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Washington post, and many more. He is also cofounded the National Riders series which is a yearround book festival as well as the french street riders for Public High School students. We are very excited to be hosting this novelist today and it is my honor to introduce doug stand. [applause] thank you everyone. Thank you for the nice introduction. It is an honor to be here. We have some special guests and some special friends who have come to visit. This book has just come out and it has been a ...

Asian city giant billboards inties them to buy products. But this is still a socialist nation and not all the signs sp. This one is a message from the hanoi peoples committee. Follow the message of the great leader and get fit. Not far away is a call to celebrate national day, september 2nd. And on this corner hoechyman declares independence for the same occasion. Propaganda posters appear all over the city. Propaganda plays a very Important Role in our politics and also in our culture. Especial...

Call it the thud or the lead sled. It was the f105 thunder chief, and during the veietnam war, it was a workhorse. Im oliver north and this is war stories. Between 1961 and 73, over 3,000 aircraft like this one were shot down or destroyed in southeast asia. 1968, the last year of Rolling Thunder and 652 men piloting these planes lost their lives. From march of 65 to october of 68, air force navy and marine airmen dropped nearly a half million tons of bombs. Rolling thunder was far from a triumph...

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Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. Babbel. A language app that teaches reallife conversations in a new language, like spanish, french, german, italian, and more. Babbels 1015 minute lessons are available as an app, or online. More information on babbel. Com. Collette. The ford foundation. Working with visionaries on the frontlines of social change worldwide. And with the ongoing support of these institution...

Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. Babbel. A language app that teaches reallife conversations in a new language, like spanish, french, german, italian, and more. Babbels 1015 minute lessons are available as an app, or online. More information on babbel. Com. Collette. The ford foundation. Working with visionaries on the frontlines of social change worldwide. And with the ongoing support of these institution...

It is their war. They are the ones you have to win it or lose it. We can help them, give them equipment, send our men out there as advisors, but they have to win it, the people of vietnam, against the communists. [explosions] the explosion of events has given the ring of anachronism and ancient history. These are u. S. Soldiers, fighting on vietnams front lines. They are giving their lives, they are not just giving their advice. To a degree never foreseen by candidates, we hold the destiny of vi...

, professor lienhang nguyen looking back to 1960 seven, was it still possible at that point for the u. S. To win the war in vietnam . Prof. Nguyen no. It was not a war for the United States to win or lose. By 1967, it was not in the cards. Mark lawrence, take us to the end of 1967. In 1960l elections eight, what is on the horizon for Lyndon Johnson . Prof lawrence lbj was in a fair amount of political difficulty. In the 19 six progress in elections, the democrats had not , butcontrol over congre...

Offensive. Thank you for hosting this fabulous book festival. I am happy to be participating in this. And delighted tonight to have a conversation with doug stanton. He was a Brilliant Writer and author and a fellow midwesterner to request lake michigan. Which if any of you that do not know, was the premier for the event in america. When they bring in people like atwood and people like me once in a while. [laughter] he has written several wonderful books, in harms way. About the indianapolis fou...

Hagel. Both volunteered to go to war and fought in the same infantry unit. Daniel bolger recounts their journeys from Middle America to vietnam at the height of the war, and home again. As we observe the 50th anniversary of the war, we are privileged to hear from these two eyewitnesses. The author, Daniel Bolger served in the u. S. Army for 35 years, retiring as a lieutenant general. He commanded troops in afghanistan and iraq, earning five bronze star medals. Fors a contributing editor Army Mag...