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in september of 1915 and in november released a 108 minute feature film, on the firing line with the germans. the film received positive reviews and filmed widely in the united states despite the fact it presented a favorable view of the germans. up next learn about how the once lost film was rediscovered and restored by the library of congress. and then watch the commentary film by two scholars who helped reablaen the jigsaw of fragments. this movie is about two hours. my name is corporate graham. i at the moment am retired but i used to work at the library of congress. and while i was here among the fascinating things i found buried in the vaults, and there s a lot of stuff buried in the vaults here, is this film, on the firing line with the germans. and i looked at it and thought it was a fascinating bit of lost american history including the high mark maybe of the german army especially on the eastern front in 1915 as well as other stuff because it reflects ve ....
this film, from the natural archives, contains graphic scenes of war some viewers may find disturbing. president roosevelt: yesterday, december 7, 1941, a date which will live in infamy. the united states of america was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the empire of japan. the united states was at peace with that nation, and at the solicitation of japan, was still in conversation with its government and its emperor looking toward the maintenance of peace in the pacific. indeed, one hour after, japanese air squadrons had commenced bombing in the american island of oahu, the japanese ambassador to the united states and his colleague delivered to our secretary of state a formal reply to a recent american message. japan has, therefore, undertaken a surprise offensive, extending throughout the pacific area. the facts of yesterday and today speak for themselves. with confidence in our armed forces, with the unbounding determination of our peo ....
and warsaw 1944 hitler, himler and the warsaw uprising is perhaps even better which was impossible for me to believe when it came out. alex is a member of the museum s presidential council s advisory board dispensing good advice to the museum now for a while. and we re extremely lucky to have her. now to alex s right, conrad crane spent 26 years in active military service. that included nine years of hard duty as a professor of history at the united states military academy. i say that with a smile having done it as a visiting professor one year. faculty at the united states military academy put themselves on a list to open the building at 6:00 a.m. in the morning, which is something if you tried in a civilian academic institution would start a riot. he is currently the chief of historical services for the u.s. army heritage and education center in carlisle, pennsylvania. he published two books in 2016. american air power and strategy in world war ii. and cassandr ....
welcome to the 9:25 session entitled the iron curtain, dissent and western response. up till now, we ve been foregrounding you might say detailed behavior of various individuals and groups. what we need to do, and it s a good time to do this in our conference now is to talk about the deep background. the big issues that were at stake. the context in which actors and decisionmakers were carrying out their activities. and so we have two extremely dignified speakers and colleagues of mine on the podium today. alexandra richie first on my immediate right is a professor at the collegium civitas in warsaw, poland. she s lectured all over the world. her two books are absolutely fantastic. the two i ve read. a history of berlin. and warsaw 1944 hitler, himler and the warsaw uprising is perhaps even better which was impossible for me to believe when it came out. alex is a member of the museum s presidential council s advisory board dispensing good advice to the museum no ....
welcome to the 9:25 session entitled the iron curtain, dissent and western response. up till now, we ve been foregrounding you might say detailed behavior of various individuals and groups. what we need to do, and it s a good time to do this in our conference now is to talk about the deep background. the big issues that were at stake. the context in which actors and decisionmakers were carrying out their activities. and so we have two extremely dignified speakers and colleagues of mine on the podium today. alexandra richie first on my immediate right is a professor at the collegium civitas in warsaw, poland. she s lectured all over the world. her two books are absolutely fantastic. the two i ve read. a history of berlin. and warsaw 1944 hitler, himler and the warsaw uprising is perhaps even better which was impossible for me to believe when it came out. alex is a member of the museum s presidential council s advisory board dispensing good advice to the museum no ....