Play cspan radio. Powered by cable. My name is jeremy collins. Im the director of conferences and symposia here at the National World war ii museum. It is my pleasure to have with us doctor leah garrett, who is a professor at Hunter College at City University of new york, her last book was young lions, one that i have not read but it is really of interest to me. I need to get on that next. How jewish authors reinvented the american war novel. It was shortlisted for several major literary awards. She is here to talk about her latest book, x troop the secret jewish commandoes of world war ii, which has received wide and high praise. The reviews are great from cnn, the daily mail in the uk, stars and stripes. And i think leah told me that there are a couple of other big publications that are going to have some glowing reviews soon. So, without further ado, lets get into the program and welcome dr. Leah garrett. Thank you for joining us and please tell us a little bit about the book before