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Thats interesting for us to understand why those myths fit and the reality of the experience. I want to start first by talking about how this connects to the first world overall. It is not just america that has this these myths but in the sense of how we understand the First World War to begin with and we think of the general narratives that we attach to it. One of the most common narratives was world war oi was as senseless slaughter. We get those images a lot, those are the images that i have up here for you. The idea that it is men sent to their deaths. I got two examples. One is all quiet ...

American experiences into American History. And i suggested kind of a little cameo appearances, pocahontas, indians waving rifles at wounded knee in 1973. Doesnt really help. And i think on sunday i said if we really did this seriously and effectively, we would come up with a very different narrative of American History. And that may not be attainable and it may not even be desirable because we live in the real world. And School Boards and textbook publishers and so on may have problems with that. So there is another approach. Thats what im going to suggest today. Is to look at, if you like th...

The Lincoln Forum hosted this one hour 15 minutes talk. Good evening and welcome. It is my pleasure to introduce our friend, my friend, William C Jack davis as our keynote speaker this evening. Jack is an author of over 50 books. Richard mcmurray gives as well as he gets. Mutual the surface is affection that is fairly well hidden. [laughter] he is a loyal member of our Lincoln Forum and a loyal friend and we are glad to have him. The dispute over the use of the confederate battle flag that still simmers, if not rages. Lengthy and telling essay for the july 11 wall where heurnal discussed the c...

68 before we drop back to near 61 for that evening drive home at 6 p. M. Ill let you know when the rain returns to us here in Central North Carolina coming up but right now send it over to kristin with a look at your traffic. Good monday morning. Off to a nice start weather wise and if youre planning on heading out early into work this morning traffic looking okay. We have no major issues to report for you, and as you can see right there traffic moving smoothly in both directions on 440. Your traffic map showing more of the same. We are all green this morning no issues on any of our major thor...

University. Received the he is Army Historical foundations distinguish writing award. He is also one of americas foremost experts on the First World War and he holds a doctorate from the Royal Military college of science. Discuss and later answer your questions about his new book, 47 days. Ler notes that mitch has become a preeminent world war i historian. Commenting on the book, waller has written with an absorbing narrative. 47 days brings to life that war is final and bloody offensive when general john blackjack pershing and more than one million americans and french soldiers broke the back...