that luftwafa into a team. the team that characterizes blitzkrieg. >> the author of numerous books on the front in world war ii. hitler tried to bring britain to its knees but prime minister winston churchill stood tough. >> we shall fight in the fields and streets. we shall never surrender. >> 1500 miles away stallen waited for hitler to invade the country. describe for us the relationship that the soviets had with the fascists in germany. >> stalin understood hitler's ultimate aim. >> published in 1927, hitler wrote when we speak of new territory we must think of russia. destiny itself points the way there. while hitler planned the soviet invasion, stalin was forming a cult around his own penalty. >> stalin was paranoid as most dictators are and allows no resistance to surface in the nation, real or imagined. >> born to a cobbler in 1879, joseph trained to be an orthodox priest but at age 20 he joined the then illegal communist party and changed his last name to stalin meaning man of steel. when they were sla

supported ground operations and helped rid the north african skies of the previously dominant german luftwafa. the talk was part of a symposium commemorating the 75th anniversary of the february 1943 battle of kasserine pass. this is 45 minutes. >> our next speaker is a brave man. he's going to take on the post-lunch crowd. he's not afraid. he knows what he's up against and he's ready to conquer the challenge. i'm very pleased to introduce my former colleague from air university, chris rein, who in addition to being an air force officer and navigator happens to hold a ph.d. from the university of kansas and he has the added bonus of being an esteemed native of pearl river, louisiana, which makes him a good guy in our books automatically. he has taught at a number of the nation's professional military education colleges in schools, and he is going to talk to us today about an often overlooked and important component of the war that would be aerial operations in the mediterranean theater. so welcome chris rein. >> good afternoon, folks, and thanks again for coming out. thanks especially to the

supported ground operations and helped rid the north african skies of the previously dominant german luftwafa. the talk was part of a symposium commemorating the 75th anniversary of the february 1943 battle of kasserine pass. this is 45 minutes. >> our next speaker is a brave man. he's going to take on the post-lunch crowd. he's not afraid. he knows what he's up against and he's ready to conquer the challenge. i'm very pleased to introdu