author philip gerard discusses his book. >> wilmington was one of the largest cities in north carolina. of the citizens two-thirds were black. they achieved an amazing thing coming out of bondage not even owning the clothes on their back they achieved status of middle class and political leadership and power. they achieved social standing and economic wealth in large degree here. >> then we will travel to fort anderson as he talks about the role in the civil war and what happened at this place from his book "to forge a thunder bolt." >> wilmington's importance was so great that it became known as the life line of the confederacy. >> visit what remains of fort

saturday at noon eastern on book tv, author philip gerard discusses his book "cape fear rising." >> wilmington one of the largest cities in north carolina. over the 17,000 citizens, two thirds of them were black. they had achieved a numb a thing , they-- an amazing thing had achieved a status of middle-class, they had achieved political leadership and power, they had achieved social standing and economic wealth in large degrees. >> then we will travel to fort anderson to talk about wilmington's role in the civil war and what happened at this place from the book "to forge a thunderbolt." >> wilmington's importance was so great that it became known as lee's lifeline and the lifeline of the confederacy. >> sunday at 2:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv, visit what remains of fort fisher. was the largest amphibious operation undertaken by the united states up until june 6 of 1944, the invasion of france. >> and tour the missile defenses on the uss north carolina. >> the uss north carolina is the official memorial to the veterans of north carolina from world war ii. i am just awestruck with wha

eastern, at noon arthur philip gerard discusses his book cape fear rising. in 1898, wilmington was one of the largest hit is in north carolina and of the 17,000 or so citizens, to -- to a them were black. coming out of bondage and not theirn in the clothes on back. they have achieved the status of middle-class and some political leadership and power. they achieved economic wealth to a large degree. >> then we will travel to fort fondle. with chris and what happened at this place. fort anderson and the battle for wilmington. >> wilmington's importance was so great that it became known a robert e. lee's lifetime -- lifeline. >> visit what remains of fort fisher which was once the largest port in the confederacy. this was the largest amphibious operation taken over by the united states up until june 6 1944. and toward the missile defenses on the battleship uss north carolina. memorials the official to north carolina for world war ii. i am awestruck with what was 1940 in terms of technology, training, dedication to the mission, you can say the last one that ever

saturday at noon eastern on book tv, author philip gerard discusses his book, cape fear rising. >> wilmingtons one of the largest cities in north carolina. of the 17,000 or so citizens, two thirds of them were black. they had achieved an amazing thing in just a little more than a generation after being enslaved and coming out of bondage without owning the clothes on their back. they had achieved the middle class, political leadership and power, social standing, and economic wealth. >> then, we channel to fort farmson with author chris and what happened at this place. importance was so great that it became known as lee's lifeline. >> sunday at 2:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv. visit what remains of fort fisher, what was once the largest ford in the confederacy. >> this was the largest amphibious operation undertaken by the united states until june 6 of 1944, which was the invasion of france. >> enter the missile defenses on the battleship uss north carolina. >> it is the official memorial to the veterans of north corona from world war ii. i am awestruck with what was accomplished in 19

saturday at noon eastern on book tv author philip gerard discusses his book "cape fear rising." >> wilmington was one of the largest cities in north carolina. two thirds were black. they achieved an amazing thing in just a little more than a generation of being enslaved. they have achieved a status of middle class and achieved political leadership and power. they had achieved social standing and economic wealth. >> then we will travel to fort anderson as he talks about wilmington's role in the civil war and what happened at this place. fort anderson and the battle for wilmington. >> wilmington's importance was so great that it became known as lee's life line and the life line of the confederacy. >> on tuesday visit what remains of fort fisher which was once the largest fort in the confederacy. >> this was the largest amphibious operation undertaken by the united states up until june 6 of 1944 which was the invasion of france. >> and tour the missile defenses on uss north carolina. >> the "uss north carolina" is the official memorial to the veterans from world war ii. i am awe struck with what