Scott, can you wave . [applause] thank you. This lecture series has been ongoing almost since the beginning of my tenure 15 years ago. It has been our great series in the library. This is probably my last introduction because i have been drafted by the president. Some of you can identify with that. To go to washington to save the republic, which needs saving. As i always like to say, the command school is the intellectual center of the army. It is selfcritical, selfaware. It plays no favorites and is the best place to learn from the experience and history of the battlefield. And with extraordinary teaching and technology, to learn from todays battlefields and commanders. It is also a school for our allies and partners and future military leaders from around the world. A place where a future chief of staff of the Pakistani Army might rub shoulders with the future defense minister from india were a future commander of the Israeli Defense force might meet the future commander of the arab
One speaker short for this panel. Dr. Raymond callahan due to circumstances beyond his control could not be with us today so were sorry that we are missing him today, but, you know, his friends here in new orleans are certainly thinking about him. To lead this session, we have called on one of the most distinguished military historians that were very fortunate to have right up the road here at the university of new orleans, dr. Allan millett. His career has not only filled he hasokshelves, but also fill the ranks of military history phds by overseeing the most doctoral candidates of anyone in the country. Its hard not to find one of his students around. To talk about one of the most important battles in june of 1944 and the war as a whole, its my pleasure to call on dr. Dr. Alan millett and Hiroyuki Shindo to discuss the battle in the chinaburmaindia theater. With that, allan, its all yours. [applause] prof. Millett im a pale substitute for ray callahan, i can assure you, when i wrote
School, scott green, is here tonight. Scott, can you waive your arm . Thank you. [applause] mark in uniform at the back of the room. This lecture series, which is about great military events, great commanders and sometimes great controversies in the art of war, has been ongoing since almost the beginning of my tenure 15 years ago. It has been our great series on the library. This is probably my last introduction because i have been drafted by the president so if you can identify with that, to go to washington to save the republic, which as you know needs saving. Say, thealways like to command school is the intellectual center of the army. It is selfcritical, selfaware, it plays no favorites and is the best place to learn from the experience and history of the battlefield and with extraordinary teaching and technology, to learn from todays battlefields and commanders. It is also a school for our allies and partners, and the future military leaders from around the world, a place where th
Lets get going with this news breaking news out of a man state media has announced the death of Sultan Qaboos been side ill cite he ruled since 1970 but had suffered illness in more recent years there has been intense speculation for several years now about who will replace him because he never publicly named a successor well examine his legacy here on the news for you 1st matheson looks back at his life. Couple. Was an only son born in 1942 a life of royal privilege and to a father he would overthrow 30 years later what he did basically is modernizing the country opening the country to outsiders and thirdly looking at the domestic politics and try to move on to the state formation where building is institutions and related elements so to uncouple us was educated in oman and then at a private school in the u. K. Before graduating from Sandhurst Military Academy and serving in the british army for several months on his return to a man in 1966 his determination to modernize his country i
[applause] thank you. This lecture series has been ongoing almost since the beginning of my tenure 15 years ago. It has been our great series in the library. This is probably my last introduction because i have been drafted by the president. Some of you can identify with that. To go to washington to save the republic, which needs saving. Say, theys like to command school is the intellectual center of the army. It is selfcritical, selfaware. It plays no favorites and is the best place to learn from the experience and history of the battlefield. And with extraordinary teaching and technology, to learn from todays battlefields and commanders. It is also a school for our and futurepartners military leaders from around the world. A place where a future chief of staff of the Pakistani Army might rub shoulders with the future defense minister from india were a future commander of the Israeli Defense force might meet the future commander of the arab legion. Communication has been incubated. It