Its spectacular. Its my real pleasure to introduce the next speaker. He is somebody you already know. You have heard him speak somewhere or on tv. He was born and raised in fredericksburg. He spent his career interpreting and preserving American Military history with the National Park service, the new york state government, Rensselaer County historical society, the Civil War Preservation trust, kentucky state parks and the u. S. Army. Do you think he is qualified to speak . He has written and spoken on various aspects of military history and leadership from 1775 to the present. He has published two books with the history press, the civil war at perryville and the Tullahoma Campaigns, and contributing to the emerging civil war bulldog and studied the 19411942 campaign released in late 2016. In september 2016, the u. S. Army published his volumes on the 1862 virginia campaigns as part of its series on the civil war. Last year at this event on friday night, i bought this book and by satur
Britain and ireland are bracing themselves for the arrival of hurricane ophelia. Its the most powerful storm ever to have formed so far east in the atlantic. The met office has warned of potential danger to life with strong winds, heavy rain and storm surges expected. Theres a Severe Weather warning in place, although its hoped ophelia may weaken to a Tropical Storm by the time it makes landfall shortly. Sarah corker reports. With winds of up to 90mph on the way, those living on the galway coast were securing property, tightening boat moorings, and seeking shelter. Irelands southern and western coasts will be the hardest hit as ophelia moves in from the atlantic. Forecasters have warned the storm will be potentially life threatening, causing widespread disruption and power outages. We are expecting significant disruption to electricity supplies across the country. We expect, from very early in the morning, to have all of our crews deployed to deal with fallen wires, we expect a signifi
Also this morning attempting to break the brexit stalemate, theresa may heads to brussels for surprise talks with eu leaders. New kid on the block, Sebastian Kurz is on course to win austrias election. At 31 hed be the worlds Youngest National leader. Good morning. Are young people in too much debt . A third of them are worried about repayments, and the regulator says its an issue. Ill be looking at what can be done a little later. In sport, a last minute penalty from wayne rooney saves everton from another defeat, but is it enough to save mangaer Ronald Koemans job . Good morning. First, our main story. All schools in Northern Ireland will be closed today in preparation for storm ophelia, which is expected to hit the uk with strong and potentially dangerous winds in excess of 80mph. Ophelia is already beginning to make its presence ophelia is already beginning to make its presence known in the republic of ireland, where schools will also be kept shut after a red warning was issued acr
How his cricketing fathers suicide has affected his game. Good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. The met office has warned of potential danger to life as the remnants of hurricane ophelia hit the Irish Republic and head towards Northern Ireland. Troops have been deployed in coastal areas in the republic, in whats expected to be the most severe storm to hit ireland in half a century. Already more than 3,000 people are without power in cork and kerry this morning and many planes, trains and buses have been cancelled. Storm 0phelia hit the south west coast of ireland a short time ago with gusts of 92mph. It moves on to Northern Ireland and parts of west wales this lunchtime with wind speeds expected of up to 80mph. The storm is then forecast to head north to central and southern scotland tomorrow, sparing eastern parts of the uk. Well, schools north and south of the irish border have been closed for the day. Sarah corker looks at the preparations for the arrival of storm 0phelia. Wit
Battlefield because he was born in a hospital that sits on the battlefield grounds. This is a man who is deeply rooted in that part. He also has a passion for parks that reach beyond the boundaries of his daily work life. He is finishing up work on a book for the emerging civil war series. Earlier this afternoon, davis talked about the rise of John Bell Hood and we will talk about the beginning of the fall of that very same army. Ladies and gentlemen, mr. Lee white. [applause] mr. White i have a special connection there and it is one of the reasons why i tell that story. I became familiar with general patrick cleburne. My first really big civil war biography was on patrick cleburne. His story is set in franklin. I have been interested in it ever since one of the top experiences of my life is when i went to franklin for the 150th on the actual date, november 30, 2014, and i was there and i found out that there was a commemorative march. Hold on a minute. This picture is at the end. Thos