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Announcer coming up next, author Sharon Tosi Lacey talks about american strategy in the pacific. Highlighting the battle of saipan. She explains how u. S. Army soldiers and marines worked together during the campaign. She described their successes and failures. The event ran an hour and a half. It was hosted by the new York Military affairs symposium. Sharon tosi lacey thank you very much for having me. I want to thank my mom, daughter and husband for being here to support me. One of the earlier mend mentioned that there were four general smiths in the pacific. 3 were involved in the operations. I titled that chapter a tale of three smiths. I will talk to you about the battle of saipan. I look at the Lessons Learned as the military drove through the Central Pacific< ....
Prosecuting key leaders of both countries deemed most responsible for the war and its horrors as well as many of the perpetrators who executed those policies. To discuss this, we will hear from dr. Peter mcguire, who will discuss the prosecutions that took place in europe. Weinberg,dr. Gerhard who will be covering the trials in asia. I inviteake of timing, you all to read their biographies in the back of your programs as my doing so from the podium takes up our presenters valuable speaking time as well as your opportunity to ask them questions afterwards. Please find your cell phones now and make sure the rigors are turned off so as not to disrupt the presenters or your neighbors experience could affor. Before dr. Mcguire takes the podium, it is my pleasure to give you the first oral showcase of the 2016 conference. Ande are archival footage images with oral history interviews in the museum collection. Conductingrk from the interviews to editing and producing the final piece we are abo ....
Including the second sino japanese war that started in 1937 and the u. S. Embargo of Oil Shipments to japan. This hourlong event took place at National Defense university in washington and was organized by the friends of the National World war ii memorial. I am with the world war ii memorial. With our board. Thank you very much for hosting us today. We are favored with an extraordinarily interesting and wonderful lecturer. Dr. Craig symonds, an old friend of mine, who has devoted his life to College Teaching and writing. To be more specific, a professor in the u. S. Naval academy for 30 years, during which time he , is currentlyooks finishing a book about the history of the United States navy in world war ii. ....
And thank you tonight for cspan for being here. This is a first for me. Maybe you guys are used to this. Im going to cover just a few basic things before we get started. Copies of the book are available downstairs. I think they are at the register. You can purchase them there and then bring them up here to get signed after the event. If you could take a moment silence your phones, i think we would all appreciate that. Youre welcome to take photographs. You can post them on social media, if theyre good. And then after the event, or after the author has finished speaking it will be a q a. Then if you could please wait for a mic, come by with a a microphone so we can all hear your question, that would be great. All right, lets get started. James hornfischer, hes a writer, a literary agent and a former book editor. He is the author of the New York Times bestseller neptune inferno, the last and other 10 can sailors and the ship of goes ....