We have probably one of the best authorities on world war ii talk to us. Antony beevor was educated in winchester and studied under john kegan. He was in the military but after five years he left the army to begin writing about soldiers and war. He has published four novels, 11 books of nonfiction. His works have appeared in more than 30 Foreign Language and sold more than six and a half million copies. He has been called the bestselling historian of the era. His book on the battle of normandy receiveded the westminster medal. You look at his books on world war ii whatever it is all of them garner awards because of the word he did. His latest book was published in may and went straight to number one in the sunday times bestseller list and stayed there for five weeks. He is former chairman of the society of authors. He received an honorary doctorate. He is a visiting professor at the university of kent. Please join me in welcoming Antony Beevor. Thank you. After the liberation of paris
Not a place for happiness. Overall, the requirements for invasion of japan was overwhelming air sea superiority and abundant amphibious which we and abundant amphibious which we had in 44, 45. That is among the reasons why the big pacific drive did not get started until 44, 45. We were building lots of ships. Roosevelts global strategy. Although talk building the pacific war, it is evidenced that it was a two front war. Roosevelt always thought about it as a global war. A lot of historians like to compartmentalize it. They anticipated post war relationship with the soviet union. Now, roosevelts strategy, there are different interpretations by it. A lot of people said he had no strategy. He just reacted to events. Others say he was a prisoner of public opinion. Post war critics would say you had virtue kwrous americans looking to win the war. I dont think thats true. And of course there is the cold war arguments that roosevelt should have tried to contain and limit soviet expansion whil
Not a place for happiness. Overall, the requirements for invasion of japan was overwhelming air sea superiority and abundant amphibious which we and abundant amphibious which we had in 44, 45. That is among the reasons why the big pacific drive did not get started until 44, 45. We were building lots of ships. Roosevelts global strategy. Although talk building the pacific war, it is evidenced that it was a two front war. Roosevelt always thought about it as a global war. A lot of historians like to compartmentalize it. They anticipated post war relationship with the soviet union. Now, roosevelts strategy, there are different interpretations by it. A lot of people said he had no strategy. He just reacted to events. Others say he was a prisoner of public opinion. Post war critics would say you had virtue kwrous americans looking to win the war. I dont think thats true. And of course there is the cold war arguments that roosevelt should have tried to contain and limit soviet expansion whil
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[applause] we hope you enjoyed todays ceremony. Thank you very much for coming. We are honored to welcome nearly 500 people from the air force and marines and merchant marine. This event was conceived in large part to recognize the contributions they made it to ultimate victory in europe and the pacific. Several will be on board the aircraft participating in the flyover. He is now 96 years old and still an active pilot in alaska. He drove here from alaska by himself and will be on board one of the b17s. A rear admiral shot down in the aircraft for the navy. Today he will be flying in one of the texans that comes by early in the flyover. Al tucker through a lightning in europe during world war ii before been shot down over germany on his 22nd combat he spent the last several months of the war as a prisoner of the germans. Mr. Tucker will be one of the biplanes for todays flyover. In 1945, a pilot was based in the pacific theater, and he will be participating in the flyover as a passenge