They came to be and what they did, and at the same time, i will give you some excerpts from the book, just enough to give you some flavor of this rather unusual bunch of american veterans. Then i will ask a few of these veterans to join me on the stage, and i will introduce them at that time. I will ask them a few questions to jumpstart the conversation, but at some point, i will just turn it over to you all and let you have a conversation with these pretty incredible guys. This book, project 9, is a result of a lot of research from around the country, and i will not go into that. But i was lucky enough to be able to interview several of the remaining veterans from that campaign of so long ago in burma. Pretty remarkable bunch. They were started by a guy named cap arnold happ arnold. Some of you may have heard of him. It was requested by a guy named churchill. Winston, i think, was his first name. Let me take you through some of these photos, and we will see what happens. I think i rem
Attack. At the beginning of the revolutionary war, George Washington relied mainly on tactical strategies. Archives sponsored this hourlong event. For today is George Washingtons surprise attack, a new look at the battle that decided the fate of america by phyllis decided the fate of america, by Philip Thomas tucker. He has authored more than two dozen books in the past two decades and written over 60 scholarly articles. He is recognized for his efforts to unearth and bring to life forgotten events and figures in the annals of American History. Many of his books recount events of the civil war, with others detailing the texas revolutionary period, the revolutionary war, irish history, and the efforts of early African American military regiments. After earning his phd eight st. Louis maneuvers university, dr. Tucker took a position as historian with the department of defense and specialized in air force history. In addition to this book, some of his early books are exodus and kathyamo w
The Stories of the Irish and George Washington "America was lost by Irish emigrants. I am assured from the best authority, the major part of the American Army was composed of Irish and that the Irish language was as commonly spoken in the American ranks as English, I am also informed it was their valor