A gentleman for whom i have tremendous respect in the field of military history more widely. We share a great interest in the First World War and have both done work in that era. His work is not at all limited can see war i as you today, but to world war ii and other conflicts in American Military history. The militarynth museum and library a joint awarded him the Military Museum and Library Literature award for Lifetime Achievement in military writing. I cannot think of anybody who deserves it more. [applause] thanks very much, ed. Are you ready to take to the air . Are you tired of being on the ground . Have you had enough no . You are about to get more but from above. Look above you. T51, but it is in the insignia and colors of the 15th air force, not the eighth. There is a b17 somewhere up there. I told the panel that if i got high enough on what they discussed, i would fly the damn thing. Be ready for a tremendous performance. It could get very physical, not just scholarly. But i
Relief i am no longer the only world war i guy here, but a gentleman for whom i have tremendous respect, personally and for his scholarship, dr. John mauro. John has really become a pillar in the faculty at the university of georgia, and in the field of military history more widely although of course he and i share a great interest in the First World War and have both done work in that era. Johns work is not limited to world war i as you can see today but world war ii and to other conflicts in American Military history. Also earlier this month, the Pritzker Military museum and library awarded john the 2019 Pritzker Military museum and Library Literature award a Lifetime Achievement in military writing. And i cant think of anybody who deserves it more. [applause] thank you, john. Thanks very much, ed. Are you ready to take to the air . Are you tired of being on the ground . Have you had enough no . You are about to get more but from above. Look above you. T51, but it is in the insignia
Two historians talk about world war ii in a program titled supremacy of the skies. Donald miller discusses the Strategic Bombing of germany, followed by conrad crane who focuses on air power during the dday invasion of normandy. This is part of the world war ii annual conference. Our final panel, for what has been a great day and is only going to get better, is supremacy in the skies, allied air domination in europe. Panel, i have to say i feel a certain sigh of relief i am no longer the only world war i guy here, but a gentleman for whom i have tremendous respect, personally and for his scholarship, dr. John mauro. Has really become a pillar in the faculty at the university of georgia, and in the field of military history more widely although of course he and i share a great interest in the First World War and have both done work in that era. Not limited to world war i as you can see today but world war ii and to other conflicts in American Military history. Month, ther this Pritzker
Center. He experience a talented writer. Gregs project is ambitious. As he spent a quarter of a century reconstructing the life and times of 10 airmen aboard the between four liberator which disappeared over austria on october 1. As we will hear, he has a personal connection to this story and he has traced the lives of the fallen servicemen, situated them within a larger andy of combat in europe has reflected on his own personal journeys to the village in southern austria where the man disappeared. Willis the research we hear about today and it will inform his forthcoming book on the subject. Greg jones has been a Foreign Correspondent and investigative journalist for more than 30 years. He is the author of honor in the dust. Received stand, which a marine corps green junior award and red revolution which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. Foras been a staff writer the los angeles times, dallas morning news, and the atlantic journal and constitution. He is covered the philippines a
A lost world war ii bomber crew. It features author and journalist gregg jones. This is a unique fellowship that allows an experienced and talented writer to spend a fall semester at the library of congress and a Spring Semester at the university of nevada las vegas to work on an ambitious writing project. Greggs project is ambitious and he has spent a quarter of a century reconstructing the lives and times of 10 airmen aboard the liberator which disappeared over austria on october 1, 1943. As you will hear gregg has a , personal connection to the story. He has traced the lines of the fallen servicemen, situated them within the larger story of combat deaths in europe, and reflect it on his own personal journeys to the village in southern austria where the men disappeared. This is the research you will hear about today and which will inform his forthcoming book about the subject. He has been a Foreign Correspondent and investigative journalist for more than 30 years. He is the author of