>>> hughlett surprised winning author rick atkinson discusss the d-day legacy . he is the author of the guns at last light: the war in western europe, 1944-1945 . the final book in his world war ii trilogy. the atlanta history center and the world war ii foundation hosted the event. it is just over an hour. >> tim gray of the world were to foundation will have an interview and we will have a question and answer after that. rick, we are incredibly honored to have you here tonight sharing your d-day insights with us. we know you are in tour with another book so hopefully this is a nice intermezzo for you. rick is a prize-winning author for history in journalism. he is the author of seven books including narratives of five different american wars. all of these are known for their extensive research and histories. they include the liberation trilogy, the first volume of this trilogy won the pulitzer prize in 2003 for history. all three copies are available so, available for sale in the back. he will also be signing copies later tonight of his latest book, the british