army film looking at the life of general john j pershing, pam -- commander of the american expedition force. it is a half hour program with part of the army's weekly ache picture series. bys episode is introduced actor walter. matthau. >> ladies and gentlemen, a nation's greatness depends on the quality of the leaders, producers in times of crisis. we americans have been very fortunate in this respect, particularly in regard to the military commanders who led our armies in times of national peril. their record of success is unparalleled in the history of the world. who are these men? do we really know them? do we know how they lived, what they thought? do we know what special qualities of heart and mind they had? the big picture. has prepared a series of pictorial biographies of great leaders of american military history. pershing or joseph , as he was called with admiration and respect, black jack pershing. in a remarkable career that began on the half-remembered time of the last century and ended with the dropping of the first atomic bomb, pershing gave himself to the service of his

and at the same time, an army cast in the unique american mold, a forerunner of the superbly skilled e doing, he handed down a tradition of military pride. but more than anything else, he touched a strain of glory in his people and perhaps more than any man of his time, he awakened them to a new vision of their greatness. ♪ send the word, said the word, over there the yanks are coming prayer, senday a the word, send the word, to where, will not be over, coming over, and we will not the back until it is over there ♪ oh, the yanks are coming, the yanks are coming ♪ be back till it's over, over there ♪ ♪ [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2017] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> you are watching "american history tv." to join the conversation, like panhistory.ook @cs "american history tv ," queens college history professor joshua freeman talked about the history of factories -- professor freeman is the author of "behemoth: a history of the factory and the making of the

and at the same time, an army cast in the unique american a forerunner of the superbly skilled and powerfulry in his people and perhaps more than any man of his time, he awakened them to a new vision of their greatness. ♪ send the word ♪ send the word ♪ over there ♪ that the yanks are coming the yanks are coming ♪ ♪ coming, coming everywhere prepare ♪ ♪ say a prayer ♪ send the word ♪ send the word ♪ to beware ♪ we'll be over coming over ♪ ♪ and we won't be back till it's over ♪ ♪ over there hut, hut, hut ♪ ♪ ♪[music] ♪ oh, the yanks are coming ♪ the yanks are coming ♪ the drums are drumming everywhere ♪ ♪ ♪[music] ♪ we'll be over ♪ we're coming over till we won't come back it's over over there ♪ ♪ ♪[music] >> you're watching american history t.v. only an c-span 3. sunday night, former obama educationtion secretary on his book "how ."ools work"00 he's interviewed. >> i don't know if voters make connection between what politicians do and what happens and so how do we draw that line a little more clearly? voters to understand, if we want more access to pre-k, if we want to pay our teachers bet

pershing wanted to create a single, american army, that would be under american command. they would be fighting in an american way. and practice, pershing and other americans, this is the first of this soundtrack -- i love it. in the spring of 1918, he had to break up american divisions and units into smaller formations and embed them on -- under french and british command. it really is only in the fall that we begin to fully command our own operations. the marines, as i was mentioning, are the first-and yes i know the army was involved, as well, the american army brigade the second division , deeply involved in bello would -- bello would. the marines can say, rightfully so, that they are the first branch of the united states service to experience modern warfare. -- modern warfare outside of north america. they acquire a reputation -- a reputation as double dots because of how they fight -- devil dogs because of how they fight. i could say a lot about this fight. suffice it to say, one of the interesting things about this from early june and through the month of june 1918

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the stress that for because he knows very well that the americans and the american intelligence american army american operative government operatives have violated international law and he doesn't want to hold them accountable at the i.c.c. so he had a very strong words towards the i.c.c. and the and this is an organization that was created in the in two thousand and ninety nine two thousand and. many countries are have signed the euro. declaration and they are part of the i.c.c. so this attack is attacking all the nations who believe in the i.c.c. as an organization that is capable of bringing justice forward so it's also another contradiction because he talks about the rule of law and at the same time he attacks the international criminal court and you know it so i'm not sure that his speech on a on an ideological level on a strategic level holds all together it has a lot of contradictions and weaknesses although i think that it's not his concern he was more concerned with his you know he's more i think he needs a populist approach more of you know the last part of his speech i think was d

, including african-americans, considered central to freedom. the men fled the army because they wanted to evade beatings or uphold their masculine duties to their families, often getting help from african-american women. not all men fled for reputable causes though. many sought to escape the reduction of self as laborers. in the end, no matter the cause, the leaves do not provide a new narrative of lack soldiers. it does not get rid of this valiant story which is often and also true. instead, i tell the stories of soldiers who show that not all men found service in the army liberating. while most fought for freedom with the army, runaway soldiers and their leaves of freedom revealed that many also struggled for freedom within the army. some men never intended on serving and were forced to join by right -- white recruiters who saw no concern for the former slaves' choices, as in the choice of our first story. wilcox escaped knoxville, tennessee, and out -- lived on a plantation outside of the city. he set he would make the most of it, but along the roads of eastern t

because the moment will be over of course the syrian army will move under not under no it is the american army the french army and recently the italian army so i think that today must of the political speech not at all about they're about to maintain the war at all price and what may happen maybe that's terrific because not only it will be based on lies but it will be terrible for all decisions today we just want to recite or not are trying to imagine that tomorrow will be over that we can stop it but the best people there are preaching that they are here to safety and this is not true when if you go back to stay safe and really appreciate you coming on the program to give us your direct firsthand experiences of life therapy or look or at finder of the ngo we are super heroes for. a suicide bombing has hit a protest in eastern afghanistan killing at least thirty two people authorities say dozens more were injured the demonstration there was calling for the resignation of a local police commander local journalists sarkari hassani brings us more details. today afternoon exactly just a few minute

because the moment will be over of course the syrian army will move under not under no it is the american army the french army and recently do italian army so i think that today must the political speech not at all about they're about to maintain the war at all price and what may happen maybe that's terrific because not only it will be based on lights but it will be terrible for all the syrians today which just whatever side or not are trying to imagine that tomorrow will be over that we can stop it this people are preaching that they are here to succeed and this is not true. as a side bombing has hit a protest in eastern afghanistan killing at least thirty two people but there it is say dozens more were injured the demonstration was calling for the resignation of the police commander local journalists the carrier has sunny brings us more. today afternoon exactly just a few minutes. later a suicide bomber actually targeted a group of sue williams who gathered in some provinces of afghanistan in one go to protest against a local police commander below. districts often anger hold which is sort o

because that moment will be over of course the syrian army will move under not under note is the american army the french army and recently do italian army so i think that today must have political speech not at all about they're about to maintain the war at all price and what may happen maybe but that's because not only it will be the light but it will be terrible for all the syrians today which just what they recite are never trained to imagine that tomorrow will be over that we can stop it this people are preaching that they are here to say this is not true. from now we're a so-called tax of more arabic courses in schools are being proposed as ways of watering the spread of radical islam the measures are part of a report released by a french think tank ahead of president mccraw reform plans for the country's large muslim community but a shot to do bensky explains the ideas are fueling even more division. here's a reminder over the ambitious promise president made to lawmakers a few months ago the total reform of islam in france and with the groundwork in place by the autumn. there is a radi

the vietnam war one of the world's bloodiest conflicts and the american army's biggest defeat to ideologically opposed blocks in two decades of fighting came at a cost of fifty six thousand u.s. troops in a bid to overthrow the communist regime of north korea now but the casualties among civilians were much greater at least two million people died in the war. after hopes of tightening a democratic grip across the vietnamese state slipped away and up to one hundred forty one billion dollars was spent on military operations the us folded to what had been an exhausting rule at home and abroad. in one thousand nine hundred seventy three thousands of antiwar protesters would later contribute to the end of u.s. military involvement and two years later the south surrendered with vietnam forced to unite under a socialist flag. however it would take years for vietnam to heal from the wounds of the us campaign. napalm bombs and toxic herbicides left the country scarred. and its citizens suffering. fast forward to twenty eight and us finance relations have turned a new leaf. even prospering. however ther

the vietnam war one of the world's bloodiest conflicts and the american army's biggest defeat to ideologically opposed blocks in two decades of fighting came at a cost of fifty six thousand u.s. troops who in a bid to overthrow the communist regime of north korea now the casualties among civilians were much greater at least two million people died in the wall. after hopes of tightening democratic grip across the vietnamese state slipped away and up to one hundred forty one billion dollars was spent on military operations the us folded two had been exhausting or at home and approved. nine hundred seventy three thousands of antiwar protesters would later contribute to the end of u.s. military involvement and two years later the south surrendered with vietnam forced to unite under a socialist flag. however it would take years for vietnam to heal from the wounds of the us campaign. napalm bombs and toxic herbicides left the country scarred. and its citizens suffering. fast forward to twenty eight and us vietnam relations have turned a new leaf. even prospering. however there are some people who ca

that put forth the imagery of the american indian to represent themselves. when the army did this, they employed the colors of red white and blue to depict the american indian. after world war i, when modern advertising as we know it took off, advertisers started using an image of the american indian for the same reason to represent what is truly american when they would depict american indians in their advertising. they would use the colors red white and blue. we can see the pro-indian made -- you see this over and over again in american advertising, almost famously on cans, but the many advertisers and commercial artists use the imagery of an american indian and the colors red white and blue. they are trying to sell something that is quintessentially american. the u.s. military has been naming weapons and aircraft after american indian tribes and weapons for over 200 years. this tradition picked up steam in the 20th century. the u.s. air force issued a memorandum, saying they would be naming helicopters after a tribe. they justified their reasons for doing this. they sa

americans. especially in world war i, even with the labor platoon and the army. some of them were not even issued uniforms. they were sent to work in overalls. the struggle to be recognized as american community, recognized as serving in the military, such that after world war i, the war department said we have to get everybody uniforms. we cannot have people walking around in uniforms dish overalls. -- overalls. that became a source of incitement to southern segregationists. the rare black men getting off these trains wearing the american uniforms. and they were attacked. and their senators from alabama and mississippi defended it. they said, let every colored shoulder -- soldier be on notice. it is having that no ordinary interest, having a greater interest in the outcome come to say that, no, we are americans and it goes back again before the civil war. and it has been sustained through. >> you do a great job in your book of pointing out that the context for this is not just in world war i or roosevelt. but you go back not only to the civil war, but you start w

allies. >> [indiscernible] this memorial commemorates the capture of the friendly city by the american first army. >> we are standing at the montsec memorial to commemorate the saint-mihiel offensive. it was the first major battle by the americans as an independent force. it occurred from september 12 to september 16 of 1918. the battle itself strategically helped drive the germans from this area where they had been well entrenched since september of 1914. they created a bold in the line which was -- bulge in the line which was known as a salient. the attack was extremely important to american commander general pershing. pershing had his sights set on saint-mihiel since he first brought the americans over, but it was not until more than a year later when he had enough forces to actually launch this attack. the organization of the attack began in august of 1918. that is when general pershing formed american first army, the first tactical unit independent of the french and british forces. pershing met with ferdinand folks. marshall poche was the commander of all the allied forces. pershing had it i

this memorial commemorates the american first army. re standing at the memorial to commemorate this offensive. was the first major battle by the americans as an independent force. it occurred from september 12 two september 16, 1918. the battle itself helped drive the germans from this region where it was well entrenched since september of 1914. the attack was extremely american commander general pershing. thisd his sights set on since he first brought the but it was not until more than a year later when he had enough forces to launch this attack. the organization of the attack began in august of 1918. that is when general pershing formed the first tactical unit independent of the french and british forces. pershing met with the commander of all the allied forces. -- into had it into it his mind to attack saint-mihiel, using his extensive forces. both had originally agreed to commanderthe other had a major offensive he saw taking place in september of 1918, which would involve all the armies on the western front. he wandered pershing to

the offensive, which began -- the first operation in the out by a complete american army. under the independent control of general peshing. it was a striking success. in two days, they took it. this and other american history programs on our website where all of our video archived. that's c-span.org/history. >> this weekend, american cable tv is joining our partners to showcase the history of lake charles, louisiana. you learn more about the cities current tour, visit online. e continue with a look at the history of lake charles. a very unusual town in the sense of the south. of unusual in the sense louisiana. it is not -- it doesn't have a plantation economy. have a civil war issue that has to drag along with it and it's a town that's reinvented itself a number of times to make it work. >> while in lake charles, we driving tour of the city, lake charles author adlai cormier. >> tell me a little bit about your tie. from here originally. >> i wasn't born here. i've been here for 45 years, time. is a pretty long i'm a native of eastern louisiana. i came here to work for the

virtuerts an instance of in a female soldier in the american army in the massachusetts line, a livelyyoung nymph, 19 years old, dressed in man's apparel. she has served in the character of a soldier for near three years undiscovered during which time she displayed herself with activity, alertness, chastity, and valor, having served in several skirmishes and receiving to lose, a small shot remaining in her to this day. something general patterson may have the one to leak it was the only public hint of the ripple she had caused inside of the military. no names were given. it was really up to her to break the news to the people she knew. as best we can tell, she crashed with an aunt. alice waters. deb may have impersonated a brother of first, who had also served in the war. gar she is back in women's b, married to benjamin gannett as of april 1785. on the put our last pin map in sharon. practically home. name gannett seems familiar, his brother joseph left in a covered wagon for new york and it was his great grandson, the newsboy, who built that giant media chain. werein 1785, the gannet

american command. that's how we managed to keep the army -- if you realized they allow the ally commanders in europe to utilize the american force, not much would change. income the americans with a different attitude. the americans made the difference. at the same time they had to take the account -- take into account -- they were running out of supplies. they didn't have much to run on. new forms would be taking place. that was another factor involved. you wind up getting the defeat of germany that would take place. the american soldier had just as much bad experiences. we wound up over there for just a year. the suffering of the soldiers can't be adequately described here. along with the gear that we have looked at, this happens to be one of the more common you would have seen the united states forces carrying. a 30 at six caliber. not uncommon to many individuals. this is not one of the most common rifle issue. the 03 was the slightly lighter rifle. it had very good accuracy. bold action -- bolt action. this was a soldier's best friend during the war. fixed right on there. that's how you would have

army. he said, no i received no instructions to do that. african-american leaders said we don't know what this means either. the president, known to speak plainly, where the meaning was not clear, so he said what i mean is we need to desegregate the armed forces. that is what this executive order says. it states there will be equality of opportunity for all americans. what i think, i think it is the culmination of hundreds of years of protests, and hundreds of years of service in the military before the executive order was issued. you mentioned the opportunity to serve in the military. i would like you to reflect about your motives, your career. what drew you to the military in the first place? maybe you could explain to us, i mentioned you went from second lieutenant to colonel, but not everyone is fluent in military ranks. that is quite a leap. maybe you can tell us about that in your background? norma jean: the reason i joined the military is a funny story. i went to college at mississippi state university. they have this rotc program. join, we willou gi

american history tv, we're featuring programs about the war. late july, 1980, general pershing created the first united states army under his command. were created concentrate american forces on the line. sunday, on american artifacts, we are in northeastern france with a historian, visiting villages, monuments, and the american related to the battle fought 100 years ago. >> the weather was horrible, it was rainy. the americans launched the attack heading north in the direction of where we are standing. unbeknownst to them, the germans, who it occupied this, had begun a withdrawal and there were starting to move their troops but they did not move quick enough. by the end of the day, the americans reached not only the main objective for that day but many of the objectives for the following day. 13,idmorning of september it had been liberated. >> watch american artifex, sunday at 6:00 p.m. eastern on c-span3. next, former white house executive pastry chef roland messnier

or that sorry that syrian army and its allies could go ahead and launch an offensive. against these american forces let me quickly remind you of what the iranian president hassan rouhani said during that three way summit trying to cross some of which also saw the participation of president putin and president all a lot of took of turkey in that summit and he said that after we have to go to be east of the euphrates and he was referring to hands to the u.s. troops so that was a clear iranian reference that you were stroup smart come next after the operation of implicit that's why i'm saying that it's not completely unlikely where you can see this we're out of time always good to have you are not a risk that middle east affairs expert thank you. thank you watching us he will have the break. player. plays. clear. i've been saying the numbers mean something a matter the u.s. has over one trillion dollars in debt more than ten white collar crimes happen each day. eighty five percent of global wealth you long to be rich eight point six percent market saw thirty percent from last year some with fou

american sometimes called the covert action arm of isi. it works with groups like the taliban groups in kashmir to carry out what pakistan's armies used as foreign policy in the region. americans knew all the isi because we however did with him during the 1980s along with saudi intelligence. we pumped billions of dollars into the afghan rebel forces based in pakistan. that prevailed because it enjoyed a physical sanctuary with covert aid. so why did we fail to recognize isi and why did it turn out to be so flummoxed thing? something we can talk about. that is the principle narrative -- narrative of the book. the eve of the 9/11 attacks about the history between the soviet invasion in 9/11 and this is intended as a second volume. it's kind of a funny thing as a writer to write a second volume of the book that was intended to be the first of two ended and swear the first dos. it has many of the same reporting and narratives and storytelling strategies as the first volume. i promised to go over the subject of war aims. one of the things and i was kind of a bee reporter after 9/11 because i have expertise about it in the stand. i had been assigned b

taking in african-americans as contraband of war which turns the war to a different degree in regards to how the army would treat the african-american population. are thousands of afghan americans coming to the sea, an estimated 40,000 ran away to d.c.. virginiacoming from status,re contraband because they're coming from a state in rebellion. lincoln talkedue about was maryland, which surrounds the sea from the north and east. lincoln is try to keep maryland in the fall. so thereafter and americans coming into federal lines. policy, even into the emancipation, will not affect maryland or the border states. federal soldiers are ordered to return runaway slaves to their owners. lateig differences, by 1861 and two early 1862, federal soldiers are refusing the order on the ground. soldiers higher african-americans as servants, laborers, cooks, things like that. i found accounts were slaves were coming in and saying i want my property back. the of us is like ok you can grab them. that shows the federal war effort of keeping maryland and the border states in the fold. tortoises, one thing we neglect, these

americans as contraband of war. which turns the war to a different degree has to how you the federal army treated the african-american population. in d.c. there are tons of african-americans coming to d.c. an estimated 40,000 to d.c., an incredible number. the ones coming from virginia are basically before contraband satisfied by the federal government because they were coming from a state in rebellion. the biggest issue ken was taking about is maryland. obviously surrounds d.c. from the no, sir and east and lincoln is trying to keep d.c. many the fold so there are obviously african-americans coming in the federal lines and the policy, even into the emancipation is this will not affect maryland or e border states so federal soldiers are basically ordered to return slaves to their owners. 1861 into early 1862 federal soldiers are basically refusing the army on the ground. they basically hire african-americans as camp ervants, laborers, cooks ask things like that. i found evidence of several coming into the camp and basically saying i want my property back. the officer is like ok, you can dwo and grab them. that shows

we are getting across the point that the army is using not only but names of american indians to invoke a fierce fighting spirit. now we have looked at just a few images that is in our indians everywhere gallery. american 300 images of indians in this gallery. each image can be replaced with yet another image. what we find significant about is it is evidence of the history that americans and american indians share. we explore the history behind those -- explore the imagery behind that history. we are concerned about getting across the fact that the country's deepest roots are tangled with native americans. talking about pocahontas, who had been famous for 400 years. american, only native she is the only american in the history of the country who had been famous for this long. in this gallery we're looking at how improbable it is that somebody who was born 400 years ago, let alone a female, let alone an indigenous woman, let alone an indigenous woman who died in the early 20's, should be famous for 400 years. know that a lot of our visitors aren't really sure pocahontas was an actual his

what we have here is the workhorse of the french army and the americans, for that matter. this gun and many like it were used throughout the western front by the french. they were used as early as 1870. it was a valuable piece of machinery for the americans. it should be noted, the americans didn't have their own artillery. they required -- they relied on the french to provide artillery on this part of the western front. artillery was used heavily during the battle of belleau wood. they created an opening that the marines took advantage of. the americans were forced to go across hedges and heavy rows of wheat that were now in bloom in june. finally, june 24, a major front takes the marines through the woods. on june 25, the marines have penetrated deep into the woods, but the marines haven't fully retreated. finally by that evening, the marines have taken control of the woods. would -- by the 26th, the marines have captured belleau wood and prevented the germans from going any further in their offensive towards paris. the field pieces we see here and the other markers thro

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army. here is one of the great what ifs of the american civil war. the union army has a chance to armye up lee austria's next to the potomac -- the union army has a chance to bottle up lee's army next to the potomac. george meade has just won the battle of gettysburg. the man was placed in command on june 28, three days before the battle. then he goes up against arguably -- i don't know who is big right now, joe montana, is he still around? [laughter] matt: not funny? ok. how about archie manning? [laughter] miss guy will get it back there. george meade, i think he is exhausted. he is just trying to shoot those old rebs across the river. but he has an opportunity to win the war right here. should he attack. if there's one thing i try to put in a little caveat, something you can learn i want , to tell you this little story, some of you know it and some of you don't. in the aftermath of the campaign at gettysburg, lincoln was furious. why? because he was writing george meade and saying destroy them, end the war right here. when lincoln finds out that me

army. and the americans, for that matter, because this is a 75 millimeter artillery piece.his gun, and many others like it, were used throughout the western front by the french. it had been used as early as the 1870's, and was a valuable piece of machinery for the americans. it should be known that the americans didn't have their own artillery, but relied on the french to provide artillery pieces in this part of the western front come in not only the 75, but the 105, and 110. artillery was used heavily during the battle of belleau wood, which forced the germans germans to scatter from their trench position, and allowed an opening, which the fifth and sixth marines took advantage of. the americans are forced to go across hedges and heavy rows of wheat, which is now in full bloom in june. it will take four weeks for the -- and another two weeks before the americans are able to penetrate to the south into the woods. finally on june 24, a major thrust takes the marines to the woods -- through the woods hand-to-hand fighting. on june 25, the marines penetrate deep into the woods

hundred eighty one the united states burst into flames nearly two hundred thousand afro americans enrolled in the union army. for african-americans the war is a war for abolition from the start be they enslaved people who watch who wait who take their opportunities at every chance during the war to further the union's interest or free african-americans a half million of them in the north many of whom will raise troops volunteer themselves for the union forces raise money and care for black soldiers when the union army fails to do so. ha. the son. hundred sixty five after four years of destructive warfare united states declared the abolition of slavery. at last they could claim their place among the most unlikely nations of the world. so workers gain their freedom but this freedom is very very limited and it's especially limited economically and of course then that reconstituted state governments of the american south they are deeply repressive and they are deeply interested in fixing workers to places not allowing them to work in other sectors of the economy. freedom but nothing else. in the united states a

hundred eighty one the united states burst into flames nearly two hundred thousand afro americans enrolled in the union army. for african-americans the war is a war for abolition from the start be they enslaved people who watch who wait who take their opportunities at every chance during the war to further the union's interest or free african-americans a half million of them in the north many of whom will raise troops volunteer themselves for the union forces raise money and care for black soldiers when the union army fails to do so. ha. the song. hundred sixty five after four years of destructive warfare united states declared the abolition of slavery. at last they could claim their place amongst the most unlikely nations of the world. so workers gain their freedom but this freedom is very very limited and it's especially limited economically and of course then that reconstituted state governments of the american south they are deeply repressive and they are deeply interested in fixing workers to places not allowing them to work in other sectors of the economy. freedom but nothing else. in the united state

hundred eighty one the united states burst into flames nearly two hundred thousand afro americans and rolled in the union army. for african-americans the war is a war for abolition from the start be they enslaved people who watch who wait who take their opportunities at every chance during the war to further the union's interest or free african-americans a half million of them in the north many of whom will raise troops volunteer themselves for the union forces raise money and care for black soldiers when the union army fails to do so. ha. hundred sixty five after four years of destructive warfare united states declared the abolition of slavery. at last they could claim their place among the most unlikely nations of the world. so workers gain their freedom but this freedom is very very limited and it's especially limited economically and of course then that reconstituted state governments of the american south they are deeply repressive and they are deeply interested in fixing workers to places not allowing them to work in other sectors of the economy. freedom but nothing else. in the united states as well as

the country american and french soldiers in the eastern part of the country providing assistance to the kurds is unacceptable and if they don't pull out from those areas then the syrian army has all the legitimate authority to go ahead and to liberate those areas we know that when it comes to the french and american presence is absolutely no way the syrian army is going to opt for mr confrontation because that's going to lead for a massive backlash from the i'm.

garner, a spanish-american war veteran and former regular army enlisted man, had received his captains commission only recently after completing officers training in november of 1917. together, the two officers inspected the site of dozens of empty wooden buildings, mess halls, latrines and warehouses, and circling the famous field pickett's charge fought 55 years earlier. both men went to camp headquarters building where they raised the american flag. ike departed for camp meade immediately thereafter leaving , gardner in temporary command -- garner in temporary command of the camp until his return. later that afternoon and throughout the next day, troops arrived to occupy the newly reopened camp. for the next eight days, ike worked to complete his arrangements for the embarkation of the 301st tank battalion. only then could he take up his new position as camp commandant at gettysburg. meanwhile, the population of the camp continue to grow. between march 15 and march 19, hundreds of men arrived from camp meade, maryland, camp devins, massachusetts, camp upton new york, camp cody, new

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army americans did this to him. fiscated some 60 pictures of iraqi prisoners being mistreated. >> i'm gravely concerned that many americans will have the same impulse that i did when i saw this picture and that is to turn away from them and we risk losing public support for this conflict as americans turned away from the vietnam war, they may turn away from this one unless this issue is quickly resolved with full disclosure so that we can be assured and comforted that something that we never believed could happen will never happen again. >> the bush administration's judgment about what constituted appropriate treatment of a prisoner of war drove john over the edge. >> what were the instructions to the guards? that is what the investigation that i've indicated has been undertaken, which is determining -- >> that's a very simple straightforward question. >> well, the -- as chief of staff of the army can tell you, the guards are -- >> the thing that john understands better than anyone else, it's not only wrong, it also

coverage of congress, the white house, the supreme court, and public policy events next on american history tv, u.s. armye truman administration. topics include the president's response to the soviets retaining nuclear secrets through as you knowledge, mccarthyism and truman's reaction to allegations against accused spies, ethel and julius rosenberg. the harry s, truman presidential library hosted this event. it is just under one hour. >> let's talk about who we have today. i'm excited to have mr. lee lacy, who is a assistant professor at the u.s. commanded at fort leavenworth. he is a graduate at the university of arkansas who received a master from webster university.

americans. they didn't want for the city and russians to resolve the situation in syria and that's why when i was with every success by the syrian army we had strikes from the israeli side to the city and on the russian side that the crisis is not over yet and that the americans and the israelis would have to have a say in the future of syria of course we will see more and more raids but this move by the israeli side is a clear message to the russians that. the shedding blood of russian servicemen is not at red line and that the americans and israelis are willing to cross this line in order to. obstruct russian efforts from. helping syria regain full sovereignty over it that it already i won my state with this incident russia has become the victim of israel's wral with syria which he would create without. i believe so. it could have been also the case. americans have directed strike. in syria because they would be willing to russian servicemen time ten pm on the seventeenth of september. the defense ministry of national treasure is saying that the israeli jet had behind a russian plane hence setting it on fire now why these forward a