Can put all this is there a line from dawn also coming up. In news of bidens win brought supporters out to celebration cities across the u. S. And outside what else. But donald trump and his supporters a defiant president is showing no sign of conceding as he prepares to challenge ballots celts several states. But that hasnt stopped leaders from around the world applauding joe biden including many who had booky relations from. Joe biden has declared victory in the u. S. Elections earlier he and his running mate called the harris addressed the nation from his home state of delaware he spoke of uniting a country that has seen deep divisions with a pandemic and racial unrest often dominating the headlines the people of this nation have spoken. They delivered us a clear victory a convincing victory a victory. For we the people. Weve won with the most votes ever crash from president ial ticket in the history of the nation 74 married in the. Well i must admit a surprise mary tonight were see
Eastern, 3 00 p. M. Pacific on American History tv. Next on American History tv, two bestselling authors discuss how they use Historical Research in their work. Kathleen rooneys latest is a on the civil war, and miles harvey focuses on his book the king of confidence. Amy tyson moderates it. Rudy and harvey both teach at depauls English Department. They cohosted the event and provided the video. Hi, everyone. Thank you for joining us. This event is hosted by the Writers Program of the Depaul English Department and cohosted by depaul History Department. Eventgreat to host an with two stalwarts of the department, Kathleen Rooney and miles harvey, amazing writers and teachers. Because of the role of Historical Research in their books, we are grateful to have amy tyson from the History Department to present and interview with them. I would like to thank all of you for being here. It is always so meaningful to support artists and the arts. I think especially during this difficult time when
Postpone that event indefinitely to talk on one of his other books. But im sure most of our viewers today know many of johns books. Hell from the heroes, im sorry, hill from the heavens four crew and country and then tin can tightens, which won the samuel l morrison naval award when it came out. Probably the most prestigious award regarding naval history. So congratulations on that. Many years belated. John was supposed to come in april and we were able to work in the Distance Learning team to bring the program to you all. This one specifically has to do with our theme of the end of the war. The 75th anniversary of the end of the war. We are going to get right to it so you can get as many of the audiences questions asked and answered by john. Im going to start off with a handful of my own questions. Lets give the audience a brief summary for those who have not read the book. Give them a brief summary. The dogfight over tokyo explains the story of the last four americans to die in comba
Up next, we travel to northeastern france to trace the steps of american soldiers during the spring and summer of 1918. But first, a portion of the 1960 u. S. Army film that describes the military situation at the time. The germans roll across the defenses, and a driving, relentless force. In three days, the german tide had reached the marne river, less than 40 miles from paris. Pershing moved the second and Third Divisions to help stem this onslaught. Both divisions responded with spectacular spirit and success. The turk division wrote one of the most brilliant pages of military annals. The Second Division, holding the road between paris, began pushing the germans back. U. S. Marines, fighting with the Second Division, reclaimed important ground in a fierce contest known to history now as the battle of belleu wood. American history tv visited key monuments and cemeteries in northeastern france. To begin, we visit this monument about 60 miles from paris to learn why u. S. Forces were i
Dogfight over tokyo, its a great book, he is an author of many books, john wukovits, it came to us about ten years ago. We are just talking about this. He visited the museum, gave a presentation on this book, and we have not managed to get him back. Here we tried, and he was going to come in april of this year. But things got a little out of hand, and we had to postpone that event indefinitely to talk on one of his other books. Im sure most of our viewers today know many of johns books. Hell from the heroes from the heavens for crew and country, and 10 10 titans, which one Samuel Elliott morrison naval literature award that year it came out, probably the most prestigious award that was awarded, regarding nipple history. Congratulations on that, many years bladed. As i mentioned, john was supposed to come here in april and thankfully weve been able to work with our colleagues in the Distance Learning team, chrissy and kate, to bring these programs to you all. This one, specifically, has