We have a special guest with us tonight my friend and a wonderful writer and author. Ian toll doesnt really need an introduction it should be very long and to be extremely accomplished the author of six books as well the pacific war the third volume has been released 19441945 from the naval of the United States will writing the writers award so those anymore Samuel Eliot Morrison was out there that thank you so much with the twilight of the gods. Its my pleasure. I am struck by the book this is a big story of the western pacific but you began this book in an interesting way of looking at fdr and douglas macarthur. I will expand on my question. Military history there is the expectation and in this case almost 100 pages into the book. And the unconventional way to begin work of military history i thought it had a little bit of latitude in the case that they are committed to read it or not and with that observation with the pacific war there is a lot of literature and i went to say there
A gentleman for whom i have tremendous respect in the field of military history more widely. We share a great interest in the First World War and have both done work in that era. His work is not at all limited can see war i as you today, but to world war ii and other conflicts in American Military history. The militarynth museum and library a joint awarded him the Military Museum and Library Literature award for Lifetime Achievement in military writing. I cannot think of anybody who deserves it more. [applause] thanks very much, ed. Are you ready to take to the air . Are you tired of being on the ground . Have you had enough no . You are about to get more but from above. Look above you. T51, but it is in the insignia and colors of the 15th air force, not the eighth. There is a b17 somewhere up there. I told the panel that if i got high enough on what they discussed, i would fly the damn thing. Be ready for a tremendous performance. It could get very physical, not just scholarly. But i
Relief i am no longer the only world war i guy here, but a gentleman for whom i have tremendous respect, personally and for his scholarship, dr. John mauro. John has really become a pillar in the faculty at the university of georgia, and in the field of military history more widely although of course he and i share a great interest in the First World War and have both done work in that era. Johns work is not limited to world war i as you can see today but world war ii and to other conflicts in American Military history. Also earlier this month, the Pritzker Military museum and library awarded john the 2019 Pritzker Military museum and Library Literature award a Lifetime Achievement in military writing. And i cant think of anybody who deserves it more. [applause] thank you, john. Thanks very much, ed. Are you ready to take to the air . Are you tired of being on the ground . Have you had enough no . You are about to get more but from above. Look above you. T51, but it is in the insignia
Two historians talk about world war ii in a program titled supremacy of the skies. Donald miller discusses the Strategic Bombing of germany, followed by conrad crane who focuses on air power during the dday invasion of normandy. This is part of the world war ii annual conference. Our final panel, for what has been a great day and is only going to get better, is supremacy in the skies, allied air domination in europe. Panel, i have to say i feel a certain sigh of relief i am no longer the only world war i guy here, but a gentleman for whom i have tremendous respect, personally and for his scholarship, dr. John mauro. Has really become a pillar in the faculty at the university of georgia, and in the field of military history more widely although of course he and i share a great interest in the First World War and have both done work in that era. Not limited to world war i as you can see today but world war ii and to other conflicts in American Military history. Month, ther this Pritzker
The end of the civil war. Their april 1865 meeting happened two days after president lincolns assassination and a week after robert e lee surrendered at appomattox. This is part of the annually conform symposium and is just under an hour. Welcome to session one of the 21st annual lincoln for him symposiumincoln forum. Professor craig simons is Professor Emeritus of the United States Naval Academy and a member of the executive committee of the board of advisors of the lincoln forum. Newlythe author or editor 2000 two dozen books, including neptune, the allied invasion of europe and the dday andings that book won the Samuel Eliot Morrison award for literature. The author of lincoln and his admirals, which won the lincoln prize in 2009. In recognition of his extraordinary contributions, the noble the Naval Historical Foundation awarded him the navalore deadly w knox history award for a lifetime achievement. John marszalak came out of retirement in 2008 and accepted the executiveing direct