His image for different causes. This Lincoln Group of d. C. Talk is about 45 minutes. Our first speaker today is paul quickly. The director of the Virginia Center of civil war studies at Virginia Tech university. He holds degrees from Lancaster University and the university of North Carolina and chapel hill. His first book, shifting ground nationalism and the American South was published in 2011 and one both a british and american historical award. He is currently working on a book on Preston Brooks which exacerbated the tensions that led to the outbreak of the war. He has distinguished himself among a Younger Generation of historians who are bringing new perspectives to the civil war. His particular contribution is to highlight the dimensions of the war and today he will talk about abraham aiken. [applause] mr. Quigley thank you very much and thank you to the audience for coming out today or this program. One solution for the speakers wouldve been to ask for the remaining speakers to
Is about 45 minutes. Our first speaker today is paul quigley. He is professor of civil war studies and director of the civil war studies at Virginia Tech university. A native of england, he holds degrees from Lancaster University and university of North Carolina at chapel hill. He lectured in American History at the university of he hadin borough. His first book was published in 2011 and won both british and american historical awards. He is currently working on a book on preston brooks, whose beating on the floor of the senate. Professor quigley has distinguished himself among historians who are bringing new perspectives to the study of the american civil war. His contribution is to highlight the International Dimensions of the war and today he will talk about the impact of Abraham Lincoln particularly on Great Britain. Paul. [applause] paul thank you very much. And thank the audience for coming out today for the program. One solution to the missing speakers would have been to ask the
Rather than say yes or no to specific, to even show sanctions, i would just give you one perspective. To my left eye the guy who knows iran far better than i. To my right eye of someone who knows the nuclear account far better than i. What can i contribute to this . What i would suggest is first i know a little bit about dealing with the Foreign Government as i spent 40 years doing it. And last i know a lot about military engagements because ive been involved in a lot of them. What i would say is figuring out your position, remember that there are many other factors besides the United States and iran in this thing. We rely on other countries to accommodate us by carrying out the sanctions. Theyre the ones who cut imports of oil, not we. We put penalties on them if they do, but they have to decide going along with us and uploading the penalties is more important than bringing in the oil and such. And under certain circumstances, depending on what the sanctions are, they may or may not a
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The vast number of confederate sailors, most of those guys that crew those three iron clads are from virginia and are based in and around richmond on the rivers. So they are actually not that cut poch one of the best things that helped sailor morale is right up until the end the navy eats better than the normally does. The amy has a far better ration system than the army does. But the one of the things too that sustains the sailors particularly the ones on the ironclads and particularly the ones, you know, on the rivers, is that they are defending home. They are making a visible contribution and these ironclads still remain a psychological advantage for the con fed rates. Were in an ironclad. In a new ship. The yanks will have trouble with us no matter what, and we will cause trouble for them. That helped sustain morale more than anything. Before wre wrap up, chris is the author of books. Something that is usually overlooked in light of the flashier gediesburg and vicksburg kind of thi