The middle of anywhere you should have access to staffs reliable internet. We are leading the way. Media, along with these Television Companies support cspan2 as a public service. Resident doctor andrew weiss sitting in the middle. University distinguished professor of history in the school of humanity at the university of southern mississippi. I. Reese also the founding director of the dell center for the study of war and society. Several major publications including vietnams forgotten heroism and betrayal for which she won the society for military history distinguished book award. So i know i mispronounce part of that. But take it away. [applause] good afternoon. I have the arm today of posting america war panel here at the mississippi book festival id like to thank the festivals organizers especially ellen rogers and daniels who is out early b wearing this beautiful dress with butterflies on it. You all think or if you see here. And i would like to thank the audience members both he
Where he is also the founding director of the dale center forr the study of war. And society. Hey has several major publications including vietnams forgotten her with them and betrayal for which he won the society for military history, distinguished book award. So dr. Weiss i know i mispronounce part of that would take it away. [applause] good afternoon. I have the honor today of hosting the america war panel here at the book vessel would to thank the organizers especially ellen Rogers Daniels we talked earlier butterflies on it. What to think the audience membersin here and a person andn cspan for joining us today. You are all in for a treat. We get to talk about for a book that cover the entire span of history all the way from how the creeks were set up as a nation all the way up to Operation Iraqi freedom. Arent be onke in 2003 but first like to introduce our panelists. In the order that they appear in your program which will also be the order in which i throw questions their way. M
On June 25 and 26, 1876, the Battle of Little Big Horn took place along the Little Big Horn River in Montana Territory. Known to the Plains Indians as the Battle of the Greasy Grass, it is widely remembered as Custer’s Last Stand. The 7th Cavalry Regiment under Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer faced the combined forces of several tribes including Lakota Sioux, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho. The only survivor of regiment on Last Stand Hill was Captain Keogh’s horse Commanche, but 7th Cavalry troops in other portions of the battlefield did survive.
up next fuel to prize-winning author thomas powers recounts the death of native american leader, crazy horse, who died under federal custody in 1877. the leader of the lakota, crazy horse defeated general custer at the battle of little bighorn in 1876. thomas powers discusses his book at the maine historical society in portland, maine. this is an hour and 15 minutes. [audio difficulties] [audio difficulties] [audio difficulties] about crazy horse and about what happened to him. i have written in the past about two serious american attempts to assassinate foreign leaders. one of them was fidel castro and the other was heisenberg during the second world war. heisenberg was the rendition of the german bomb program and the united states made a serious effort to kill him in several different ways, including by bombing him where he lived during the war. and also by sending somebody to possibly shoot him while he was getting a lecture during the war. fidel castro, i m sure eve