robert hall, bbc news.ohn craig lawrence, a retired british army officer whose last appointment was as the director ofjoint warfare at the directorate ofjoint warfare. he is now an author and lecturer at the royal college of defence studies. thank you for speaking to us here on bbc news. remind us why was the forgotten war and yet it played such a key pa rt forgotten war and yet it played such a key part in world war ii. thank you. it's very good question. there we re you. it's very good question. there were four main reasons and some of those came out this morning at the national arboretum. firstly in 1941, churchill and roosevelt agreed the priority was to beat germany first and they would worry about italy and japan secondly. the priority for the resources was then to fight in europe and defeat germany. also burma is a very long way from the uk. i googled it before we spoke this afternoon and it's 5500 miles from london to rangoon, that was before social media before widespread tv coverage. the other thi

but it was enough for a verdict. >> robert dean hall guilty or not guilty of first degree murder? not guilty. >> not guilty. hearts rose and fell. but then -- not so fast. >> is robert dean hall not guilty or guilty of second degree murder? guilty. >> guilty of murder. not premeditation per se, but of an intent to kill and a disregard for human life. rob hall looked like he been punched in the stomach. tears sprang to his eyes. hall was sentenced to 30 years in prison. he'll be eligible for parole in the 2028, just before his 60th birthday. so, as we sit here now, having been convicted of intentional murder, you're still not -- you're not taking responsibility for it as that? >> as murder? no. >> you're saying the architect of this tragedy is more emmett corrigan than you. >> absolutely. yes. >> so you, sitting in prison for the next god knows how many years, are as much a victim as anybody else? >> it's devastating. i wish i had never gone there that night to get my wife. >> or if you went, that somehow you might not have taken your gun along. >> i think that. i do the what if ga

john hutchin speaking to our correspondent, robert hall. that's it.ow on bbc one, time for the news where you are. have a very good night. welcome to bbc news. it has been announced is entering the uk will have to quarantine for 14 days from saturday. it follows a rise of 66 % in coronavirus infections across the channel, in the last week. and, in the last few minutes, it's also been announced that the piloting of a small number of sporting events in england, to test the safe return of spectators, is to resume from august 15, with a view to reopening competition venues from i october. and fines for those who repeatedly fail to wear face coverings are to be significantly increased. our political correspondent, jessica parker, is in westminster. quite a lot of breaking news. the first thing to talk about is the addition of france and a number of other countries to be quarantine less. what more can you tell us? list of countries added to that list tonight. most significantly of courses france because we already had spain taken off the exemption list so t

john hutchin speaking to our correspondent, robert hall.and northern ireland have received their a—level and vocational qualification results today — and this generation of young people have endured the most challenging of years and the road ahead is uncertain. elaine dunkley has been to great yarmouth in norfolk to see what lies ahead for three young people who have taken different paths. # who knows what miracles you can achieve? i get so nervous, but as soon as those curtains open, and i walk out on stage and the lights go up, it's like, amazing. it's an amazing feeling. i think definitely the adrenaline side is one of the best bits. it hits 6pm when service comes, and time goes so quick, and you get addicted to that. university, it's quite a big deal for me because i'm the first one to go from my family, so it's a big achievement, definitely. hopes and dreams in the most challenging of times. joanna is doing a btec in performing arts. archie had been studying a—levels, and jack is an apprentice. they've taken different educational route

of the specia forces that fought behind enemy lines, andha h been speaking to our correspondent, robert hallcked. morning. and evening. [loud explosions] >> our losses were heavy. correspondent: here they are inclusive. they too their badge from the statues thte guarded the les, the ragged contingents outnumbered by the japanese, unrecognizable through hunger and illness. charge hutch and volunteered for the group that was fighting th4.ugh the monsoons in 1 he came close to death. >> when i went in i was 11 stone. i was now 8 stone, four. i had no energy, no spark. i was a skeleton. so, the rule was, before we went in, if you are killed, you are dead. it was kill or be killed. you were walking wounded, you carried on. possible, and it impeded ere you are the -- you are lef -- were left. i was left. with four days' rations. i lay and i couldn't move. and i found i had a spark. i was not dead. i was notil imm i got up after four days a four nights, and i marched alone. until i reached armen -- rched our men. correspondent: the lions of the army are remembered on the banks of the thames, a mode

he's been speaking to our correspondent, robert hall.y attacked, morning... ..and evening. 0ur losses were very heavy. archive: here they are in close up for the first time in newsreels, the chindits. they took their badge from the lion statues which guarded burmese temples, the ragged contingents from britain and the commonwealth, outnumbered by the japanese, unrecognisable through hunger and illness. john hutchin had volunteered for the chindits, fighting through the monsoons in 1944, he came close to death. when i went in, i was 11 stone. i was now eight stone four, a skeleton. i had no energy, i had no fight, i had no spark. so the rule was, before we went in, if you're killed, you're dead because your purpose in there is to kill or be killed. if you were walking wounded, you carried on. if none of those things were possible and it impeded the advance of those 80 men, you were left. i was left... ..with four days‘ rations... ..and ammunition. i lay, with water, and i couldn't move. and ifound i had a spark. i wasn't dead. i wasn't im

he's been speaking to our correspondent, robert hall. twice a day for five weeks, they attacked.ses were very heavy. archive: here they are in close up for the first time in newsreels, the chindits. they took their badge from the lion statues which guarded burmese temples, the ragged contingents from britain and the commonwealth, outnumbered by the japanese, unrecognisable through hunger and illness. john hutchin had volunteered for the chindits, fighting through the monsoons in 19aa. he came close to death. when i went in, i was 11 stone. i was now eight stone four, a skeleton. i had no energy, i had no fight, i had no spark. so the rule was, before we went in, if you're killed, you're dead because your purpose in there is to kill or be killed. if you were walking wounded, you carried on. if none of those things were possible and it impeded the advance of those 80 men, you were left. i was left... ..with four days' rations... ..and ammunition. i lay and i couldn't move. and ifound i had a spark. i wasn't dead. i wasn't immobile, and i got up. and for four days and four nights, i

he's been speaking to our correspondent, robert hall. twice a day for five weeks, they attacked.ve: here they are in close up for the first time in newsreels, the chindits. they took their badge from the lion statues which guarded burmese temples, the ragged contingents from britain and the commonwealth, outnumbered by the japanese, unrecognisable through hunger and illness. john hutchin had volunteered for the chindits, fighting through the monsoons in 19114. he came close to death. when i went in, i was 11 stone. i was now eight stone four, a skeleton. i had no energy, no fight, no spark. so the rule was, before we went in, if you're killed, you're dead because your purpose in there is to kill or be killed. if you were walking wounded, you carried on. if none of those things were possible and it impeded the advance of those men, you were left.

robert a. taft. [applause] whether in the nation's capital, the state capital, or city hall, private morality and public trust must go together. [applause] from august of 1974 to august of 1976, the record shows steady progress upward toward prosperity, peace, and public trust. my record is one of progress, not platitudes. my record is one of specifics, not smiles. my record is one of performance, not promises. [applause]

robert hall reminds us of their efforts. it had started with a series of defeats.o captivity. many of them would be worked to death or fall victim to starvation and disease. in india, rajinda singdat was among the young men who volunteered for the fightback. in my mind it was not only that we were fighting for india, but we were fighting for the globe, for peace and democracy. india, but we were fighting for the globe, for peace and democracym 1944, the japanese attacked again, and at kahina 1500 commonwealth troops held back ten times that number. eventually, the newlyformed 14th army would begin its advance through the jungles of burma. 14th army would begin its advance through the jungles of burmam 14th army would begin its advance through the jungles of burma. it was difficult, getting through jungle, very often. you know, because more often than not you didn't stick to, you know, well beaten tracks or anything like that. that was asking for trouble. royal marines jim healy was aboard a landing craft during one seaborne assault.” was aboard a landing craft duri

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robert a. taft. [applause] whether in the nation's capital, the state capital, or city hall, private morality and public trust must go together. [applause] from august of 1974 to august of 1976, the record shows steady progress upward toward prosperity, peace, and public trust. my record is one of progress, not platitudes. my record is one of specifics, not smiles. my record is one of performance, not promises. [applause] it is a record i am proud to run on. it is a record the american people--democrats, independents, and republicans alike--will support on november 2. [applause] for the next 4 years i pledge to you that i will hold to the steady course we have begun. but i have no intention of standing on the record alone. we will continue winning the fight against inflation. we will go on reducing the dead weight and impudence of bureaucracy. we [applause] we will submit a balanced budget by 1978. we will improve the quality of life at work, at play, and in our homes and in our neighborhoods. we will not abandon our cities. we will encourage urban programs which assure safety in the streets, create hea

robert merry, this is his second presentation in the somewhat hallowed halls of the library, five staribrary this week from "library journal." thank you. he has a master's degree from columbia university school of journalism. he's been a reporter from the observe, the walt walt journal, managing editor and editor in chief of "congressional quarterly" and more recently the american conservative. he says it's collab la tif but it sounds like robert merry. we believe in constitutional government, fiscal prudence, sound monetary patrol si, delineated borders, authentically free markets, and restraint in foreign policy mixed with diplomatic acuity. we adhere to ideas over eidology, principles over party. one could wish there were more of that kind of true conservatism wandering around the beltway than some who profess to be conservatives. he's also the author of books on those ultimate journalistic insiders stewart and joseph. he's written the sans and empire of analysis and lament for american foreign policy. and laterally a country of vast designs, a rehabilitation of james polk, and now

robert kelchin is an associate professor of higher education at seton hall university in new jersey.nce on campus will some combination of a monastery and a minimum security prison. >> reporter: that doesn't sound fun to me. >> it may not be the most fun thing. is it better than living home with your parents, maybe. is it safer than some other alternatives? maybe. is it going to be what students think of the college experience? absolutely not. >> reporter: but online has its fans. queens college, part of the city university of new york, is in the shadow of manhattan. at queens, summer courses were only offered online. >> pla plasma is predominantly water. >> reporter: as will 99% of fall classes. >> online was done well, and it really works. >> reporter: frank wu is the new president of queens college. >> our summer enrollment jumped 30%, to record levels, because so many people are interested in the online option. >> reporter: so tell me what does it feel like looking at this quad, this beautiful quad, and there is nobody here? >> yeah. it feels empty, serene, beautiful, but we want

robert gray, thank you very, very much. >> thank you. >> mr. gray will be signing the book in the hall. thank you. >>> at morehead, we still talk about the role that we played on the front line of the cold war. because the space race was a major, major initiative within the cold war. >> t minus 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, zero. ignition. >> we are on t

halle? >> peter alexander live for us this wilmington, after the trip down 95 from my hometown of philly, thank you. let me bring in robertalissa. it is extraordinary and unprecedented for any former president to go after their successor so forcefully. it is especially extraordinary coming from barack obama, who for a long time really focused on the message of hope and unity across the nation. here is a bit of what he had to say that sort of highlights this point. watch. >> i never expected that my successor would embrace my vision or continue my policies. i did hope for the sake of our country that donald trump might show some interest in taking the job seriously but he never did. for close to four years now, he has shown no interest in putting in the work, no interest in treating the presidency as anything but one more reality show that he can use to get the attention he craves. >> i don't want to blow up your spot but i heard you watched that speech repeatedly after 1:00 a.m. and i wonder after your multiple viewings, did it surprise you? do you think it has the impact that the president hopes? >> i think it surprised

that he did with saddam hussein was so shortened, i remember robert byrd standing up and saying this is terrible that were not debating the hallsess are silent and i think the democrats were to blame as well as the republicans, seems to me remembering back on that everybody was worried about the midterm election, they wanted to get this order entered over and afraid of anybody not standing up and looking strong at september 11, as a result we went into that authorization to the president without the congress really fully absorbing what the information is they were getting if we had longer time, more intelligence report, forcing administration to talk more to the congress maybe it would not of taken place. >> another e-mail john moore of texas, from your personal expense with working with lyndon johnson can you, on robert carol's biography on his life and political career. >> i think he is fantastic, he's a good writer as we will ever get in history writing, his ability to render to life, for example in the first volume when he talks about electricity coming to rural texas, it is magical the way he makes it come alive for the pe

authorized the president to take actions with saddam hussein was so short, robert bird said it is terrible we are not debating this in the halls of congress, the democrats were to blame as well as the republicans. remembering back on that everyone was worried about the midterm elections and wanted to get this over and they were afraid of not standing up and withdrawing after september 11th but as a result we went into that without congress really fully absorbing the information, if we have longer time, more intelligence reports, forced the administration to talk more to congress maybe that authorization would not have taken place. >> host: from personal experiences with lyndon johnson, talk about robert caro's biography? >> guest: he is as good a writer as we will ever get. his ability to render -- when he talked about electricity coming to rural texas is magical the way he makes it come alive to the people living there and as he keeps going along he understood lyndon johnson. may not have liked the things he said about him but johnson would be proud to know a man of his stature spent his life working on it. i have this fear t