it's about an hour and 40 minutes. >>> major david lambert is a native of chicago, illinois. following high school he enrolled in the united states military academy at west point, new york and there he majored in history and graduated with honors in 2007. he commissioned as an officer and served as a tank platoon leader and company executive officer at fort hood and in mosul, iraq from 2008 to 2010. in 2011 he deployed to the republic of korea and commanded a tank com

>>> next on american history tv, west point history instructor major david lambert discusses how gun powder was outsourced and manufactured in the mid-19th century. the new york military affairs symposium hosted this event. it's about an hour and 40 minutes. >>> major david lambert is a native of chicago, illinois. following high school he enrolled in the united states military academy at west point, new york and there he majored in history and graduated with honors in 2007. he commissioned as an officer and served as a tank platoon leader and company executive officer at fort hood and in mosul, iraq from 2008 to 2010. in 2011 he deployed to the republic of korea and commanded a tank company and a battalion headquarters company on the demilitarized zone between north and south korea. in 2014 he was selected for advanced civil schooling at georgetown university in washington, d.c. he graduated with a masters degree in history in 2016. and assumed the position as an instructor in the department of history at the united states military academy at usma. he taught courses in both military