International conference on World War ii presented by pritzker military foundation on behalf of the pritzker military Museum And Library. The very first session of the day is one of the most famous World War ii chroniclers. This session will feature Todd Depastino whose latest book Drawing Fire the editorial cartoons of bill. Mauldin was published by pritzker military Museum And Library this past year. Todd will be interviewed by the museums own Samuels Murray Stone senior historian and the Executive Director to our institute for the study of Warren Democracy Dr. Rob satino. Rob is the author of 10 books has been involved with basically every Content Aspect of the museum since he joined us a few years ago, and were very fortunate to have them on our team and have him kick off this opening session. I will be joining you all after the conversation. To handle the q a session, but for now rob take it away and lets get the conference started. Jeremy collins. Thank you very much. Its a reall
Senior historian here at the national World War ii museum and also our executive director for the institute for the study of warren democracy. Hes also a pretty marvelous Guitar Player and his jealous of the display that john partial has behind him. But rob the show is yours. Thank you, jeremy now the whole world knows and so im happy. Its great to be with John Parshall and and Neil Barr to really outstanding scholars on on the history of great battles in World War ii as well as some other things the the theme for this this get together. This final session is jeremy says, you know, weve been rocking in the free world now for nearly two straight days and its time to bring the conference to a close. We really wanted to do go out with as he said with the bang and we thought a good way to end would be with this concept. That is so beloved of military historians called Turning Points now before i introduce the two principal speakers, let me say i have some experience in this field as well a
And the conference home. Its my pleasure to introduce dr. Rob setino. Rob is the samuels amuri stone senior historian here at the national World War ii museum and also our executive director for the institute for the study of warren democracy. Hes also a pretty marvelous Guitar Player and his jealous of the display that john partial has behind him. But rob the show is yours. Thank you, jeremy now the whole world knows and so im happy. Its great to be with John Parshall and and Neil Barr to really outstanding scholars on on the history of great battles in World War ii as well as some other things the the theme for this this get together. This final session is jeremy says, you know, weve been rocking in the free world now for nearly two straight days and its time to bring the conference to a close. We really wanted to do go out with as he said with the bang and we thought a good way to end would be with this concept. That is so beloved of military historians called Turning Points now bef
Today im going to talk about the korean war. Were going to cyprus civil military relations for the last time i met we talked about the cold war and the development of containment. Korea was an unusual situation in that it had been a colony in japan since 1910. During the second World War there was fighting in korea, the u. S. , and the soviet union joined the occupied korea. They agreed to divide korea. Not northern korea what we call today to North Korea was a very much communist influence. Southern influence, we now call South Korea was a very different situation. With the assistance of the un they sponsored elections in south Korea And South koreans elected a democratic government. North korea however wanted to unite under its terms so it sent insurgents into South Korea to try to overthrow that government and they failed to do so. Then, on january 1950 the u. S. Secretary of State Dean Acheson had very significant air in a speech talking about the areas of influence and positions t
Today im going to talk about the korean war. Were going to cyprus civil military relations for the last time i met we talked about the cold war and the development of containment. Korea was an unusual situation in that it had been a colony in japan since 1910. During the second World War there was fighting in korea, the u. S. , and the soviet union joined the occupied korea. They agreed to divide korea. Not northern korea what we call today to North Korea was a very much communist influence. Southern influence, we now call South Korea was a very different situation. With the assistance of the un they sponsored elections in south Korea And South koreans elected a democratic government. North korea however wanted to unite under its terms so it sent insurgents into South Korea to try to overthrow that government and they failed to do so. Then, on january 1950 the u. S. Secretary of State Dean Acheson had very significant air in a speech talking about the areas of influence and positions t