At the university of mississippi , and we have stayed in touch quite a bit as we both moved on. We have always had a set of shared interests. Mike, it is great to be here with you today and to have a conversation on a subject that is extremely timely, which is responding to crisis. What needs to be said to the audience, they have seen all the evidence they can of the Current Crisis the coronavirus the economic downturn that will , be the serious issue for leaders, for everyday people. And it seems a good time to talk about two major 20thcentury crises. At the end of two world wars and how leaders responded, and to raise an issue about the light that might throw on the present about a framework for comparison. Mike, youre one of the people to talk to about. There are too many of your books to list for the audience but i thought i would talk about the book, fighting the great war world war i, the blood of free men, the book about the liberation of paris in 1944. But two books for the aud
Welcome to all of the viewers out there joining us. Its a great pleasure to talk to my friend and onetime colleague , who is a professor of history at the army war college. Mike and i were actually colleagues mike, this is going back a ways. 2006 or so in the History Department at the university of southern mississippi. But we have stayed in touch over the years. We have both moved on to other things. Weve always had a set of shared interests. I am glad two to speak you on the shared crisis. The audience has seen the current crisis, they coronavirus crisis, the economic downturn, t will be a serious issue and it seems like a good time to talk about a 20th century crisis. Mike, you are one of the people to talk to about this. Theres too many of your book seared to list for the audience, but i thought i would mention finding the great war, your history world war i, the blood book you wrotee about the liberation of paris. I think for our audience it will be of great interest, your concise
At 10 00 a. M. The vast army parade starts. Russia hails the dawn of victory. Japanese military observers see the mighty display of Russian Armed power. Russian rocket launchers on american lend lease trucks. The soviet Union Celebrates a holiday and salute the great victories in europe. Into a police court in oslo, norway, this man pleads for his life. One of the wars most notorious traitors faces retribution for his crimes. As the judge enters, at first preliminary trial for a major war criminal begins. The man who made his name synonymous with traitor to norway hears the case against him. Once arrogant and rude he shows signs of fear in a world free from nazism. There is no place for him. From Alliance Headquarters on in germany orders go out for , the arrest of the last top nazis. German sailors, marines and who guarded these secrets are made captive. The high commanders of this curious organization which had served as a surrendering authority for defeated germany are put under arr
New york telling unemployed americans if they want to complain they should take one of the essential jobs now open on the front lines, amid a new wave of protests against the lockdown is protesters are labeled selfish. Folks protesting to get back to work and people with paychecks lecturing them quit complaining. Welcome to fox news at night. Kevin cork digs into the debate about when it will be safe to return to work and reopen the us economy. Reporter there are worries about a second wave of the virus in the us in the fall, they are real and reasonable worries but no matter how or when it flares up it will not be as bad as we experience this spring. That is the message from the white house as the president and his team remain convinced that no matter how hard the virus reemerges the administration and state governors all across the country will be much better prepared to handle it. If it comes back it wont be coming back in the form that was. It will be coming back in smaller doses t