coordinate espionage activities behind enemy lines. next, a conversation with 95-year-old veteran major general john singlaub as he recalls his missions in europe and asia. following world war ii, he was a founding member of the cia. this program is part of a multi-day conference at the national world war ii museum in new orleans. it is about one hour, 20 minutes. i will leave the introduction of general john singlaub to our interviewers, but it is my pleasure to introduce my new colleagues for you all. [applause] we are delighted and very fortunate to have added rob to our staff in september if you re at the museum. he has joined us as the senior historian. he is well known as one of the leading experts on the german military, but he also brings a tremendous and wide range of knowledge of world war ii and european history in all its aspects, to us. he has already made his pet that s presence felt by diving headfirst into conferences and programs and many other of our major
delighted and very fortunate to have added rob to our staff back in september. he brings a tremendous and wide-ranging knowledge of world war ii and european history in all its aspects to us. presenceady made his felt by diving headfirst into exhibits, taurus, programs and conferences and many of her exhibits, tour s, programs and conferences and rob, take it away. rob: thank you very much. [applause] rob: the diving headfirst was the easy part, it is getting right side of that is difficult. thank you very much. i was hired after the agenda was set, so i have done light lifting and maybe one of the easiest assignments i have had, to interview major general john singlaub, an american hero and a man that has had a very distinguished career. reading the biography we also say that somebody like major john singlaub does not have an introduction, but that is unfair, he deserves a nice long introduction so i will attempt to keep it to a medium length. he was commissioned as an