things going on right now his boots on the ground or know boots on the ground. and i think to a lot of folks boots on the ground means another invasion. we are talking about trainers. many of us are talking about letting them advise, letting them do. >> by the way, 3000 american soldiers, american soldiers, do they where boots? >> they do. >> how many were there a year ago? >> 300. >> so is this like 1963? >> at least in 1963 they were able to go out with the south vietnamese army and help them. the analogy that i i received the most response to is the football coach. and we have to be able to go to the game. >> on that note i think you will be willing to sign books available outside.

>> book tv is on facebook. like us to get publishing news, scheduling updates behind-the-scenes pictures and video author information and to talk directly with authors during our right to five live programs. >> i studied arabic and worked in a consulate and studied arabic for two years, worked in the consulate in the middle east that solidified. after four years lebanon had gone to hell they have a have a list of one people who spoke arabic's. >> just me. me. i was walking down the hall.

don't you speak arabic? yeah. you want to get a beirut? let's go. go. it was like another prank. it got your attention because you took a helicopter cyprus a black cock and they're were two of them. they come out in the whole idea was a bit strange but when i got to beirut helicopter would drop down. they get the 50 caliber machine guns. they come in going right into shore. this thing turns on the side. these guys were from delta force. slipped over hills and landed is like apocalypse

now. >> so what have you discovered? >> is supposed to be hunting to the embassy. >> i was sent they're mainly to look for the hostages. they had completely disappeared. they had disappeared. and. >> the chief of station. and he completely disappeared. he was it over the head in his apartment coming out for thrown in the back of the car disappeared in the southern suburbs. you have a question of the embassy in april 83 which 83 which was blown up by a gmc pickup truck and managed to

get and underneath the portico and exploded and it was the 1st suicide bombing against the united states which was a a huge mystery to us at the time. it mystified the fbi that the guys who had made the explosives actually right around the firing device so they're was know signature on the bomb. there always signatures on bonds. there was none on that. the truck and truck and been stolen the suicide bomber we cannot identify. such a thorough explosion that they're was know trace on the wall and this clearly is of such professionalism that no one in the united states government had ever seen this. you are presenting me with this mystery to try to solve >> you can watch this and other programs online. >> is a look at some books being published this week.

barcomb and explores the increasing ways technology is making people's personal information vulnerable. bruce hoffman recounts the three decade-long effort that led to the founding of israel in an anonymous soldiers. the economic impact of global warming. in discontent and civilizations a collection of essays on topics ranging from international politics to the author's time spent living in pakistan, new york, london. index may be skill is argues the obama administration betrayed the trust of american forces. look for these titles in bookstores is coming week and watch for the authors in the near future on booktv.org. >> booktv.org continues with author from marshall to ms. miss sally about the judicial system to the lens of spring court chief justice. this is about an hour.

>> i would like to start by thanking paul and in particular the virginia historical society for allowing us to be here today i i saw on the website that its mission connecting people through the unparalleled story of virginia and collecting, preserving, and interpreting the commonwealth's history is the core mission of the historical society and that in many ways it is the same mission for the united states district court for the historical society for the united states district court for the eastern

district of virginia. our society -- and i we will tell you a little bit about it as part of the intro formed in 2,006 at the request of the court. we have a board of directors may of attorneys soothsayer on the board. if i tell tell you the story of the historical society it's a story of some very key people that help society get it start. i would like to thank those specific individuals. us district judge james r spencer chief judge for the eastern district in 2006 and was instrumental in helping our society get it start. they're were several judges involved. the book project and the society itself but there are a couple that deserve note. us district judge who sits in the norfolk division, and

us bankruptcy judge who retired in 2013. last but not least henry e hudson. as many many of you may no a long and distinguished public servant he is he is a published author. another person i have to note the distinguished lawyer who regularly practices but we affectionately call the rocket docket. i am not sure it is always affectionate, but it is the rocket docket. in 2006 until 2014 we did not have any term limits. the chief judge rebecca

smith, us district court judge. the program over, the society started in 2,006 and then once all that occurs the society wanted take on a project to to document the 200 plus rich 25200 year plus history. we started the project and we are working at the time with a graduate student at the college of william and mary. he mary. he was considering using the project as a way to get his thesis. but we but we quickly discovered was the 200 years of history