46
46
Aug 22, 2014
08/14
by
CSPAN3
tv
eye 46
favorite 0
quote 0
and that is the 12-pound napoleon. now, as the confederate government, a little bit belatedly, adopted the 12-pound napoleon as its principal artillery piece, they will make a few refinements to their design of the 12-pound napoleon, primarily to reduce the amount of machining necessary, and also the amount of material necessary. the back side of your paper handout, you'll notice the profile on the left, the model 18 1857, 12-pound napoleon, developed in europe, and the concept brought back to the united states and refined somewhat and adopted by the united states army in 1857. you'll notice most specifically that on the model 1857 12-pound napoleon, there at the muzzle, the muzzle is flared. that is purely decorative, to make it rather attractive. but if you look at the profile of the confederate manufactured 12-pound napoleon, you'll notice that the muzzle -- to not have the flare on the muzzle, reduce the amount of machining that was necessary. and if you are short materiel, how many pounds of bronze is in that flar
and that is the 12-pound napoleon. now, as the confederate government, a little bit belatedly, adopted the 12-pound napoleon as its principal artillery piece, they will make a few refinements to their design of the 12-pound napoleon, primarily to reduce the amount of machining necessary, and also the amount of material necessary. the back side of your paper handout, you'll notice the profile on the left, the model 18 1857, 12-pound napoleon, developed in europe, and the concept brought back to...
102
102
Aug 22, 2014
08/14
by
CSPAN3
tv
eye 102
favorite 0
quote 0
that's where he uses napoleon. he actually defends sherman's march and he claims at first that when seizing household goods the men carefully discriminated between -- and this is actually the language from sherman's orders, discriminated between the rich who were generally hostile to us meaning the union, and the poor and industrious who were usually friendly or at least neutral, and he describes sherman as having this very organized system with rules and receipts, and he explains that any deviations from this nice, orderly foraging system on the march, as he put it, were the fault of a few bad apples, stragglers and the like, not the main force of marchers. we'll kind of talk about that in a minute. the other piece i want to include in here is that white southerners, during the march and immediately afterwards, frequently drew comparisons between sherman's march and robert e. lee's invasions of maryland in 1862 and pennsylvania in 1863, and they often quoted lee's general orders 72 to his soldiers in the gettysbur
that's where he uses napoleon. he actually defends sherman's march and he claims at first that when seizing household goods the men carefully discriminated between -- and this is actually the language from sherman's orders, discriminated between the rich who were generally hostile to us meaning the union, and the poor and industrious who were usually friendly or at least neutral, and he describes sherman as having this very organized system with rules and receipts, and he explains that any...
46
46
Aug 23, 2014
08/14
by
CSPAN3
tv
eye 46
favorite 0
quote 0
he guarded napoleon in captivity. what does he choose to have in his grand portrait but washington burning at his feet alongside his roots with the capital burning over here on the right-hand side. this is from the national these him outside london. this is never been to america. it is a very big deal to happen here. in many accounts of talks about the bridge is going up and down s street. having the portrait here is really extraordinary. the man who is actually in charge during the burning of washington was major general robert roth, a highly expected -- respected officer. he served under the duke of wellington and was sent to america to try to turn things around for the british. capital, the the white house, the war department, the navy yard in washington he proceeded towards baltimore and at north point outside baltimore. he was killed by an american sharpshooter. of history what if if he had not been killed whether or not the attacks on baltimore would have been whether it would have been an american victory. he w
he guarded napoleon in captivity. what does he choose to have in his grand portrait but washington burning at his feet alongside his roots with the capital burning over here on the right-hand side. this is from the national these him outside london. this is never been to america. it is a very big deal to happen here. in many accounts of talks about the bridge is going up and down s street. having the portrait here is really extraordinary. the man who is actually in charge during the burning of...
55
55
Aug 14, 2014
08/14
by
CSPAN2
tv
eye 55
favorite 0
quote 0
to the whole complete rebuilding of paris under napoleon the iii. the paris we see today is the paris napoleon iii and his chief officer in charge of the reconstruction of paris george houseman. that is the paris we know today. with the grand boulevards, opening up of avenues, planting of all of the trees, so forth was all done during the napoleon iii epic and the bell hawk as well. and then came another revolution. first the impression war and after that another regime took charge and there was a french civil war where they slaughtered each other in the most atrocious fashion irrespective of men, woman and children. and many americans were witnesses to this. sometimes to their detriment and other times part of the adventure of that experience in their life. mary putnum was the first american woman to get a degree in medicine from the school and refused to leave during the siege of paris and the commune. very difficult time and dangerous time to be there. she was determined to get her degree and didn't leave. she came back to be one of the leading f
to the whole complete rebuilding of paris under napoleon the iii. the paris we see today is the paris napoleon iii and his chief officer in charge of the reconstruction of paris george houseman. that is the paris we know today. with the grand boulevards, opening up of avenues, planting of all of the trees, so forth was all done during the napoleon iii epic and the bell hawk as well. and then came another revolution. first the impression war and after that another regime took charge and there...
56
56
Aug 21, 2014
08/14
by
CSPAN3
tv
eye 56
favorite 0
quote 0
but in 1814, napoleon fell. the capital remained undefended. he was one of those characters that history throws up time and time again. people who believe that that judgment is best for everybody else, even when reality to the country stairs him in the face. he was one of those. he was a former minister to france. and it was said of him that nature and habits forbid of him to speak well of any man. he was that kind of person. >>> when a fleet of british w warships came up the chesapeake bay, the secretary of war dismissed him. they said he would not come with such fleet, without meaning to strike somewhere. but they certainly will not come here. what the devil are they doing here? baltimore is the place. this is a lesson to be learned from the war of 1812. it doesn't have the analysis that a greater inspection would have by a greater number of people. that is the lesson to be learned. there are many lessons to be learned, but that is the greatest lesson. armstrong quit his job when people refused to serve underhim. he was dismissed with groo fe
but in 1814, napoleon fell. the capital remained undefended. he was one of those characters that history throws up time and time again. people who believe that that judgment is best for everybody else, even when reality to the country stairs him in the face. he was one of those. he was a former minister to france. and it was said of him that nature and habits forbid of him to speak well of any man. he was that kind of person. >>> when a fleet of british w warships came up the...
70
70
Aug 24, 2014
08/14
by
CSPAN3
tv
eye 70
favorite 0
quote 0
but in 1814, napoleon fell. anxious american diplomats in europe warned james madison's government to free up thousands of additional troops for the war against america. but the capital remained undefended. war, johnary of armstrong, was one of those characters that history throws up time and time again, people that believe their judgment is best for everybody else, even when reality to the contrary stares them in the face. he was one of those. he was a former minister to france, a major general. it was said of him that nature and habits for bid him to speak well of any man. [laughter] he was that kind of person. cocksure, stubborn, self-assured. british fleet of warships came up the chesapeake bay in the summer of 1814, the frantic head of the d.c. militia went to see armstrong. but the secretary of war dismissed him. he said they would not come with such a fleet without meaning to strike somewhere, but they will certainly not come near here. what the devil would they do here? baltimore is the place. so you see
but in 1814, napoleon fell. anxious american diplomats in europe warned james madison's government to free up thousands of additional troops for the war against america. but the capital remained undefended. war, johnary of armstrong, was one of those characters that history throws up time and time again, people that believe their judgment is best for everybody else, even when reality to the contrary stares them in the face. he was one of those. he was a former minister to france, a major...
36
36
Aug 14, 2014
08/14
by
CSPAN2
tv
eye 36
favorite 0
quote 0
and that led to this whole complete rebuilding of paris under napoleon iii.rs that we see today is really the paris that napoleon iii and his chief officer in charge of the reconstruction of paris, george houseman, that's the paris we know today with the grand boulevards, the opening up of avenues, the planting of all the trees, the expansion and so forth was all done by that napoleon iii pick. and then came another revolution, or came the franco prussian war, and then another regime took charge after the defeat of the common art, as they were called, which, in fact, the french civil war when they slaughtered each other in the most a coaches fashion, irrespective, men, women children. just a hideous bloodbath in paris. and the americans, many of them, were witnesses to this. and sometimes to their detriment and other times just as part of the adventure of that experience in their life. one of the most admirable of all is a young woman named mary putnam who was the first american woman to get a degree in medicine, school of medicine who refuse to leave during
and that led to this whole complete rebuilding of paris under napoleon iii.rs that we see today is really the paris that napoleon iii and his chief officer in charge of the reconstruction of paris, george houseman, that's the paris we know today with the grand boulevards, the opening up of avenues, the planting of all the trees, the expansion and so forth was all done by that napoleon iii pick. and then came another revolution, or came the franco prussian war, and then another regime took...
69
69
Aug 24, 2014
08/14
by
CSPAN3
tv
eye 69
favorite 0
quote 0
we were fighting napoleon. waterloo, the battle of waterloo, the victory in 1815, nine months from now, as it were. wheneatly dread the moment the battle of waterloo is commemorated. they are not likely to come along to things like this and chat away. there won't be much of that going on, i'm afraid. here we are discussing, as ralph brilliantly introduced, baden spurred. bladensburg. you're so happy to discuss it because you feel it led on toward the triumph, victory. i just want to stir you up. i don't think baltimore can be described as a victory. i think it is an outrageous thing to say. i am sorry. the battle of baltimore, the lifting of the siege of baltimore, was a huge victory for the americans. it was certainly a failure for the british, but i think to call it an american victory is nonsense. only a couple of days before, they pulled out of the baltimore operation. the americans were made to withdraw. there was a smaller number of americans than british. the british commander had a than the baltimore ge
we were fighting napoleon. waterloo, the battle of waterloo, the victory in 1815, nine months from now, as it were. wheneatly dread the moment the battle of waterloo is commemorated. they are not likely to come along to things like this and chat away. there won't be much of that going on, i'm afraid. here we are discussing, as ralph brilliantly introduced, baden spurred. bladensburg. you're so happy to discuss it because you feel it led on toward the triumph, victory. i just want to stir you...
52
52
Aug 24, 2014
08/14
by
CSPAN2
tv
eye 52
favorite 0
quote 0
this book takes place during russia's war with napoleon, eventually describes napoleon's failed invasion of russia in 1812. this is a world in which people's lives are being turned upside down by the forces of war and social change and spiritual confusion. and the question as so many of tolstoy's characters are asking is how do i find fulfillment and even happiness in such troubled times? well, that's a question that i was asking very personally back in 2008 as many of us were, and it's a question that many of us are still asking today in 2014. so "war and peace," i realized, is the classic for our time. and i also realized that i had to write another book about tolstoy. that's what this discovery led me to. as i mentioned, i was finishing another book, and i wanted it to be the book about "war and peace." i wanted to write a book that would take this massive, intimidating novel of world literature -- i can't tell you how many people have said, oh, my god, i've tried to start this thing, i can't get through 20 pages. all those characters, all those funny names or people who are terrified
this book takes place during russia's war with napoleon, eventually describes napoleon's failed invasion of russia in 1812. this is a world in which people's lives are being turned upside down by the forces of war and social change and spiritual confusion. and the question as so many of tolstoy's characters are asking is how do i find fulfillment and even happiness in such troubled times? well, that's a question that i was asking very personally back in 2008 as many of us were, and it's a...
139
139
Aug 3, 2014
08/14
by
CSPAN3
tv
eye 139
favorite 0
quote 0
he is not napoleon, but he likes to quote napoleon. man who can do the average thing when all those around him are going crazy. he is pretty good at keeping his head when all those around him are going crazy. he is capable of turning the other cheek as he does repeatedly in the face of insubordinate savior by general montgomery, for example. he has an affability that serves them well. while some will come away soured by the experience of working with allies, eisenhower's convictions strengthened. you proselytize is relentlessly about the primacy of a strong alliance. he knows the best team wins. from the mediterranean, eisenhower will take the template for an allied headquarters to london and uses it to build supreme headquarters allied expeditionary force. he uses the same template to build nato. london,ime he gets to he and the other mediterraneanites have accumulated 60 hard weeks of battle experience in logistics, diplomacy, military governance, leadership, character, and slaughter. as for this guy, this is montgomery, having just
he is not napoleon, but he likes to quote napoleon. man who can do the average thing when all those around him are going crazy. he is pretty good at keeping his head when all those around him are going crazy. he is capable of turning the other cheek as he does repeatedly in the face of insubordinate savior by general montgomery, for example. he has an affability that serves them well. while some will come away soured by the experience of working with allies, eisenhower's convictions...
116
116
Aug 11, 2014
08/14
by
CSPAN3
tv
eye 116
favorite 0
quote 0
twice relieved of overall command by lincoln, the charismatic figure dubbed the young napoleon ran againstincoln in 1864 presidential race. , but mcclelland remained popular with his man. after his death in 1885, it was old soldiers who lobbied for the 14 foot statue on washington's connecticut avenue. the creation of sculptor is withoutcmurray's a doubt one of the cities most dashing men on horseback. unfortunately, a century of exposure to the elements, including air pollution and bird droppings left the bronze warrior in desperate need of repair. insimply power wash, coded protective wax and restored it to its original copper green you . he sits ramrod straight atop his mount, his gaze fixed southward where the traffic of 20th century washington swirls around his bivouac. >> 40 years ago on august 9, 19 74, richard nixon's presidency ended and gerald ford's began. vice president ford was sworn into the nation's highest office at noon that day, shortly after president nixon, who announces resignation tonight before, departed the white house for civilian life. up next on american history
twice relieved of overall command by lincoln, the charismatic figure dubbed the young napoleon ran againstincoln in 1864 presidential race. , but mcclelland remained popular with his man. after his death in 1885, it was old soldiers who lobbied for the 14 foot statue on washington's connecticut avenue. the creation of sculptor is withoutcmurray's a doubt one of the cities most dashing men on horseback. unfortunately, a century of exposure to the elements, including air pollution and bird...
63
63
Aug 23, 2014
08/14
by
CSPAN3
tv
eye 63
favorite 0
quote 0
the key developments in europe is that napoleon advocates -- abdicates.in great britain, and would been locked in this war with france for more than 20 years, is suddenly freed up to send more force over here. they agree to send several thousand troops. 4000 are sent here to the chesapeake to join the forces that are already here with the royal navy. some of the troops are sent up to canada to bolster the british position up there. uses the time while he is waiting for these troops to arrive to further scout the rivers here. checking out the depths of the potomac river, trying to figure out just how navigable they are. he decides it will be possible to send ships of the potomac. -- up the potomac. in august of 1814, some 4000 troops arrive in the chesapeake under the command of major general robert ross. he had been one of wellington's most able tenets -- lieutenants in the financial awards that have been fought in spain and portugal and france. wellington had chosen ross had this expedition to america. 4000 troops, by the scope of things that have been g
the key developments in europe is that napoleon advocates -- abdicates.in great britain, and would been locked in this war with france for more than 20 years, is suddenly freed up to send more force over here. they agree to send several thousand troops. 4000 are sent here to the chesapeake to join the forces that are already here with the royal navy. some of the troops are sent up to canada to bolster the british position up there. uses the time while he is waiting for these troops to arrive to...
58
58
Aug 22, 2014
08/14
by
CSPAN3
tv
eye 58
favorite 0
quote 0
he actually goes back to napoleon's russian campaign. and he doesn't ignore the march when he's talking about a arm can descend into chaos. that's where he used napoleon. he actually defends sherman's march. and explains how to men carefully discriminated and this is the language from sherman's orders. discriminated between the rich who were generally hostile to us, meaning the union, and the poor and industrious who were usually friendly or at least neutral. and he also describes sherman as having this very organized system. and with rules and receipts. and he explains that any deviations from this nice, orderly foraging system on the march as he put it were the fault of a few bad apples, stragglers and the like. not the main force of the marchers. kind of talk about that in a minute. the ore piece i want to include in here is that white southerners during the march and immediately afterwards frequently drew comparisons between sherman's march and robert e. lee's invasion of maryland in 1862 and 63 and often quoted lee's general order 7
he actually goes back to napoleon's russian campaign. and he doesn't ignore the march when he's talking about a arm can descend into chaos. that's where he used napoleon. he actually defends sherman's march. and explains how to men carefully discriminated and this is the language from sherman's orders. discriminated between the rich who were generally hostile to us, meaning the union, and the poor and industrious who were usually friendly or at least neutral. and he also describes sherman as...
42
42
Aug 20, 2014
08/14
by
CSPAN2
tv
eye 42
favorite 0
quote 0
so when napoleonic or and the defeat of napoleon. after that it goes back to go. as a consequence of that curve when spending went down. it was this search for you. before buying government and ruling going to get small interest-rate spiritless look for something that would give us more. there was a search for yield . pangs' 7% on crazy, aspect of its of argentinian stocks . ♪ -- christopher can't go back to gold now how do we mold the currency, stabilizer? >> i think the main thing that is missing from this plan this is what people in the markets feel and i think people generally. fish should be more leaders, international coordination. if you look at bretton woods, that lasted three weeks. there's two years of preparation before that. essentially you have a delicate saugh decided with the introduction to cover international architecture would be. that lasted from 44 to 71. in this current crisis we have not really been able to reach still level of international cooperation, the lack. people are feeling less confident and there's less of an idea what can be done.
so when napoleonic or and the defeat of napoleon. after that it goes back to go. as a consequence of that curve when spending went down. it was this search for you. before buying government and ruling going to get small interest-rate spiritless look for something that would give us more. there was a search for yield . pangs' 7% on crazy, aspect of its of argentinian stocks . ♪ -- christopher can't go back to gold now how do we mold the currency, stabilizer? >> i think the main thing...
361
361
Aug 15, 2014
08/14
by
CSPAN3
tv
eye 361
favorite 0
quote 0
he's not napoleon, but he likes to quote napoleon who he claims defined military genius as the man who can do the average thing when all of those around him are going crazy. he's pretty good at keeping his head when all of those around him are going crazy. he's capable, also, of turning the other cheek, as he does repeatedly in the face of insubordinate behavior by general montgomery, for example. he has a hail fellow affability that serves him well. and while some will come away soured by the experience of working with allies in a multi-national coalition, eisenhower's convictions strengthen. he pros prost latizes relentlessly. he knows in global war the best team wins. from the med titerranean, eisenhower will take the template to london. and he loves it. that's his headquarters for the final campaign in western europe. and he eventually uses the same template to build nato. by the time he gets to london to plan overlord, the invasion of france, he and the other mediterraneanites, have accumulated 60 hard weeks of battle experience in logistic, diplomacy, military governance, leaders
he's not napoleon, but he likes to quote napoleon who he claims defined military genius as the man who can do the average thing when all of those around him are going crazy. he's pretty good at keeping his head when all of those around him are going crazy. he's capable, also, of turning the other cheek, as he does repeatedly in the face of insubordinate behavior by general montgomery, for example. he has a hail fellow affability that serves him well. and while some will come away soured by the...
82
82
Aug 14, 2014
08/14
by
CSPAN3
tv
eye 82
favorite 0
quote 0
it had been invaded by romans, by kings, bid napoleonic armies. you name it. obviously, the germans, in 1940. and all of those invaders in the old days, had wanted invaders throughout history had generally wampbted. domination. power. women. whatever. and, you know, the americans come in 1944. they don't want any of those things. they want to liberate the town. so what's supremely ironic, these most benevada lant of invaders do more damage, arguably, than all the others combined. the allied air forces had bombed on d day. it would be the natural place to go and counter attack. as the push will mature into a major ground battle, it will lead to even more destruction. ultimately leaving one u.s. army soldier after the battle with sorrow in his voice, we liberated the hell out of this place. san low will be the focus point. he will push forward at that point with three u.s. army divisions. the casualties that the units took on d day were extensive. and the fighting ever since has been extremely costly. it will really have the lead role in the push for sanlo. it g
it had been invaded by romans, by kings, bid napoleonic armies. you name it. obviously, the germans, in 1940. and all of those invaders in the old days, had wanted invaders throughout history had generally wampbted. domination. power. women. whatever. and, you know, the americans come in 1944. they don't want any of those things. they want to liberate the town. so what's supremely ironic, these most benevada lant of invaders do more damage, arguably, than all the others combined. the allied air...
4,386
4.4K
Aug 23, 2014
08/14
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 4,386
favorite 0
quote 0
machiavelli, napoleon, the 48 laws of power. code, you go all the way down as far as from all different cultures, they're all war manuals and flophilosophiephilo. when i say studying, that's exactly what i mean, studying. >> to become a better warrior. >> whatever you want to call them, yes, to be better at my job, which would be i guess you could say, prison criminal. >> knighton's education would come in handy when a power shift of his game put him on the wrong side of the new regime and the predator had become prey. >> now i find out i'm on the list. that's a death sentence. my heart broke. i'll be honest with you. i was like you've got to be [ bleep ] me. spotless career and i'm on the list? yeah, they put you on the hat. i'm not going nowhere, stubborn, you no he what i mean? it was on. to be honest with you, if i sat here and told you i wasn't scared, "a," terrified. i got hit, sliced. it was two. the other one healed up better. sliced my throat, bam, they thought i was going to slip. went to my cell, cleaned it up, packed
machiavelli, napoleon, the 48 laws of power. code, you go all the way down as far as from all different cultures, they're all war manuals and flophilosophiephilo. when i say studying, that's exactly what i mean, studying. >> to become a better warrior. >> whatever you want to call them, yes, to be better at my job, which would be i guess you could say, prison criminal. >> knighton's education would come in handy when a power shift of his game put him on the wrong side of the...
39
39
Aug 20, 2014
08/14
by
CSPAN2
tv
eye 39
favorite 0
quote 0
so what happened is the napoleonic war and the defeat of napoleon. but after that they went back to gold and there was a consequence of that. the government spending went down and giv there was again to searcthesearch for the yield. they would say that if we die the uk government debt, we are only going to get a small interest rate on that so let's look for something that is going to get us for interest rates and so it was a search for the yield which they ended up with the government bonds paying 7% speculative sort of argentinian stocks and all that kind of thing. >> host: how do we lower the currency and stock another bubble? >> guest: the main thing that is missing and this is what people in the markets feel is that there should be more leadership and international coordination. if you look at bulletin boards, that lasted three weeks. there was two years of operation before that but essentially you have delegates from about 50 countries that came to brandon woods as a result of new hampshire and they decided that the international architecture wo
so what happened is the napoleonic war and the defeat of napoleon. but after that they went back to gold and there was a consequence of that. the government spending went down and giv there was again to searcthesearch for the yield. they would say that if we die the uk government debt, we are only going to get a small interest rate on that so let's look for something that is going to get us for interest rates and so it was a search for the yield which they ended up with the government bonds...
47
47
Aug 17, 2014
08/14
by
CSPAN2
tv
eye 47
favorite 0
quote 0
years later they find some remains-but there's a young corsican named napoleon who wanted to be on the crew but doesn't make the cut. wow, how different would have been different if he had again on this disastrous voyage. i offend all those things interesting. >> host: now that you don't have to be a scholar anymore, huh writing another book? >> guest: no. i'm reading other people's books. >> host: not even working on one? not even thinking about one? >> guest: well, there's always that thought. has to be a subject that really interests me, and curiosity is very strange. it's fickle. we wouldn't call it emotion. it's a fickle call the. >> host: or an obsession? or an obsession, right. i'm halving a grand time, reading what other people are doing, waiting for spring and gardening to begin. >> host: new world discoveries in the scientific imagination is the subtitle of joyce apple by's most recent book, "shores of knowledge." booktv is on location at ucla. >> booktv is on twitter. twitter.com/booktv. >> you're watching booktv. george liebmann is next, and he talks about john negro honest
years later they find some remains-but there's a young corsican named napoleon who wanted to be on the crew but doesn't make the cut. wow, how different would have been different if he had again on this disastrous voyage. i offend all those things interesting. >> host: now that you don't have to be a scholar anymore, huh writing another book? >> guest: no. i'm reading other people's books. >> host: not even working on one? not even thinking about one? >> guest: well,...
109
109
Aug 30, 2014
08/14
by
KRON
tv
eye 109
favorite 0
quote 0
later on, napoleon's tricolor was displayed. then, in 1763, great britain gained a foothold in the region. in 1810, local colonists united against the british under a flag known as "the bonnie blue." finally, in 1812, louisiana achieved statehood. it looked like the stars and stripes were here to stay. but with the civil war, louisiana withdrew from the union. it declared itself a republic, with its own flag, of course. but two months later, it joined the confederacy. louisianans would live under two different confederate flags before the war ended. finally, in 1912, louisiana adopted the flag we see today. >> the louisiana flag i love, because it's a story of unconditional love. what the settlers saw, according to a louisiana legend, when they first arrived there, were these brown pelicans. and if food was scarce, what the mother pelicans would do was peck at their breasts until they bled, and they would feed that to their young. so, on this state flag, you see a mother feeding three baby brown pelicans. >> eventually, louisian
later on, napoleon's tricolor was displayed. then, in 1763, great britain gained a foothold in the region. in 1810, local colonists united against the british under a flag known as "the bonnie blue." finally, in 1812, louisiana achieved statehood. it looked like the stars and stripes were here to stay. but with the civil war, louisiana withdrew from the union. it declared itself a republic, with its own flag, of course. but two months later, it joined the confederacy. louisianans...
131
131
Aug 14, 2014
08/14
by
CSPAN3
tv
eye 131
favorite 0
quote 0
it had been invat ded by romans by kings, by napoleonic armies. you name it. obviously the germans in 1940. all of the invaders in the old days had wanted what invaders throughout history had generally wanted. plunder. stuff. dominati domination, power, women. whatever. you know, the americans come in 1944. they don't want any of these things. they want to liberate the town as they see it. what's supremely ironic and tragic is the most benevolent of invaders do more damage than arguably all the others combined. the allied airforces had bombed them on d-day because it's a natural place the germans would use to attack omaha beach. this creates rue ins. as it will mature into a ground battle it will lead to more destruction leading one army soldier to say after the battle with sorrow in his voice, we liberated the hell out of this place. the second infantry division which is the indian head division which lands the day after d-day at omaha beach. many of you have seen a famous image of soldiers ascending with vehicles and supplies. they are kind of looking up at
it had been invat ded by romans by kings, by napoleonic armies. you name it. obviously the germans in 1940. all of the invaders in the old days had wanted what invaders throughout history had generally wanted. plunder. stuff. dominati domination, power, women. whatever. you know, the americans come in 1944. they don't want any of these things. they want to liberate the town as they see it. what's supremely ironic and tragic is the most benevolent of invaders do more damage than arguably all the...
50
50
Aug 5, 2014
08/14
by
KCSM
tv
eye 50
favorite 0
quote 0
les invalides, with its golden dome marking napoleon's tomb, is magnifique. the naughty blades of the moulin rouge keep turning, and its red lights tempt lost souls in pigalle. just to be out and about at this hour, the energy of the city is palpable. notre dame is particularly stately after dark. sightseeing boats enliven the river and its sparkling bridges. the pyramid at the louvre glows from within. and the eiffel tower provides a fitting finale for this victory lap through the city of light. >> "euromaxx highlights" and here is your host. >> hello and welcome to "euromaxx highlights." let's have a look at our favorite reports of the week. it took more than two years to develop the official 2014 world cup ball. euromaxx checks out a new tourist attraction in wales. italians celebrate a huge summer party along the adriatic coast . germany's national soccer coach sepp herberger made the following observation about the beautiful game 60 years ago -- the ball is round and the game lasts 90 minutes. not much has changed except today a good soccer ball has to b
les invalides, with its golden dome marking napoleon's tomb, is magnifique. the naughty blades of the moulin rouge keep turning, and its red lights tempt lost souls in pigalle. just to be out and about at this hour, the energy of the city is palpable. notre dame is particularly stately after dark. sightseeing boats enliven the river and its sparkling bridges. the pyramid at the louvre glows from within. and the eiffel tower provides a fitting finale for this victory lap through the city of...
85
85
Aug 17, 2014
08/14
by
CSPAN3
tv
eye 85
favorite 0
quote 0
little air .ifle originally, this gun was designed by an italian for the austrian army to use against napoleon. how one ended up in the hands of the corps of discovery, or as we call it the lewis and clark expedition from 18 oh 3-1806, is a mystery, but we do know they had a gun very similar to this one right here. so muchon why we place historical value on this particular firearm is because in the journals of the lewis and lewis writesion, about this gun not only once but in 39 separate entries. each entry is pretty much similar to the one before. he said something along the lines of, today we met the men dance at the headwaters of the missouri river. had them then paraded in front of them, ordered the unfurling of the regimental and national colors. we walked in under five and drawn. the menuced myself and to the chieftains of the tribe, presented them coins bearing the likeness of president jefferson, and to hands clasped in friendship. then i demonstrated the air rifle, to which they all found to be in wonderment and amazement. there is the key. newy single time he meets a tribe of indians
little air .ifle originally, this gun was designed by an italian for the austrian army to use against napoleon. how one ended up in the hands of the corps of discovery, or as we call it the lewis and clark expedition from 18 oh 3-1806, is a mystery, but we do know they had a gun very similar to this one right here. so muchon why we place historical value on this particular firearm is because in the journals of the lewis and lewis writesion, about this gun not only once but in 39 separate...
63
63
Aug 2, 2014
08/14
by
KCSM
tv
eye 63
favorite 0
quote 0
les invalides, with its golden dome marking napoleon's tomb, is magnifique.he naughty blades of the moulin rouge keep turning, and its red lights tempt lost souls in pigalle. just to be out and about at this hour, the energy of the city is palpable. notre dame is particularly stately after dark. sightseeing boats enliven the river and its sparkling bridges. the pyramid at the louvre glows from within. and the eiffel tower provides a fitting finale for this victory lap through the city of light. >>> this week on moyers and company. >> you can't look at the roberts court. workers rights, environmental progress. >> i think it's hard for anybody looking at this court objectively to come away not thinking that it's a court of an agenda. >> funding is provided by ann gumowitz, carnegie corporation, the ford foundation, working with visionaries on the front lines of social change worldwide, the
les invalides, with its golden dome marking napoleon's tomb, is magnifique.he naughty blades of the moulin rouge keep turning, and its red lights tempt lost souls in pigalle. just to be out and about at this hour, the energy of the city is palpable. notre dame is particularly stately after dark. sightseeing boats enliven the river and its sparkling bridges. the pyramid at the louvre glows from within. and the eiffel tower provides a fitting finale for this victory lap through the city of light....
101
101
Aug 17, 2014
08/14
by
CSPAN2
tv
eye 101
favorite 0
quote 0
wiped out i think 30 years later they find some of the remains but there is a 60 year-old named napoleon who wanted to be on the crew and does not make the cut. i think that is fascinating. wow. how history would have been different if he went on this disastrous voyage. it is all interesting. >> now that you don't have to be a scholar are you writing another book? >> no. i a reading other people's. >> host: and not even thinking about one? >> guest: there is always that fought but it has to interest me and we would not call it a motion but it is a fickle quality or the obsession. i'm having a great time reading with other people are doing weighty and for spring to garden. >> host: new world discoveries and the scientific imagination" is the subtitle of teeeight nine most recent book "shores of knowledge" on location at ucla. >> the new york public library has never cede more traffic was people coming in or books circulated or computer used for educational program we're at our peak for our history that is incredible with budget cuts and financial difficulties and city finances we have mor
wiped out i think 30 years later they find some of the remains but there is a 60 year-old named napoleon who wanted to be on the crew and does not make the cut. i think that is fascinating. wow. how history would have been different if he went on this disastrous voyage. it is all interesting. >> now that you don't have to be a scholar are you writing another book? >> no. i a reading other people's. >> host: and not even thinking about one? >> guest: there is always that...
58
58
Aug 14, 2014
08/14
by
CSPAN3
tv
eye 58
favorite 0
quote 0
it had been invaded by romans, by kings, by napoleonic armies, you name it. obviously the germans in 1940. all of those invaders in the old days had wanted what invaders throughout history generally wanted -- plunder, stuff, domination, power, women, whatever, you know? the americans come in 1944, they don't want any of those things. they want to liberate the town. as they see it. what's supremely ironic and tragic about this whole thing, the most benevolent leaders of saint lux do more damage than anybody combined. the force bombed it on d-day. why? it's a crossroads and it would be the natural place the germans would go to counterattack omaha beach. this creates ruins and kill many french civilians who are certainly caught in the middle of this and of course as the push for the town matures into a major ground battle will lead to even more destruction. ultimately leading one u.s. army soldier to say after the battle, with sort of awe and sorrow in his voice we liberated the hell out of this place. it will be the focus point for bradley's army throughout muc
it had been invaded by romans, by kings, by napoleonic armies, you name it. obviously the germans in 1940. all of those invaders in the old days had wanted what invaders throughout history generally wanted -- plunder, stuff, domination, power, women, whatever, you know? the americans come in 1944, they don't want any of those things. they want to liberate the town. as they see it. what's supremely ironic and tragic about this whole thing, the most benevolent leaders of saint lux do more damage...
85
85
Aug 6, 2014
08/14
by
BLOOMBERG
tv
eye 85
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> napoleon would have a few things to say about that. are they done? is it over? >> these are both over for now. one thing that distinguishes the u.s. from the u.k. is huge on how to will yourself out for six months as you do in this country. there is always the chance these are tactical ploys. the consensus is that both of these transactions are on the shelf for the foreseeable future. >> if we extend the napoleon asked story a little bit, what happens afterward? much into that? is it a useful barometer? >> we always need to be careful not to stretch our historical analogy too far. the underlying businesses are very strong and will do other deals probably, but this is a big setback in both cases. >> the mayor of london gives a landmark beach right here at our european headquarters. that is a live shot outside. arrival.wait his he'll join us on the set as a breakdown the arguments about that brexit. see you shortly. ♪ >> will come back. boris johnson giving a landmark speech at our european headquarters. some shots inside and outside of the building. we are waitin
. >> napoleon would have a few things to say about that. are they done? is it over? >> these are both over for now. one thing that distinguishes the u.s. from the u.k. is huge on how to will yourself out for six months as you do in this country. there is always the chance these are tactical ploys. the consensus is that both of these transactions are on the shelf for the foreseeable future. >> if we extend the napoleon asked story a little bit, what happens afterward? much into...
144
144
Aug 15, 2014
08/14
by
CSPAN3
tv
eye 144
favorite 0
quote 0
napoleon knew if you're going to invade italy, come from the north. but that was not an option, really. the options are, as we've discussed, you can forego italy altogether, you can stop at sicily, you can stop in southern italy, or you can try and occupy as many german forces as possible. this is a war of attrition. it has its own logic. you're not really -- i mean, liberating rome is a political feat. but the rest of the campaign is really about killing germans and occupying germans. that is what they're doing. and there's not a lot of fun in that. wars of attrition are almost never glorious. thanks, sir. >> thank you. >> sir? >> yes. my name is joe antonuccio. i enjoyed your talk very much. >> thank you. >> my question is specifically about anzio. while it's true that we were pinned down about three or four months there, was that not avoidable if general john lucas, instead of -- he found no opposition, according to the reports, no opposition at all from the germans. there were no troops there. as a matter of fact, one of our patrols, i think, made
napoleon knew if you're going to invade italy, come from the north. but that was not an option, really. the options are, as we've discussed, you can forego italy altogether, you can stop at sicily, you can stop in southern italy, or you can try and occupy as many german forces as possible. this is a war of attrition. it has its own logic. you're not really -- i mean, liberating rome is a political feat. but the rest of the campaign is really about killing germans and occupying germans. that is...
153
153
Aug 3, 2014
08/14
by
CSPAN3
tv
eye 153
favorite 0
quote 0
1944, it is located near low ground, much of which is flooded or marshy around it and one time in napoleon's day, 100 years before this, it was almost like an island because french engineers manipulated the locks in the water and the sea canals nearby, in such a way, as to almost isolate it. it wasn't like that in 1944. but, much of the land around it was inundated and i'm sure many of you know it was one of the german defenses against the normandy invasion is to flood certain portions of normandy in hopes of foiling airborne landing operations and the like. so, it is the focus for what remains of the 101st airborne division in the aftermath of the landings. and, of course the 101st had been scattered around southward and the three or four days after d-day their fight is a matter of capturing some of the key d-day objectives, and sort of for taylor, the division commander, putting together a coherent, cohesive divisional entity he can maneuver, distinctive battalions and regiments, and so it becomes his primary focus from june 12th, june 10th through june 12th, 1944. here's how he will do it
1944, it is located near low ground, much of which is flooded or marshy around it and one time in napoleon's day, 100 years before this, it was almost like an island because french engineers manipulated the locks in the water and the sea canals nearby, in such a way, as to almost isolate it. it wasn't like that in 1944. but, much of the land around it was inundated and i'm sure many of you know it was one of the german defenses against the normandy invasion is to flood certain portions of...
22
22
tv
eye 22
favorite 0
quote 0
little bit in positive territory so he's not going to change very much i love that you bring up the napoleonic interesting you don't hear about that much and it's pretty fascinating stuff so i'm going out on and out of my library and i love it i really that's of a personage and i love that he's not going to ask you what is the chance here that the euro falls apart. a chance that well the chance of the euro falls apart in terms of you know members leaving or the euro breaking up of those in years past some speculation about a northern tier in the southern tier that's close to zero that's not going to happen in fact because i've been saying this for years this is a lot of people coming out of the. three years ago i was the only person i think gone on that side of the boat and what i said at the time was not only is no one leaving the euro the euro will add members which they've done they've got a croatia they've got a stone in now i said something in my new book the death of money about scotland joining the euro of course you get left out when i say things like that but there's an independence f
little bit in positive territory so he's not going to change very much i love that you bring up the napoleonic interesting you don't hear about that much and it's pretty fascinating stuff so i'm going out on and out of my library and i love it i really that's of a personage and i love that he's not going to ask you what is the chance here that the euro falls apart. a chance that well the chance of the euro falls apart in terms of you know members leaving or the euro breaking up of those in...
29
29
Aug 25, 2014
08/14
by
CSPAN3
tv
eye 29
favorite 0
quote 0
they were fighting napoleon, and they needed extra men. one of the things that was happening during the war of 1812 that excited the americans to rise up against the british were american naval seamen were being captured and pressed into british naval service. a lot of those naval seamen were out of the baltimore harbor area. it was a major port of industry and export. when the british did capture and burn washington, they really wanted to set an example for all of america. and not only were they burning our capital and our national buildings, but they wanted to put a stop to all americans thinking that they could push back against the british. so that's one of the reasons why baltimore was the center of where this battle would happen after washington. >> one of the british advantages in the battle of baltimore was the rocket, they were fired from specially reenforced ships and had a much longer range than the cannons. the cannons only had a range of about a mile. the rocket could do a two and a half mile. it wasn't very accurate, but it w
they were fighting napoleon, and they needed extra men. one of the things that was happening during the war of 1812 that excited the americans to rise up against the british were american naval seamen were being captured and pressed into british naval service. a lot of those naval seamen were out of the baltimore harbor area. it was a major port of industry and export. when the british did capture and burn washington, they really wanted to set an example for all of america. and not only were...
38
38
tv
eye 38
favorite 0
quote 0
is important to with this quote here it says for the first time in its history going back to the napoleonic era germany or one of its previous tests or states can borrow for ten years for less than one percent japan of course has been able to borrow this cheaply for a decade now that's right ten year yields on bonds sovereign debt all over the world assuming two hundred three hundred year lows as the game needs ever greater base to feed the pyramid with these sovereign bonds that they're eating into it to create this in the leopard. as a prize. a public art prize to the moon largely flat to the top one percent of the top one percent so the moon all is a base of cheap cheap cheap ten year sovereign bonds that are bought by through not investors but central bankers like mark carney mark carney by buying his own government paper like he does and buying other foreign government paper like he does is basically buying the tear gas for the rioters he's buying the bullets and going into the skulls of the poor workers who can't make enough to feed themselves well speaking of poor workers who can't m
is important to with this quote here it says for the first time in its history going back to the napoleonic era germany or one of its previous tests or states can borrow for ten years for less than one percent japan of course has been able to borrow this cheaply for a decade now that's right ten year yields on bonds sovereign debt all over the world assuming two hundred three hundred year lows as the game needs ever greater base to feed the pyramid with these sovereign bonds that they're eating...