Eight weeks, american artifacts takes viewers into Historic Sites around the country. The vietnam war started on january 30th, 1968 with we had kong and north Vietnamese Forces attacking without 100 cities, towns and outposts across a broad swath of south vietnam. We visited the news ian in washington d. C. To tour an exhibit on the ted offensive and the battle of weighed, where some of the most intense fighting took place. We speak with john austin about the photos and the experiences in the battle. In 1967, i arrived in vietnam as a u. S. Army draft men. Scientists are coming to vietnam i was a highly motivated photojournalist. In fact, a combat photographer. I ended up with one of the best jobs that one could have in vietnam. I was only the target for their assigned to the newspaper stars and stripes, and they gave me total freedom to do what i wanted to do. I spent a year there photographing combats throughout the country. And january of 1968, the tet offensive broke out. If you ar
History. And 9451 of the last great battles of world war 2 raged here the red army did everything in its power to capture the vice talk building on may 1st 945 the last defenders withdrew shortly afterwards on may 8th germany surrendered. Place. That was 75 years ago a long time but even today the city is still full of reminders. And today im going to visit some of these places i would like to learn more about the end of the war here in berlin and also more about the people of that time about the victims and the perpetrators about the victors and the defeated well join me in the search for traces here in the capital. I take a look at the building where the German Family signed the surrender. Visit the epicenter of the security and terror of her actors off the 3rd reich. And go down into berlins underworld the ruins of a bunker in one but kind of hard. To see the inside of it i stopped building you have to register online 1st. The best way to learn about the building and its history is
The american story. Since 2011, we have been to more than 200 communities across the nation peered like many americans, our staff is staying close to home due to the coronavirus. Next, a look at one of our cities tour visits. The battleship missouri, 53,000 ton whole ship of the fleet. Become the scene of an markingtable ceremony, a complete and formal surrender of japan. The United States destroyer buchanan comes along, bringing representatives of the allied powers to an is the capitulation. Macarthur, supreme allied commander for the occupation of japan, boards the missouri. Andpacific fleet commander Admiral Halsey welcome macarthur and his chief of staff, general sutherland, aboard. The admiral escorts General Macarthur to the lander dexk, where the deck, where the ceremony is supposed to take place. 1945. April 22, right now, we are on the 01 level of the battleship missouri, also known as the veranda deck. We now call this deck the surrender deck. This is where september 2, 19 45
And 9451 of the last great battles of world war 2 raged here the red army did everything in its power to capture the vice talk building on may 1st 945 the last defenders withdrew shortly afterwards on may 8th germany surrendered. That was 75 years ago a long time but even today the city is still full of reminders. And today im going to visit some of these places i would like to learn more about the end of the war here in berlin and also more about the people of that time about the victims and the perpetrators about the victors and the defeated well join me in the search for traces here in the capital. Take a look at the building where the German Family signed the surrender. Visit the epicenter of the security and terror correctness of the 3rd reich. And go down into berlins underworld the roots of a bunker in one but hyde park. To see the inside of the price tag building you have to register online 1st. The best way to learn about the building and its history is to take a tour. Im meet
In that airplane and work. That was that. Did you this is something i asked other people about who worked on the project did you ever catch any flak afterwards . A lot of people were really upset about the atomic bomb. Did any buddy ever give you about what you did . Not too much. If you are involved like i was and they know it, they are more impressed with that. Besides, its amazing how many people havent the atomic bomb. Nagasaki, thats another time. You dont get too much of that. The thing i get mostly is what we are doing here. People ask about it. For me, theres no question about it. It was a strange series of circumstances. I was just standing at the right place at the right time every damn time, and i ended up in this thing. So. Youre watching American History tv all weekend, every weekend and on holidays to only on cspan 3. Weeknights this month were featuring American History tv programs as a preview of whats available every weekend on cspan 3. The u. S. Capital has been home