Our free radio app and be part of the National Conversation through cspans daily washington General Program or through our social media feed. Cspan, created by americas People Television company as a Public Service and brought you today by your television provider. This was the europe of 1941. The nazi blitz krieg, had overwhelm fronts, holland, belgium, denmark, norway, and luxembourg. Russian armies were in desperate retreat. The German Air Force was raining death and destruction on england. Combined italian and German Forces were menacing egypt. Their objective to defeat an opposing british army and dominate all north africa. In asia, japanese air and Ground Forces were driving forward in their bloody conquest of china. Only one of the worlds major powers was still not at war, the United States. It was a sunday afternoon in december 1941. The statue of liberty towered over the new york harbor as if she were the last symbol of freedom left to the crumbling free world. Afternoon in ne
1941. The nazi blitzkrieg had overwhelmed france, holland, belgium, denmark, norway, and luxembourg. Russian armies were in desperate retreat. The German Air Force was raining death and destruction on england. Combined italian and German Forces were menacing. Their objective . To defeat an opposing british army and dominate all our forces. In asia, japanese air and Ground Forces were driving forward in their funding conquest of china. He only one of the worlds major powers was still not we at war, the United States. It was a sunday afternoon in december 19, 41. The statue of liberty towered serenely over new york harbor. She where the last symbol of freedom left in the crumbling free world. Early morning in hawaii, and another great harbinger, American Warships where anchored. Planes with engines stood idle nearby. Suddenly, without warning, the immediate Japanese Military objective was to knock out the United States naval and air power in the pacific in a single stroke. They reason th
Is my honor to turn him to run this discussion about unknown air missions. [applause] thank you. As pete said, the title of this panel is unknown air missions. Some into this panel but they peaked in 1943 but we move to 1944s we have other debacles to talk about. Were going to look at operation enter horn and operation frantic, the first is sometimes bizarre and attempt to deploy between nine to the china burma india theater and the others and attempt to shuttle bond with the russians that did more to launch the cold war then to end world war ii. Theres a nasty pattern emerging here for the panels they want me to moderate. The last conference i got to sit and rickich Frank Atkinson who talked about the so i feel obligated to say today as i said then, that i want to remind everyone here we did eventually win the war. [laughter] we have to great presenters search date good friends of mine and trevor presenter. First is Tami Davis Biddle besides responsible for the most import parts of th
Him to run this fascinating discussion about unknown air missions. Tom . Tom thank you. [applause] tom thank you. As pete said, the title is unknown air missions. Down they burn airfield, so we move to 1944, so we have got a couple of other debacles tobacco to talk about. The sometimes bizarre and ultimately abandoned attempt to employ in the china theater, and the other is an attempt to shuttle bomb that did much more to launch the cold war than it did in world war ii. Part here. Nasty got to setember i next to rich and rick, so they the forests, so i feel obligated to say today as i said then that we have to remind everybody here that we did eventually win the war. [laughter] now, we have two really distinguished panelists, terrific presenters. Biddle. Tammy davis ist of the curriculum, she also working on a project in the manpower and mobilization for world war ii that i guarantee is going to na pulitzer prize, just to set the bar where it should be for her. I appreciate it. Work on
scholars but also as friends. atot to spend time with john the army heritage education center. you know him as a frequent presenter here. he is one of the longest serving presidential counselors and it is my honor to turn him to run this fascinating discussion on unknown air missions. [applause] john: i tried to get my bath but we moved to 1944 so we have a couple other debacles to talk about. we are going to look at horn frantic.ter the attempt to shuttle bomb with the russians that did more to launch the cold war then and world war ii. there is a nasty pattern emerging for the panels they want me to moderate. the last conference i got to sit between rich frank and rick .tkinson i for obligated to say today as i said then i want to remind everybody that we did win the war. [laughter] we have two distinguished panelists today terrific friends and you are going to be entertained and informed. first is tami davis biddle. thedes being responsible to war college curriculum she is