text craig nelson and his book v is for victory, reports on the number of casualties from world war ii. according to the u.s. department of defense, the military casualties 1,078,000, born at 5000 were killed. 673,115 were wounded. then according to the bureau of labor statistics, there were over 8.9 million americans and industry worker category 75 died 8.8 million were wounded between 1942 in 1945. author craig nelson further said across history the arsenal of democracy has come to mean this miracle of manufacturing. when president rooselt often use the term he meant however the miracle of the american people provokes author craig nelson on this episode a book notes a plus. book notes plus is available on the free c-span now mobile app or were ever you get your podcast. next megan is a writer and historian living in lincoln, massachusetts she's written about civil war, u.s. western history and american culture for the "new york times" and "washington post" magazine preservation magazine and civill war monitor. nelson earned her ba from the

welcome craig nelson. so unlike many of you i've been visiting the hudson river valley for 45 years. and one of the last things, roosevelt's before he died was that he wanted to go home to the river. and all of us here what he meant. so i want to thank you also for your warm welcome. i'm of living a once in a lifetime experience where i've never had a book that sparks the reaction and this one does. the people are passionate in love with it, and i find it a little bit destabilizing. and i really used why this book took seven years to research and write and publish. and some of that was the worst years of my life. i got sick. i was really shut in an invalid for a year and a half. so when that finally came out for people to really love it, it's sort of like when a woman goes through a pregnancy and labor and then everyone goes, look at your beautiful. and she goes, mom. so that's sort of where i am right now? so you'll have to forgive me. but before i get into talk, i want to talk about an incredible thing t

author craig nelson further said across history the arsenal of democracy has come to mean this miracle of manufacturing. when president rooselt often use the term he meant however the miracle of the american people provokes author craig nelson on this episode a book notes a plus. book notes plus is available on the free c-span now mobile app or were ever you get your podcast. next megan is a writer and historian living in lincoln, massachusetts she's written about civil war, u.s. western history and american culture for the "new york times" and "washington post" magazine preservation magazine and civill war monitor. nelson earned her ba from the harvard university on the university of iowa. she has taught at texas tech university, cal state, fullerton, harvard, branford the author of saving yellowstone, ruination traveling earth. we are so excited to have her with us today. before we turn it over to her just a quick note we sent out an e-mail to everyone this morning had just a great list of resources like a bibliography that they put together. we all should have received that by now.

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. >> author craig nelson on this epode above notes less. is on the free c-span mobile app or wherever you get your podcasts. >> c-span is your unfiltered view of government. we are funded by these television companies and more, including cox. this syndrome is rare but friends don't have to be. when you are connected, you are not alone. cox supports c-span as a public service along with these other television providers, giving you a democracy. >> now, defense department officials discussed the findings and recommendations of a bio defense review. several topics were addressed including mitigating biological threats and training in protecting military forces from biological threats in combat. this event was hosted by the center for strategic and international studies and runs just over one hour. >> good morning to everyone assembled here and those watching online and tuned into c-span one. we are delighted to be able to host this one hour session today and the release of the -- review. we are doing this today under the auspices of the csi says -- csis -- special thanks to my colleagues

. >> author craig nelson on this episode of book notes+.available on c-span now app or wherever you get your podcasts. >> washington journal continues. host: we have 20 minutes to hear from you on who is your favorite president and why? we are doing this question today because it was at last thursday's debate where vivek ramaswamy deemed to donald trump the best president of the 21st century. that was the fox news headline stemming from the debate. who is your favorite president and why? let us know on phone lines split by republ -- by political party. republicans, (202) 748-8000. democrats, (202) 748-8001. independents, (202) 748-8002. this is jerome out of wichita, kansas. you are up first in this segment. caller: beyond a shadow of a doubt, it would have to be barack obama. we went through eight years of barack obama, not one strip club incident, not one financial impropriety, no skeletons in the closet, no offshore bank accounts. barack obama, the truth was known. barack obama, they should put his picture on the five dollar bill as a ro

. >> author craig nelson on this episode of book notes+.available on c-span now app or wherever you get your podcasts. >> washington journal continues. host: we have 20 minutes to hear from you on who is your favorite president and why? we are doing this question today because it was at last thursday's debate where vivek ramaswamy deemed to donald trump the best president of the 21st century. that was the fox news headline stemming from the debate. who is your favorite president and why? let us know on phone lines split by republ -- by political party. republicans, (202) 748-8000. democrats, (202) 748-8001. independents, (202) 748-8002. this is jerome out of wichita, kansas. you are up first in this segment. caller: beyond a shadow of a doubt, it would have to be barack obama. we went through eight years of barack obama, not one strip club incident, not one financial impropriety, no skeletons in the closet, no offshore bank accounts. barack obama, the truth was known. barack obama, they should put his picture on the five dollar bill as a ro