Ii. In addition to his writing and speaking, he has served as a consultant to nbc news during their coverage of the dday commemoration and also the history channel. Of course, in abilene, we study the Second World War on an almost daily basis but the role of women in the war has not always have the coverage or does not get the coverage that it deserves. So tonight, dominique is here to share the story of women in world war ii and the way they have been remembered, rightly or wrongly, by the public, by historians. Please welcome dominique fracois. [applause] mr. Francois ladies and gentlemen, first of all, i would like to apologize for my very poor english. I will probably make a lot of mistakes in pronunciation, so i apologize for that. I would like to thank the Kansas City Public Library in the eisenhower library, who welcomed me tonight. Also my friend albert klein, who assist me assists me today. Tonight, i will try to give you another view of the story of the allied countries women
On the battles of normandy. He is currently working on the 17th book, he tells me, about american gliders in world war ii. In addition to his writing and speaking, he has served as a consultant to nbc news during their coverage of the dday commemoration and also the history channel. Of course, in abilene, we study the Second World War on an almost daily basis, but the role of women in the war has not always have the coverage or does not get the coverage that it deserves. So tonight, dominique is here to share the story of women in world war ii and the way they have been remembered, rightly or wrongly, by the public, by historians. Please welcome dominique fracois. [applause] mr. Francois ladies and gentlemen, first of all, i would like to apologize for my very poor english. I will probably make a lot of mistakes in pronunciation, so i apologize for that. I would like to thank the Kansas City Public Library in the eisenhower library, who welcomed me tonight. Also my friend albert klein,
Kind of figure. He has this attention to detail. He pushes his workers hard. I tend to lean more to the edison idea. What i have taken away is he is a guy who gets thousands of engineers, the brightest of the bright, and these very hardworking individuals and is able to get products out of them that can be commercialized and change industry. He hashe is the guy combined software and hardware in a way nobody else has. Monday night on the communicators on cspan2. Coming up next, author and French Military historian Dominique Francois explores the role of women during world war ii. From britain, france, and the United States, he argues women were a vital support of the successes of the war by participating in womens Armed Forces Organizations and manufacturing war supplies. The Kansas City Public Library hosted this 50minute event. Im pleased to welcome our speaker, Dominique Francois, back to the american heartland. Dominique was in abilene as we commemorated the 70th anniversary of the
Wont be made until the end of the season, following a heavy Champions League defeat. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. President trumps most senior diplomat is making his debut on the International Stage at the g20 summit in germany. The new us Secretary Of State Rex Tillerson is meeting russias foreign minister Sergei Lavrov this lunchtime at a time when contacts between the Trump Administration and moscow are under the spotlight. The Us State Department says mr tillerson will try to provide a comforting message to countries uneasy about apparent changes in americas Foreign Policy positions. Well be live in germany in a moment, but first this report from wyre davies. With so much attention on his own difficulties at home, donald trump might be thankful that, for the next couple of days, the spotlight will fall squarely on the shoulders of his new Secretary Of State Rex Tillerson, attending the g20 summit in germany. Among his first meetings was with foreign secretary
Thousands of homes have been evacuated in christchurch, new zealand, after two separate fires have combined, covering nearly 5,000 acres. And, a century of the wrens the navy marks the formation of the Womens Royal Naval Service during the first world war. Its 5. 00pm. Our main story is that a potential deal to end the long running dispute on Southern Rail has been rejected by members of the Train Drivers union, aslef. In a ballot, 54 voted against the proposal which had been negotiated by the unions leaders. Southern says its hugely disappointed and will be seeking more talks as soon as possible. The union is expected to try to renegotiate the deal. But, for the moment, it means there is still no end in sight to the disruption on one of britains busiest commuter networks. 0ur correspondent, john young, is at Brighton Railway station where many commuters affected by the Southern Rail dispute travel from. More from you and what people have been saying there today . more from you and wha