Next, Rick Atkinson discusses the significance of the invasion of sicily and the Italian Campaign on the eventual liberation of europe in world war ii. This one hour and 40 minute event is part of the New York Historical society distinguished speakers lecture series. Thank you so much for inviting me to be with you and for joining me on this gorgeous new york morning. This is the third presentation i have given in this fantastic auditorium in just over a year and all i can say is you folks are gluttons for punishment. We will talk about the Second World War this morning. I was just in normandy for the 70th anniversary of dday in that campaign certainly has taken center stage this spring just as it has in our National Narrative about that liberation of europe. This morning, we will try to bring the italian war back into focus a bit. I have two confessions. I have not seen the movie payzant. Campaignlk about the in italy up through the fall of was june 4, 1944. The war goes on, but for t
Every sunday at 8 00 p. M. And midnight eastern here on American History tv. Wed like to hear from you. Follow us on twitter cspan history. Connect on facebook at facebook. Com cspan history where you can leave comments and check out our upcoming programs at our website, cspan. Org history. In the fourth of a fivepart look at hollywood directors who made films for the u. S. Government during world war ii we feature director William Wyler and thunderbolt, a 42minute documentary he made for the u. S. Army air force about a squadron of p47 fighter planes stationed in italy. Mr. Wyler also directed the popular world war ii documentary the Memphis Belle filled inside b17 flying fortress bombers on missions over nazi germany. First, to provide context, we speak to author and film historian mark harris. A new book out by author mark harris five came back a story of hollywood and the second world war, and among the directors featured is William Wyler. Mark harris is joining us to explain his b
Archival speeches. Every sunday at 8 00 p. M. And midnight eastern here on American History tv. Wed like to hear from you. Follow us on twitter cspan history. Connect on facebook at facebook. Com cspan history where you can leave comments and check out our upcoming programs at our website, cspan. Org history. In the fourth of a fivepart look at hollywood directors who made films for the u. S. Government during world war ii we feature director William Wyler and thunderbolt, a 42minute documentary he made for the u. S. Army air force about a squadron of p47 fighter planes stationed in italy. Mr. Wyler also directed the popular world war ii documentary the Memphis Belle filled inside b17 flying fortress bombers on missions over nazi germany. First, to provide context, we speak to author and film historian mark harris. A new book out by author mark harris five came back a story of hollywood and the second world war, and among the directors featured is William Wyler. Mark harris is joining
The Memphis Belle filled inside b17 flying fortress bombers on missions over nazi germany. First, to provide context, we speak to author and film historian mark harris. A new book out by author mark harris five came back a story of hollywood and the second world war, and among the directors featured is William Wyler. Mark harris is joining us to explain this book and this director during world war ii. Thanks for being with us. Thanks for having me. Who was William Wyler . Whats his background . Of the five directors about whom i write, wyler was the only jew. He was an immigrant from a small town called malouse which was in a region of france that when he was a boy and a teenager had been at various times either french, or under german occupation. So when he came to hollywood and worked his way up and eventually before the war became known as one of the most sophisticated and meticulous and mature craftsman in hollywood with movies like jezebel and the letter and the little foxes and d
Speakers lecture series. Its an hour and 40 minutes. Thanks so much for inviting me to be with you and for joining me on this gorgeous new york morning. This is the third presentation ive given in this fantastic auditorium at the New York Historical society in just over a year. And all i can say is you folks are gluttons for punishment. Were going to talk about the second world war. I was just in normandy for the 70th anniversary of dday. And that campaign certainly has taken center stage this spring just as it has in our National Narrative about the liberation of europe since june 6th, 1944, when it permanently eclipsed the dramatic prorks tracted, sanguinary struggle in italy. Well try to bring that italian war back into focus a bit. I have two confessions. First, i have not seen the movie paizon which showed last night. I have not seen it. If you have questions about it, i am not your man. Secondly, ill talk mostly about the campaign in italy up through the fall of rome. The war goe