Tokyo. It is a great book. Bookshe author of many and came to us about 10 years ago. He came and visited the museum, gave a presentation on his book, and we have not managed to get him back here. We tried, he was going to come in april of this year, but of course things got out of hand, and we had to postpone that event indefinitely to talk on one of his other books. Im sure most of our viewers today know many of johns books. Help from the heroes hell from the heavens, for crew and country, and tin can tightens, which one the Elliott Morrison naval litter chief naval literacy award. It was awarded regarded naval history. So congratulations on that. Many years belated. As i mentioned, john was supposed to come in april, and we were able to work in the Distance Learning team to bring these programs to you all. This one specifically has to do with our theme of the end of the war, the 75th in a verse or he of the end of the war. We will get right do it so we many of theet as audience quest
Of course, things got a little out of hand and we had to postpone that event indefinitely to talk on one of his other books. But im sure most of our viewers today know many of johns books. Thencrew and country and tin can tightens, which won the samuel l morrison naval award when it came out. Probably the most prestigious naval history. So congratulations on that. John was supposed to come in april and we were able to work in the Distance Learning team to bring the program to you all. This one specifically has to do with our theme of the end of the war. To get right to it so you can get as many of the audiences questions as asked asked and answered by john. Im going to start off with a handful of my own questions. Lets give the audience a reef summary for those who have not read the book. Give them a brief summary. John the dogfight over tokyo explains the story of the last four americans to die in combat in world war ii. By that, i dont mean to say they were the last four men to die e
About the most difficult period of our familys lives. What did you find out that your parents had been communists at one point i knew as i was growing up but it was never talked about. It was a shadow of our familys life. But the time i knew my dad he was conscious of him, he had moved on and survived very well and taught me all the lessons i used in my own journalistic career, dont fall for any rigid ideology, search for the truth wherever it takes you. It was only a shadow in our family after that. But at the same time, you didnt talk about it within the family was it was it because tothey wanted to keep it camped down or why . I dont think my father was embarrassed by it but i think he didnt want to be defined by it. He had learned some lessons from that soperiod he always ma clear his idealism and optimism. It was different times. He was in a different place he wanted his family to flourish so it wasnt brought up. How did it affect your life growing up . It affected my life mostly
Programs youll see today. You can check your Program Guide or visit our website booktv. Org who a full schedule. And joining harris is the author of this book information wars. We lost the global battle against this information and what we can do about it. Information about the u. S. To the world track is yes. In olden days during the cold war we used to say telling americas story to the world. And how did you do your job, its funny, took me a while to figure out the parameters of the job what are the things i came to the conclusion was the way we tell our story is will be to our store to ourselves with american media, newspapers, magazines, tv. Rather than produce content ourselves i used to do during the cold war i thought lets show people how they cover ourselves. That was one part of it. The other part was the more strictly Public Affairs things where people are standing in front and you have to have the government line. Its safe use of your stance on issues, heres our policy, make
constant communication with the ukrainians about what their needs are, and those have evolved as the war has evolved and we ll see where this go. the air base, is the u.s. prepared to facilitate the delivery of the meg 29s. we have never dictated to another partner what they can or can t give or on what time line. if one of our allies or partners wants to provide fighter aircraft to president zelenskyy, that s a sovereign decision they have every right to make, and we would welcome that. there s $100 million in the appropriations bill. so john kirby in the white house briefing room. the trip to poland by the president, the latest move to show support for ukraine and to continue to work with our allies to keep that support for ukraine going, but a lot of interest continuing on those four unmanned objects in the sky. a couple of things came out of that. you heard him say there s an increasing focus that we have, and we heard the president outline four things yesterday t