Just a military target. It was the sight of a military defeat that had to be redeemed. In february, 1945, a daring mission was launched to recapture this island. Author Kevin Maurer joins us tonight to discuss this mission. He is the author of several books, including no easy day, the firsthand account of the mission that killed osama bin laden, and hes covered the military for more than ten years, traveling through iraq, afghanistan, east africa, and haiti to tell the stories of american soldiers. His latest work, Rock Force, tells the story of 1945 retaking of corregidor. Please join me in welcoming Kevin Maurer. Hello, welcome. Thank you very much for the center for having me. Lets talk about Rock Force, a sort of homecoming for me. My family still lives in virginia beach. Im familiar with what you guys do there and i appreciate you taking the time to talk to me. So Rock Force is an interesting book only and that i had no Idea Anything about corregidor, the final third. And i was in
A military target. It was the site of a military defeat that had to be redeemed in february 1945 a Daring Mission was launched to recapture this island. Author Kevin Maurer joins us tonight to discuss this mission. He is the author of several books including no easy day the firsthand account of the mission that killed Osama Bin Laden and hes covered the military for more than 10 years traveling to iraq afghanistan East Africa and haiti to tell the stories of american soldiers. His latest Work Rock Force tells the story of the 1945 retaking of corregidor. Please join me in welcoming Kevin Maurer. Hello. Welcome. Thank you very much to the Macarthur Center for having me to talk about Rock Force sort of a virtual homecoming for me as i went to high school in Virginia Beach and my my family still lives there and my brother lives in norfolk. So im im pretty familiar with with what you guys do over there. And i really appreciate you guys taking the time to talk to me. So the Rock Force is an
Was a devastating blow to the United States and general douglas macauthor. The corregidor was not just a rock or a target, but it was the site of a military feat that had to be redeemed. In february of 1945, a daring mission was launched to recapture this island. Author Kevin Maurer is going to join us tonight to discuss this mission. He is the author of several books including no easy day, the firsthand account that killed osama bin laden, and he has covered the military traveling to iraq, East Afghanistan and haiti covering the forces. This latest book the rock tells us about the retaking the of the corregidor. Please join me in welcoming Kevin Maurer. Thank you to the center for joining me to talk about the rock of corregidor. My brother lives in norfolk, and i grew up in that area, and so i am familiar what you have done there and so i appreciate the time to talk to me. The rock is an interesting book in that i had no idea about corregidor or about the 503rd, and i was in the offic
Devastating blow to the United States and to general douglas macarthur. By 1945, in the minds of many americans and filipinos, corregidor, the rock, was not just a military target. It was the sight of a military defeat that had to be redeemed. In february, 1945, a daring mission was launched to recapture this island. Author Kevin Maurer joins us tonight to discuss this mission. He is the author of several books, including no easy day, the firsthand account of the mission that killed osama bin laden, and hes covered the military for more than ten years, traveling through iraq, afghanistan, east africa, and haiti to tell the stories of american soldiers. His latest work, Rock Force, tells the story of 1945 retaking of corregidor. Please join me in welcoming Kevin Maurer. Hello, welcome. Thank you very much for the center for having me. Lets talk about Rock Force, a sort of homecoming for me. My family still lives there. Im familiar with what you guys do there and i appreciate you taking
Tonight to discuss this mission. He is the author of several books including no easy day the firsthand account of the mission that killed Osama Bin Laden and hes covered the military for more than 10 years traveling to iraq afghanistan East Africa and haiti to tell the stories of american soldiers. His latest Work Rock Force tells the story of the 1945 retaking of corregidor. Please join me in welcoming kevin maurer. Hello. Welcome. Thank you very much to the Macarthur Center for having me to talk about Rock Force sort of a virtual homecoming for me as i went to high school in Virginia Beach and my my family still lives there and my brother lives in norfolk. So im im pretty familiar with with what you guys do over there. And i really appreciate you guys taking the time to talk to me. So the Rock Force is an interesting book only in that i really had no idea of anything about anything about the 503. And i was in my Editors Office in new york. Brent howard and his grandfather jumped on c