attention span. >> that's just a little taste of victor davis hanson's newest book, military book, "the savior generals," is the title of it. if you go to booktv.org, you'll be able to see many videos with victor davis hanson talking about his books as well as a longer version of him in fresno talking about this book. you're. watching booktv on -- you're watching booktv on c-span2. >> former senator kay bailey hutchison is next on booktv. she profiles numerous women integral in the history of the state of texas. this is about 30 minutes. [applause] >> well, thank you. and thank you to the dallas historical society for all you do to preserve our great history of this area, but really the state. you have archives and memorabilia that no, nobody else has anywhere in texas, and i thank you for being such a strong organization that really is into preserving our history. i, my book is about the spirit of texas really and the spirit of the pioneers who built our state, and it's much like the people who built our country. but i wanted to write about the women's role. now, i have written two oth

if you go to can see many videos with victor davis hanson talking about is love, as well as a longer version of him in fresno talking about this book. >> booktv attended a party in washington dc. mr. stockman made informal remarks about his book, it is about 40 minutes. >> how often do you do things by chris? >> they tell me when the book is coming out. [inaudible conversations] >> remember you talking about. that is great. i also have this. interesting thing is that we have to have the ability to reform the title. they have all of this footage. they are going to say, who is this guy. [inaudible conversations] on sunday morning i talked about a little better. >> yes, you were on bloomberg. but i've seen you on cnbc. [inaudible conversations] >> they had become an are you sit down and all ofa t. and we talked about the apocalypse. [laughter] that was great. >> hello, how are you? >> oh, good. >> scheel is there. >> okay. i heard about that. i can tell you that i read your book and it was wonderful. >> it influenced me. >> okay, it is such a great responsibility. >> okay, good for you.

it sort of fits the profile. >> victor davis hanson, where general patton, was a general macarthur on this list to begin? >> no. one of the reasons they weren't is everybody knows of macarthur. everybody knows, and i have in the past written of both and especially george patton, but when you mentioned the name themistocles or flavius belisarius are ridgway, people don't know who you are talking about. i think colin powell is the service for ridgway who died at 98, in 1993. but we knew who he was. you and the military over this man more than any other, nobody had really known what happened to them. he just sort of faded away so i tried to bring public attention to people who are out of the collective attention span. >> that's just a little taste of victor hansen's newest book, military book, "the savior generals" is the title of the. if you go to booktv.org you can see many videos withct

. >> victor davis hanson, was general macarthur on the list?>> no, one of the reasons is that everyone knows of macarthur and i have written about this. people don't know who you're talking about aaron this individual died and no one knew who he was. no one had really known what happened to him. he faded a faded away. so try to get that in my book. >> his newest book is trickier. if you go to can see many videos with victor davis hanson talking about is love, as well as a longer version of him in fresno ta

little taste of the newest book is save your general's is the title you can see many videos from victor davis hanson talking about his books as well as a longer version of him in fresno, california talking about this book. this is booktv on c-span2. . . >> so many people toned pigeon hole now daze, are you on the right or left. and this is just silly. life is much more complicated than that. most people are neither right or left, they're just ordinary folk who are getting on with living their life and who see the world as it is, and what i've done for the last quarter century is, as a journalist, tell is also i see it to be. which means o

. >> victor davis hanson, were general patton -- was general macarthur on this list? >> no.one of the reasons that they were not is that everybody knows of macarthur. everyone knows. and i have in the past written. when you mention the name themistocles people don't know who you're talking about. i think the service for ridgway, died in 98, 1993, no one knew who he was. you in the military of this man more than any other. nobody had really known what happened to him. he just sort of faded away. i tried to bring public attention to people that are out of the collective attention span. >> that is just a little taste of victor davis hanson's newest book, military book, to save your generals is the title. if you go to booktv.org you will be able to read see many videos with victor davis hands and talking about his books, as well as a longer version of him in fresno talking about this book. you're watching book tv on c-span2. book tv ..

. >> that is just a little taste of victor davis hanson's newest book, military book, to save your generals is the title. if you go to booktv.org you will be able to read see many videos with victor davis hands and talking about his books, as well as a longer version of him in fresno talking about this book. you're watching book tv on c-span2. book tv .. >> host: hello christian caryl. we are here to talk about your terrific new book, "strange rebels" 1979 and the birth of the 21st century. i am going to let you explain in a second why it is that 1979 was the crucial hinge point to history but let me first start out with a little bit of explanation for what i think is a really unusual book that you have done. christian for those of you joining us today is a longtime news correspondent creature theatre to the new york review of books as well as my colleague and contributes to foreign-policy magazine where i am the editor-in-chief. i think you have done some very unusual things with this book which is that you have managed to do in a way the impossible, linking together in one place margaret

if you go to booktv.org you can see many videos with victor davis hanson talking about his book, as well as a longer version of him in fresno talking about this book. you are watching booktv on c-span2. >> ira katznelson presents the history of the new deal. he argues that in order to pass the host for legislation, the roosevelt administration had to broker a deal with southern politicians who wish to maintain racial segregation that limited policies and did not cease until the civil rights act of 1964. >> anyone who loves american history finds it a privilege to be in this building to be invited to speak your is especially gratifying. shortly before his death in 2007, one of the great historians of the new deal, arthur schlesinger, jr., wrote the following, conceptions of the past, he noted, are far from stable. they are perennially revised by the urgencies of the presence. when new urgencies arise in our own times and lives, historians spotlight shifts, probably no into the shadows, throwing out sharp release things that were always there but that earlier historians had excised from co

university at the hoover institution, it's a familiar face and a more familiar name, and that's victor davis hanson who's just come out with his newest book, "the save your generals: how five great commanders saved wars that were lost from ancient greece to iraq." what do you mean when you talk about saved war? what's a saved war? >> nothing's over until it's over. so there are situations usually in consensual societies where people are collectively the leadership or individually have said it was a bad idea, or we can't win, or it didn't turn out like we thought it would be. and yet there are people who in peacetime are not necessarily spectacular, but they come out of the shadows, so to speak. they're sort of the military versions of shane, saviors. and they have a particular profile throughout history. and they look at the war differently than the majority. and they say, you know what? it's not lost. and, n., we can win it, but they have a hard time convincing people to give them the opportunity because by definition they're eccentric personalities, tend to alienate people, tear not team players