From elmira, new york, ladies and gentlemen, please welcome, derek maxfield. Derek thank you very much. Im very pleased to be here and talk about my latest project. Hellmira and prisoner over cams prisoner of war camps in general have been quite a surprise to me. I have studied the civil war since i was quite young and new the length of the tragedy during the civil war. But it was eyeopening to me the extent of the home and italian crisis that unfolded over the course of those for bloody years. The extent of the humanitarian crisis that unfolded over the course of those four bloody years. 500,000 incarcerated in total. And, although we understand that this is a small number of casualties considering the total number of casualties during the civil war, over 750,000 now we believe, when we consider that we could have done better. Both north and south. When you consider that this was in our power to make lives for those who were incarcerated better. It is really quite disappointing. And i
Emergence of war series, called hellmira the unions most infamous pow camp of the civil war. From elmira, new york, ladies and gentlemen, please welcome, derek maxfield. Thank you very much. I very please to be here and talk about my latest project. And prisoner over cams in general have been quite a surprise to me. Prisoner of war camps and general have been quite a surprise to me. I have studied the civil war since i was quite young and new the length of the tragedy during the civil war. But it was eyeopening to me the extent of the home and italian crisis that unfolded over the course of those for bloody years. The extent of the humanitarian crisis that unfolded over the course of those luddy years. Those bloody years. In total. Carcerated and, although we understand that this is a small number of casualties considering the total number of casualties during the civil war, over 750,0 when wee believe, consider that we could have done both better. That this was in our power to make li
That he was able to share it and one of the last things that he wrote as a free man was also one of his most beautiful. And it was talking about sitting with friends in the camp, knowing that they were going to be executed the next day and then reflecting to him that a great regret in life was that they hadnt shared more with those that they loved and that was pileckis final thought as a free man and i would, if i could see him i would just want to ask him whether he felt that he could at that point connect with his family again. I think everyone has had experience of stress and turmoil in their lives. We know how to disassociate in that can be and how that can drive wedges between those we love and i would love to think that there was the possibility of redemption. I think pilecki was opposite of that in his final moments and may be something we can take away from his story on right now looking at the q and a, the questions that have been raised and speaking out, if thats okay i will
Im Anthony Howard thanks for joining us we begin here in berlin with protesters have tried to storm the German Parliament building the Group Holding in period german flags managed to reach the entrance of the rocks die before police force them back this happened during a vast protest on the streets of the german capital against the countrys coronavirus restrictions that saw hundreds of everests. Taken by the thousands to demand germanys government changing its course in the corona crisis. But for many the demonstrations in the heart of berlin ended in arrest. Police say they were forced to make the detentions after far right activists who marched alongside coronavirus skeptics clashed with police. In a small group even managed stormed the steps of the German Parliament before being detained. Saturdays demonstrations attracted a Wide Coalition of activists from right wing radicals to those who reject the authority of the German Government or doubt the severity or even existence of the p
Actions an intolerable attack on democracy. And after decided to change the street name because it was deemed racist campaigners now want the sorties to go further street and the train station in the german capital are named after the slavery book Uncle Toms Cabin a basketball player in berlin says it is offensive and has joined the sports push for social support. As well come to the Program Police in the Region Capital minsk have arrested more than 100. 00 antigovernment protesters who were demanding that president will examine the step down Police Accuse them of taking part in the illegal mass protests tens of thousands of people are taking to the streets again 3 weeks into demonstrations that started off a little. An overwhelming reelection victory set the election was free no fat now says he will soon meet with russian president Vladimir Putin who has offered to send in his Security Forces to quell the protests. At the demonstrations. You can hear the cries in the middle of the cro