richard frank discussed two grim events that took place in june and july of 1944. division ofouth's executions in the north of france and the mass suicides of japanese civilians who jumped off cliffs to avoid capture in the battle of saipan. >> the next one is a tough one. as the allies made great gains, .he axis powers responded descent intoanel's barbarism, it's my pleasure to -- he came with the special partnership for the defense pia and accounting agency where he worked on cases to bring unaccounted service members home for identification and burial. there are roughly 80,000 americans still missing. he has moved into a new role as research historian where he spent the majority of his time helping family members discover their loved one's world war ii our services.hout ladies and gentlemen, please dausey. james [applause] >> it is a great honor to be a part of this. it is my third of these and a great delight to moderate a panel. well.ow our speakers very i will keep the introductions brief. first, james holland. historian, writer, broadcaster. he's led many of our tours here at the museum. i would take 10 minutes going through all of his books. italy's sorrow, a year of war,