National archives. Find the chief Service Branch which is a fancy way of saying i run the public side of the buildings. And to provide the welcoming remarks today. Im pleased you could join us in the room were participating on facebook or youtube and also those of you joining us on cspan today. Allan pinkerton, elizabeth and baker. The correspondent for newsweek and he has authored six books on military and intelligence including bestsellers into the commandos and critically acclaimed question of loyalty. James mcpherson described the book as a fast paced narrative of union intelligence operations in Eastern Theater with the fabrications that grew up. It is my honor to be here today and a pleasure to welcome back someone who spent countless hours if not months researching the holdings especially when it culminates with such a good narrative as this one. The section is a testament to the research conducted. You will find numerous. This narrative opens with chapters devoted to the agents
Oral histories to tell the thrilling mostly unknown story of three remarkable women who destroyed train lines, ambushed nazis, plotted prison breaks and gathered crucial intelligence, laying the groundwork for the dday invasion that proved to be the turning point in the war. Refinery 29 called the book a thriller in the form of a Nonfiction Book and another review said the book is comprehensive and compelling. Readers get to know these amazing women as individuals as their duties unfold against the backdrop of the war. Rose smoothly integrates developing events with biographical details calling it a satisfying mix of social history and biography. She is the author for all the tea in china how england stole the worlds famous drink and changed history. She is written for many journals. In 2014 he was awarded a prize in travel writing. Sarah, were so glad to have you here tonight. Thank you. [applause] so thank you all for coming. Before i start, i want you to know that you have a respons
It was a mean and ugly fight at a time. We know how that turned out. Judge kavanaugh now justice was merely confirmed on a margin of a party vote but it was a memorable fight, so why did you choose to be tell the story at the link form plaques plaques we were both involved in the battles and working on the confirmation covering as journalists, we knew we had a good story and good access and we wanted to lay it down, get the record down so we interviewed more than 100 people including the president and various other people at the white house, several Supreme Court justices, people in the senate and we were so glad we did because this was something that gripped the nation last year and when you are in the moment of it after the dust has settled with were some of the things that happened behind the scenes and we are glad we got to do that. I think for me in particular having clerked for justice thomas, i saw the replay of many of the offense from the types of attacks going on even before
Cspans American History tv continues. You can find the full schedule on your Program Guide or cspan. Org history. Welcome to this Virtual Event series. Hard to believe but we have been open 50 years this year. We have some great authors to share some time with us. Tonight we have giles milton, bestselling author of 11 works of narrative history. His most recent works work is churchills ministry of ungentlemanly warfare, being developed into a major tv series. He also published in 25 languages. He was in london and burgundy. He is in conversation tonight with editor of literary and market fiction and memoir, author of local girl and we wish you luck and the wild ride of publication. Acquisitions for holt include happiness which was a Reese Witherspoon and the parking lot attendant which is a New York Times notable book and shortlist. Victoria goslings before the room. Welcome, giles milton, good to see you tonight. Thank you, so nice to be here. Hello to both of you. Great to be here. I
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