This picture was photographed in combat zones by cameronmen of the mediterranean allied forces and by pilots of the 12th air force who joined missions against the enemy, operated automatic cameras in that plane. Behind the pilot, shooting forward and back. Under the wing. In the wing. Timed with the guns. In the wheel well. In the instrument panel. Photographing the pilot himself. The commander counter of the United States air force is general carl spots has asked me to tell you something about this picture. I dont think i can do any better than just to read from his telegram to me. Thunderbolt was made in 1944. Ancient history. It was made about one Fighter Bomber group in the Italian Campaign. It happens to be an american group. The same story could well be told of the Royal Air Force grouped which participated so gallantly in the same air offensive. As a matter of fact, the story belongs to all men who fought for freedom and did it a long way from home. Signed spots. Thank you. To t
Every sunday at 8 00 p. M. And midnight eastern here on American History tv. Wed like to hear from you. Follow us on twitter cspan history. Connect on facebook at facebook. Com cspan history where you can leave comments and check out our upcoming programs at our website, cspan. Org history. In the fourth of a fivepart look at hollywood directors who made films for the u. S. Government during world war ii we feature director William Wyler and thunderbolt, a 42minute documentary he made for the u. S. Army air force about a squadron of p47 fighter planes stationed in italy. Mr. Wyler also directed the popular world war ii documentary the Memphis Belle filled inside b17 flying fortress bombers on missions over nazi germany. First, to provide context, we speak to author and film historian mark harris. A new book out by author mark harris five came back a story of hollywood and the second world war, and among the directors featured is William Wyler. Mark harris is joining us to explain his b
Archival speeches. Every sunday at 8 00 p. M. And midnight eastern here on American History tv. Wed like to hear from you. Follow us on twitter cspan history. Connect on facebook at facebook. Com cspan history where you can leave comments and check out our upcoming programs at our website, cspan. Org history. In the fourth of a fivepart look at hollywood directors who made films for the u. S. Government during world war ii we feature director William Wyler and thunderbolt, a 42minute documentary he made for the u. S. Army air force about a squadron of p47 fighter planes stationed in italy. Mr. Wyler also directed the popular world war ii documentary the Memphis Belle filled inside b17 flying fortress bombers on missions over nazi germany. First, to provide context, we speak to author and film historian mark harris. A new book out by author mark harris five came back a story of hollywood and the second world war, and among the directors featured is William Wyler. Mark harris is joining
The Memphis Belle filled inside b17 flying fortress bombers on missions over nazi germany. First, to provide context, we speak to author and film historian mark harris. A new book out by author mark harris five came back a story of hollywood and the second world war, and among the directors featured is William Wyler. Mark harris is joining us to explain this book and this director during world war ii. Thanks for being with us. Thanks for having me. Who was William Wyler . Whats his background . Of the five directors about whom i write, wyler was the only jew. He was an immigrant from a small town called malouse which was in a region of france that when he was a boy and a teenager had been at various times either french, or under german occupation. So when he came to hollywood and worked his way up and eventually before the war became known as one of the most sophisticated and meticulous and mature craftsman in hollywood with movies like jezebel and the letter and the little foxes and d
Choices. Getting to the point where you can make peace is never easy because you dont make peace with your friends. You make it with people who are your adversaries. Who have killed those you care about. Your own people or those who you are trying to protect. Its a psychological drama. You have to get into the heads of those on the other side because we have to change their calculation enough to get them to the table. Talk about what we did in iran. Wed to put a lot of economic pressure to get them to the table. That has to be the first step. What we did in pakistan and for getting them at the table for a comprehensive discussion. In iraq today, i think what we have to understand is that it is primarily a political problem that has to be addressed. T the rise of the sunni extremist group, isis is taking advantage of the break down of the political dialogue and lack of trust between the maliki government, the sunni leaders and the kurdish leaders. More with Hillary Clinton saturday at 7