Ehavent at diesel, a book store in brentwood, california, where they talk about the sixday war betweensel and its arar between israel and its neighbors. Military historian recalls the german u boat offensive in 1942. The captains command result out in the destruction of four ships in the Chesapeake Bay on under15, 1942. This discussion us half an hour. Im very pleased to be back here. Because the subjects of world war ii and the navy have always been one that ive been fascinated by, and in the book, the burning shore, ive taken a slugly different tact from by earlier work, turning the tide, and that earlier book, i focused on the oceanwide campaign in the spring of 1943 where the allies, after years of struggle, finally won the battle of the atlantic through pure grit and the barest edge in technology. This is a massive struggle and, therefore, the history of it tends to span thousands of miles. In the burning shore i was aible to take a slightly different look because in every big war
Click on book club to enter the chat room. Post your thoughts on mr. Rodriguezs book. Military historian recalls the german u but offensive along americas east coast in 1942. The author focuses on german captain lieutenant his command of german youths of resulted in the destruction of four ships in the Chesapeake Bay on june june 15th 1942. This discussion is about half an hour. Thank you, marc. I am very pleased to be back here. The subjects of world war ii and the navy have always been one that i have been fascinated roof. In the book the burning shore i have taken a slightly different tack from my earlier work. In that earlier book i focused on the oceanwide campaign in the spring of 1943 where the allies, after years of struggle, finally won the battle of the atlantic through just pure grit. This is a massive struggle and therefore the history of it tends to us and thousands of miles. In the burning shore i was able to take a slightly different look. In every big war you still have
I will talk about Douglas Macarthur. Whos served twice says army chief of staff as the japanese surrender tokyo bay for the most decorated soldiers of world war xi of metal fonder was honored by Winston Churchill in arguably the most disliked and even reviled figure in American Military history. And there is the rub. The challenge for the biographer. How do understand a man who was so disliked, believe me how do you square the adl that this prejudiced and narrow minded man was also also, i think, one of the most brilliant military leaders in our history . It comes down to two words. Chairman. Harry truman. They dismissed him are fired him or however you put it and brought him back to the United States the great hero standing ovation in the u. S. Congress then as macarthur himself would put it then put away like every old soldier with a very unofficial opinion poll macarthur insisted he was the worst ahead of the dick arnold. [laughter] the trader. So when i began this book i tried to f
Visit the booktv. Org to watch any other programs you see here online. Type the author or book not in the search bar on the upper left side of the page and click search big you can also share anything you see on booktv. Org easily by clicking share on the upper left side of the page and selecting the format. Booktv streams live on line 48 hours every weekend with the top nonfiction books and authors. Booktv. Org. Historian mark perry recounts the military career of general Douglas Macarthur. He reports that macarthur, appointed commander of u. S. Army forces in the far east by president Franklin Roosevelt, was equally reviled and respected. This is about 50 minutes. Thank you, doug. And to offer been there. Thanks to the National Archives for inviting me in holding this event. Im going to talk about Douglas Macarthur who served twice as army chief of staff, received the japanese surrender in tokyo bay, was one of the most decorated soldiers of world war i, he won the medal of honor, wa
Naval battle is considered one of the Largest Naval conflicts of world war ii. During johnston was sunk the battle and he was posthumously awarded the medal of august honor by congress. James hornfischer is the author of books on naval history, most recently, neptunes inferno. Recorded at the u. S. Naval academy, this is about one hour. Good morning and welcome. Imp daily, ceo of the u. S. Naval imp daily, ceo of the u. S. Naval institute. We are proud to partner with the Naval Academy on an important history topic. This years theme is leaders in action. Ordinary people doing the extraordinary i would ask you all to stand please for the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. Thank you. Again, this year, we are deeply honored to have the william m. Wood Foundation House our conference sponsored. We think the conference and its trust