some point
Postpone that event indefinitely to talk on one of his other books. But im sure most of our viewers here today know many of johns books. Hell from the heavens, for crew and country, and tin can titans, which won the Elliott Morrison naval literacy award. It was awarded regarded naval history. So congratulations on that. Many years belated. As i mentioned, john was supposed to come in april, and thankfully we were able to work with our colleagues in the Distance Learning team to bring these programs to you all. This one, specifically, has to do with our theme of the end of the war, specifically the 75th anniversary of the end of the war. We will get right to it so we can try to get as many of the audience questions, asked and answered by john. But im going to start with a handful of my own questions first. John, lets give the audience a brief summary for those of you that have not read the book. Give us a brief summary of dogfight over tokyo, please. John well, dogfight over tokyo expla
Weeks and rescued from the rubble 3 days after an earthquake rocked the turkish city of is me or a 3 Year Old Girl is pulled alive from the wreckage. I bring golf its good to have you with its tonight u. S. President down with trump and his challenger joe biden are making their final pitches to the voters with election day now just hours away trump is making a whistle stop tour of 4 swing states in fayetteville North Carolina the president said that he will win again despite what he called the fate homes predicting his defeat trumps kept a religious schedule over the past few days appearing nonstop at campaign rallies. Joe biden sticking to a much more low key approach focusing on ohio and pennsylvania for the final hours of this race hes told voters its time to end the chaos of the past 4 years. Are joining me now is our Washington Bureau chief in his poll on this election eve good evening to you so the numbers are impressive right 96000000 people have already cast their vote so how m
Environment in the process. I made you mike a junior and you are welcome to the program tanzanias president michel fully has been reelected to a 2nd term in office after receiving over 12000000 of the total votes cast making up 84 percent the Opposition Leader out in the least 2 of the chatham a party has however rejected the result and called it a fraud the police have arrested officials from his spot to you to quote stop them from destroying property under the guise of protests it was issued want new elections and are calling on the all supporters to peacefully demonstrate. Elected for a 2nd john macro throughly was in a celebrates removed despite his victory being contested by the opposition foully formally accepted his win promising to be a president to all. Say well let me take this opportunity to assure all my fellow tanzanians that i will serve them all regardless of their political partys religion or try. And make. Magnus really was reelected with 84 percent of the votes but th