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[applause] also with us tonight is our cryptic congressman who is retiring after 26 years of service. Thank you, sir. [applause] are Ventura County supervisor, peter ford, peter, thank you for coming. [applause] now, for those of you who are patient enough to go through the book signing line just prior to the event this evening, you know that wonderful woman is with us tonight. Shes a bestselling author of the New York Times and the president of Newt Gingrich production. Please join me in recognizing calista gingrich. [applause] so we have with us tonight a very special guest. I know that if i...

Caller mr. Atkinson, i would like to thank you for your great writing and great book on world war ii. I want to ask you a question that we talked about. In your opinion, to the care of post dramatic stress disorder or battle fatigue, what is the difference of care then versus today . Guest we have learned a lot about what was called shell shock. That was discredited in the terms that were adopted in world war ii. By the time that our involvement began and the earlier war had been forgotten, it is not just with respect to neuropsychiatric issues. They are learning again and north africa and the...

An element, a memoir. Colonel mansoor is a professor at ohio state. He was executive officer to general petraeus. He has a ph. D and holds the Raymond Mason chair and military history at ohio state. Happy to have you. After colonel mansoor to this presentation we will have joel rayburn, a long front of the American Foundation who was sort of produced some responses to what colonel mansoor says. Is writing an opera study of the iraq war for the u. S. Army. Hes also studying for his ph. D at texas a m university. We are really pleased that both of you here so welcome to both of you. Colonel mans...

Cspan 3 created by the cable tv industry and funded by your local cable and satellite proprovider much watch us on hd. Follow us on twitter. In the weeks after the june 6th, 1944 dday invasion of normandy france allied troops faced difficult terrain and german fortifications in towns surrounding the beaches. Next military historian John Macmanus talks about what happened in the days and weeks after. What follows from june 7th on ward is an absolute bloody slog that ultimately leads deep into germany and the end of hitlers nazi germany. Heres where it begins. Dday sees this basic situation. You...

I unleash the bombing again on july 25th knowing the danger this time. He decides to go ahead with it. Then okay well mark it with orange colored smoke which tells us, okay, dont bomb on this side of the orange colored smoke because thats the u. S. Lines. So the crew men are briefed do not do that. None of them want to bomb their own troops. What do you think happens on july 25th. Heres murphys law. Which way do you think the wind is blowing. Towards the u. S. Lines. So orange smoke is coming back towards the american lines, theres confusion by at least one or two groups and thats all it takes...