Im next on American History tv. Author Donald Miller interviews Jessica Shattuck about her novel, the women in the castle. She explains how her familys connection to nazi germany influenced her work, and how her research informed her understanding of german citizens during world war ii. This when our top was part of a three Day Conference hosted by the National World War Ii Museum in new orleans. So, welcome back. This next session is a unique one for our conference. For those of you who come here regularly, you are used to seeing the best and brightest minds in the field of world war ii history. This normally means the best selling authors of history books, leading professors and documentarians. But when we were planning this years program, we decided to mix it up by inviting a novelist, and only the second one that weve hosted in the conferences for the entire time that weve been doing these. Don miller, authors of masters at the air is also one of our longest standing advisers and c
So, welcome back. This next session is a unique one for our conference. You know, were for those who have come here regularly, youre used to seeing the biggest and brightest minds in the field of world war ii history. This normally means the bestselling authors of history books, leading professors, documentarians, but when we were planning this Years Program we decided to mix it up by inviting a novelist, and only the second one weve hosted in the conferences for the entire time weve been doing these. Don miller, author of masters of the air, and ddays in the pacific is also one of our longest standing advisers and counselors. Shes a perennial conference presence. He is also like we heard from rick at kinson this morning hes also looking into another time period in our important period in our history, and will be soon coming out this october with vicksburg, grants campaign that broke the confederacy. You know, when planning the committee decided on this idea for a session don told us i
Influenced her work and how it formed her view of german citizens during world war ii. It was hosted by the World War Ii Museum in new orleans. Welcome back. This next session is a unique one for our conference. For those who come here regularly, youre used to seeing the biggest and brightest minds in the field of world war ii history. This normally means the bestselling authors of history books, leading professors, dotcomtarians, but when we were planning this years program, we decided to mix it up by inviting a novelist and only the second one that weve hosted in the conferences for the entire time weve been doing these. Don miller is also one of our longeststanding advisers and counselors. Hes a conference press. Hes also like we heard from Rick Atkinson this morning, hes looking into another time period in our important period in our history and will be soon coming out this october with vicksburg grants campaign that broke the confederatety. When the committee decided on this idea
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