neptune beach was expected to allure to families. there were vast picnic areas, 10-cent hot dogs and of course the swimming. but getting there was also an inexpensive efficient operation thanks to an urban transportation set up that would be the envy of any operating today. >> you would get on a ferry boat at the ferry building and in 20 minutes you would be over the oakland mall. another 20 minutes you would climb on a southern pacific rail cart and it would take you right to the gates of neptune beach. >> reporter: the last 10 were in starch contrast. the time dictated the demise of what had become a part of the fabric of bay area life. automobiles that become more of a staple of american life. the open road beconned people to explore way beyond the limits of the immediate bay area. the amusement park at neptune beach had suddenly become an amusing enacronism. neptune beach finally shut down. the carts valued at $1,000 sold for only $250. neptune beach once the glory of alameda and one of the brightest baubles in the glory era of a

joining us from new york, he is the author of "neptune." and joining us this afternoon to discuss this, ed from ashland, massachusetts. thanks for waiting. go ahead. >> caller: hi. my dad 4r57landed on utah beach. he wasn't even a citizen of this country. he was a member of the 90th infantry, 359th regiment, a company. and he fought all the way through france and into germany as 35r9 of patton's third army. the thing that's always disturbed me is i know so much of the invasion was i think almost won or lost on omaha beach, but i never hear enough about what actually happened and the men in the units that were on utah beach. >> yeah, that's great. thanks, ed. yeah, omaha beach gets most of the headlines. it's the most dramatic story, you're absolutely right, and deservedly so. but utah beach was an interesting story in and of itself. first of all, the problem -- one of the problems that all of the allies beaches had was that their was an eastward current, about three knots, 3.5 knots that was strongest off utah beach. it was a current that r

he's the author of the new book "neptune: the allied invasion of europe and the d-day landings. mr. symonds, thanks for joining us. >> my pleasure. thank you. >> we just saw yesterday, mr. symonds, an anniversary in normandy, the 70th anniversary of d-day. a lot of dignitaries there to make the day special yesterday. why do you think 70 years later this date still resonates with the american public? >> well, first of all, i'm glad that it does. i think it's important to remember significant moments in american and even world history and particularly this one where the world changed so dramatically as a result of the sacrifice of those who invaded northern france in 1944. and i think the 70th is particularly moving. it's a lifetime. i mean, if you consider the biblical injunction that a man has three score years and ten,

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he's the author of the new book "neptune: the allied invasion of europe and the d-day landings. mr. symonds, thanks for joining us. >> my pleasure. thank you. >> we just saw yesterday, mr. symonds, an anniversary in normandy, the 70th anniversary of d-day. a lot of dignitaries there to make the day special yesterday. why do you think 70 years later this date still resonates with

this is george neptune. he's with a tribe that has this tune. and amy will bring us the news. >>> good morning, everyone. we have more now on that passenger plane that has disappeared over africa this morning. 116 passengers and crew were aboard the air algeria jet when it vanished from radar on its way from burkina faso to algeria. controllers lost contact with the plane less than one hour into the flight. there are no reports of a crash. but the md-83 would have run out of fuel by now. the plane may have run into severe weather and it is also worth noting like malaysia airlines flight 17 last week the plane was flying over a conflict zone in this case malibu intelligence offs do not believe fighters in mali have the missiles needed to shoot down a plane. >>> well, this morning u.s. airlines are free to resume flights to israel now that the faa has lifted its ban. but sirens rang out in tel aviv warning of rocket fire. five rockets fired from gaza were intercepted. meantime, the israeli military is targeting hamas tums in gaza like this one amo

this is george neptune.ite place in just minutes. don't go anywhere. >> i'm sure a lot of people have guessed by now but we'll hold on for just a little bit longer and amy will bring us the news. >>> george, good morning. we have more now on that passenger plane that has disappeared over africa this morning. 116 people on board. david kerley has the new details coming in. david? >> reporter: good morning. there are conflicting reports, french forces located the wreckage in the african nation of mali. this is from authorities in burkina faso. but french officials saying there's no sign of this aircraft. the air algiers flight was on a red eye flight when it disappeared from radar and lost contact. it was 15 minutes from the flight. it was md-83. there were conflicting reports how many were on board. could be as much as 119. severe weather in that area and reportedly the pilot was asking to reroute when contact was lost. amy? >>> well, this morning u.s. airlines are free to resume flights to israel now that th

there is -- the outer planets of jupiter or saturn, uranus, neptune, etc. -- those places are quite interestingharder to get to, and they have some interesting moons about jupiter and saturn. europa, titan -- these are places astrobiologist think might have the conditions that would allow life to exist today. maybe great examples for us, great places for us to go search for signs of a living universe. i am hopeful we will be doing some work not only at mars -- i love mars. been doing a lot of work on mars, but also beyond mars to the icy moons of the outer planets. >> wonderful. i think we have one more question. >> hi, folks. i am editor of arts at "the atlantic," and i have been obsessed with having you here. i'm so excited. this is not a commercial for siemens, but we were thrilled. i have been obsessing -- what is the pipeline like of younger adam steltzners out there? is the country getting it right? siemens has been simulating the software you used to do the landing, and they've gone places like cincinnati or cleveland, ohio, and i was just in worship, massachusetts.

you know, there's, the outer planets of jupiter, saturn, uranus, neptune, et cetera, those places are quite interesting. they're harder to get to. they take a longer time to get there. they have interesting moons about jupiter and saturn. europa, titan, these are places as -- astro biologists think might allow life to exist today. maybe great places, for us to go search for signs of a living universe. i'm hopeful we'll be doing work not only at mars, i love mars, been doing a lot of work at mars but beyond mars to the icy moons of the outer planets. >> wonderful. thank you. i actually, i think we have, one more question? yep. from mr. steve clemens here. >> hi, folks. i'm steve clemens. washington editor-at-large with atlantic. i've been obsessed having you here. i'm so excited. this is not a commercial for siemens. i'm thrilled we were so obsessed and they would bring curiosity here and we would do it, what is the pipeline of younger adam sellser ins out there? is the country getting it right to do that? i know siemens donated billions of dollars you used to simulate landings. they h

. >> craig symonds is the author of neptune, the allied invasion of europe and the d-dan landing. thanks for spending time with us today. >> thank you, it was a lot of fun. i appreciate it. >>> you're watching american history tv. all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. to join the conversation, like us on facebook @cspanhistory. >>> each week, american history tv's series the civil war marks the 150th anniversary of the conflict by bringing you lectures, discussions, and battlefield visits. 150 years ago in july of 1864, a confederate army of about 12,000 troops nearly invaded washington, d.c.