doctor robert citino, senior historian at the national world war ii museum in louisiana, we have a special guest with us tonight. a friend of the museum. my friend and a wonderful writer and author, ian toll, one of those people who doesn't need an introduction as we like to say. the introduction, he is extremely accomplished scholar and writer. he is the author of the epic story of the founding of the u.s. navy as well as a trilogy called the pacic war, the third volume of which has just been released called twilight --twilight of the gods: war in the wester pacific, 1944-1945". he won the elliott morrison awarfrom the naval order of the united states, he won the william colby military writers award. he won the other award given by the uss constitution museum. if there are any more awards out there i expect to see you winninone. thanks so much for agreeing to spend time with us and talking about "twilight of the gods: war in the wester pacific, 1944-1945". >> my pleasure and honor. >> i'm always struck, it is a big story, more on the western pacific 44-45, with action, valor, heroism of have resource but in the realm of politics, nicely done. especially fdr and douglas macarthur. wh