the battle of chesapeake took place 1781 and assured american victory at yorktown while considered one of the most important engagements in world history it's also been one of the most misunderstood battles of the revolutionary war. standard accounts leave out the fact no americans took part in this. rather thanks to washington's foresight marked earlier that warships have been mobilized to fight against the british and in the new analysis by daniel author of award-winning books including in the heart of the sea follows washington from his realization in the fall of the 1780s that he needed the help into details the subsequent negotiations and logistics that made the plan. please help me welcome nathani nathaniel. [applause] thank you. it's great to be here. i was just settling in that i've been writing about the revolution now since 2010 which means i've been working on the revolution writing and researching books as long as it occurred in to begin with bunker hill. it's about groups of people under enormous stress. as a whale ship that's been a member of two programs for the coast th

washington didn't call him out of retirement to lead the attack on yorktown. and he chose him as secretary of the treasurer only after his first choice, robert morris, refused the position. you could go on. but don't be discouraged. s that wonderful show. even if you can't see it, listen to the music. as long as you have the lyrics in front of you. it is hard to follow without. you have to have the lyrics in front of you. but he gets, i think, the key point exactly right, the main theme, the promise of the american dream. shows that. it -- he shows that. it is really a story of america then told by america now. it is a wonderful experience. i don't know whether you would sell your child for it but rent him out to get the money to go. and we are going to sample a couple of songs tonight. now of course the historical reality of the real alexander hamilton has been -- and i'm sure will be -- very controversial. what kind of man was he? was he, as his friends describe him, noble, generous, kind, free from hypocrisy, envy and jealousy? to know him is to love him, a

that ultimately were not able to participatebr in defending britain or the french to get up to the yorktown area. they were massive they estimated 20000 people died indefinitely category four or five hurricane hurricanes. these have been around so one of my problems with the way climate change advocates discuss climate change there is a difference they try to compare the two. but the other question i have is there any ideal temperature? . >> nobody says bad hurricanes have not happened in the past it is just saying the conditions that will create more extreme hurricanes are caused by climate change that is warmer ocean currents that does make hurricanes worse. and then we will not see more but more devastating hurricanes increasingly likely. >> one more call from gary in kentucky. >>caller: the thing that i have every part of america has been hit by some type of disaster. itit isn't about global warming but it is trying to wake people up. >> just one report about what is the ideal temperature that is a great question i have talked about that and it is what we have right now you don't want t

were moving in the long tradition of their country, a tradition stretching back across the back of yorktown the soils of san juan hill. the man who had molded them into this force had made his unique mark on the history of this time as a tactician, seeking victory through fire and movement, pershing was proving himself superb. for the men who knew him best i the name of blackjack, he was no method. the battle was his and bears. he had confidence in them and they gave him their trust and respect. the final action for the americans was an assault against the german line on the front extending from the muse river. americans made a field of glory of their field of battle. a strong pride moved like wind across the water. now there was also a deep and gripping awareness of the cost of victory and the cadence of america along with the crash of cannons echoes and written by one soldier that made it an enduring part of the literature. maybe death shall take my hand and close my eyes and lose" my breath. i have a rendezvous with death. it involved the most severe fighting the american army had ever c

the state of virginia through the jamestown/yorktown foundation is commemorating certain historic events that happened in 1619. one was the first africans came to the new world. first groups of females came to the new world. the first legislative body in jamestown in 1619 and the first thanksgiving was here at berkeley. so we have invited charles berkeley to the 400th anniversary which is next year in 2019. charles berkeley owns berkeley castle now, is a member of that original berkeley family so he's coming as a part of that, though they've had excavations done around berkeley castle in england and the gentleman doing that is here now surveying the berkeley grounds to see if we can find the original settlement where they built that -- when that first thanksgiving occurred. so mark horton is his name e-mailed me and said i'd like to come to virginia. we met with him about six months ago. we looked at the land with the owner of berkeley and between mr. jamison and mark horton they decided where they thought the ship may have come in sond so they decided to come back and do further surveys

yorktown high school sweethearts. they headed west to loudoun and planting the future. he could picture it all. >> open up a winery and retire and run the winery with her. >> in 2014, life changed. while trimming a tree, jan took a fall that le her paralyzed and the couple questioned whether or not they should keep the vineyard. they held on, not only to the vineyard, but also to one another. friend loaningjan this chair to inspecthe vines. incredibly helpful, but she still can't see the top of the vines. she tested out thisl. mo >> when i first got in it,sm my e went ear to ear. >> it's $20,000. it's not a cheap thing. you might think other grapeow ers would want to stomp their competition. >> we're allorcompet but we're also colleagues. >> and they organized a fund-raiser to help them realize their winerym.dr >> i was like, they can still do this. she can still get out there. >> nine wineries and vin yeyars are now collecting money on site. jan, ercome by gratitude. >> i'm just very lucky to know them. >> fernando i hpired by spirit determined >> just her tenacity, ne

were moving in the long tradition of their country, a tradition stretching back across the flats of yorktownugh the rolling fields of gettysburg, up the rugged slopes of san juan hill. the man who had welded them into this integrated force had made by now made his own unique mark on the history of his time. as a tactician, seeking victory through fire and movement on a fluid battlefield, pershing was proving himself superb. to the men of the aef, who knew him best by the nickname blackjack, he was no myth. the battle was his as well as theirs. he had confidence in them, and they gave him their trust and respect. mitchell: we are looking north from montsec, which is the high ground overlooking the whole salient. it was important that the americans take montsec first, because the germans were in range, and they would have been able, had the americans tried to go around montsec and literate tries to liberate the villages first, they would have been decimated by german artillery and machine gun fire. so once montsec was taken, it was a rapid progression. looking ahead, north, is a village of hat

marquis de lafayette, the french war hero who helped the americans in the revolution, at the battle of yorktown. it is really connecting the historic alliance between france and the united states. mitchell: here you have american troops probably in the so-called quiet sector, where they are training. they have gas masks on. what is interesting is even though trenches are synonymous with world war i, the americans primarily did not fight from the trenches. general pershing was adamant the american troops fight a so-called open warfare. and so, they would basically leave from above ground, i'm sorry, over the ground through the woods and so forth. he was fearful because the french and british were using the trench warfare, this war would go on and on and on. he felt as though the only way to defeat the germans was to attack by going over the top. susan: what are they depicting here? the good times could still be had while they were fighting these wars? allison: i think these are just scenes of camp life. if you look at the faces of these men, they are very young. they are probably between 18 and

this discussion while they're talking about vietnam, there's this discussion of, in this picture of yorktown. pretty ironic, is it not? well, one of the questions -- i love that i found this last night. i hadn't really come across this when i was putting this power point together. but it was a question at the national press club. the press could submit questions to general westmoreland. and look at this. will the speaker please answer this question? none of the phases you outline what is the significance of that omission? think about that? what is the significance of the omission? no surrender by the north vietnamese. let's carry that forward now. but i love this little question that was put forth. why not discuss surrender? think about that as we go forward. well, right before 1967 comes to an end, prime minister of australia goes swimming on the coast of australia. and again, keep in mind december is their summer. so he's off swimming. and suddenly he disappears. and ultimately his -- harold holt is his name. his body will never be recovered. so they hold a funeral for the australian prime