C-SPAN 3 TV Schedule
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"Dogfight Over Tokyo"
57 minutesAuthor John Wukovits discussed his book "Dogfight Over Tokyo: The Final Air Battle of the Pacific, and the Last Four Men to Die in World War II." The book tells the story of a group of American aviators who took off on a bombing mission from the carrier USS Yorktown on August 15, 1945, and were attacked over Japan shortly after receiving word that the war had ended. The National World War II Museum hosted this online event and provided the video.
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Reel America: "Movies at War" - 1943
22 minutesThis "Film Bulletin" produced by the U.S. Army Signal Corps shows how training, informational, and Hollywood films were distributed by ship, airplane, train, truck, and sometimes camel to theaters during World War II. The film also shows a variety of improvised mobile theaters in Europe and the Pacific and includes scenes from some of the motion pictures shown to U.S. troops.
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U.S. Military Animals in World War II
47 minutesAuthor Toni Kiser discussed her book, "Loyal Forces: The American Animals of World War II." She highlighted the units of mules, dogs, pigeons, and horses that were an integral part of the U.S. war effort at home and abroad. This program was recorded by the National World War II Museum.
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Reel America: "The Army in Taiwan" - 1966
29 minutesThis Cold War-era film from the U.S. Army's "Big Picture" series focuses on the efforts of U.S. military advisers to arm, train, and help Taiwan prepare for a potential attack by Communist China. The film also sketches the history of the tiny independent nation off the coast of its giant neighbor, China.
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American Artifacts: World War I Battle of Saint-Mihiel
42 minutesC-SPAN visited monuments, villages, and an American cemetery associated with the September 12 to 16, 1918 World War I Battle of Saint-Mihiel, France. Locations included the Montsec American Monument, the villages of Hattonchatel and Saint-Benoit, and the Saint-Mihiel American Cemetery. The battle was the first independent operation of the American Expeditionary Force led by Gen. John J. Pershing. Approximately 550,000 U.S. soldiers participated.
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"Dogfight Over Tokyo"
1 hour, 0 minuteAuthor John Wukovits discussed his book "Dogfight Over Tokyo: The Final Air Battle of the Pacific, and the Last Four Men to Die in World War II." The book tells the story of a group of American aviators who took off on a bombing mission from the carrier USS Yorktown on August 15, 1945, and were attacked over Japan shortly after receiving word that the war had ended. The National World War II Museum hosted this online event and provided the video.
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Former Deputy FBI Director Andrew McCabe Testifies on Review of FBI Russia Investigation
3 hours, 15 minutesFormer Deputy FBI Director Andrew McCabe testifies before Senate Judiciary Committee concerning the review of the FBI Russia investigation.
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Former Deputy FBI Director Andrew McCabe Testifies on Review of FBI Russia Investigation
3 hours, 9 minutesFormer Deputy FBI Director Andrew McCabe testified before Senate Judiciary Committee concerning the review of the FBI Russia investigation.
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Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Graham After FBI Investigation Hearing
6 minutesSenate Judiciary Committee Chair Lindsey Graham spoke to repoters at the conclusion of the FBI Russia investigation hearing. He spoke briefly about the presidential election.
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American Artifacts: U.S. In France, Chateau-Thierry & Belleau Wood
46 minutesHistorian Mitchell Yockelson led a tour of American monuments, battlefields, and a cemetery in northeastern France to commemorate the centennial of several battles in May and June of 1918. The program began 60 miles from Paris at the Chateau-Thierry American Monument on a hill overlooking a small city of that name where American & French forces helped to stop a German offensive towards Paris. The tour continued a short distance away at Belleau Wood, where U.S. Marines fought Germans for three weeks. The program ended at the Aisne-Marne Cemetery, the final resting place of almost 2300 Americans who died in this region in 1918.
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"Dogfight Over Tokyo"
57 minutesAuthor John Wukovits discussed his book "Dogfight Over Tokyo: The Final Air Battle of the Pacific, and the Last Four Men to Die in World War II." The book tells the story of a group of American aviators who took off on a bombing mission from the carrier USS Yorktown on August 15, 1945, and were attacked over Japan shortly after receiving word that the war had ended. The National World War II Museum hosted this online event and provided the video.
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U.S. Military Animals in World War II
47 minutesAuthor Toni Kiser discussed her book, "Loyal Forces: The American Animals of World War II." She highlighted the units of mules, dogs, pigeons, and horses that were an integral part of the U.S. war effort at home and abroad. This program was recorded by the National World War II Museum.
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Rick Atkinson on V-E Day 75th Anniversary
59 minutesSeventy-five years ago on May 8, 1945, the Allies accepted Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender of its armed forces, bringing an end to hostilities in World War II's European theater. May 8 is known as V-E Day, or Victory in Europe Day. American History TV and Washington Journal were LIVE to mark the anniversary with a look at the lead-up to the surrender and the meaning of the Nazi defeat for Europe and the rest of the world. Our guest was Pulitzer Prize winner Rick Atkinson, author of "The Guns at Last Light: The War in Western Europe, 1944-1945," the final book in his "Liberation Trilogy" about the Allied triumph in Europe.
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Hiroshima, Nagasaki and End of World War II
2 hours, 4 minutesAugust 6 marks the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, with the U.S. dropping a second atomic bomb on Nagasaki three days later. Japanese Emperor Hirohito announced Japan's unconditional surrender on August 15, 1945, with the formal surrender ceremony taking place on September 2 aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, ending World War II. American History TV and C-SPAN's Washington Journal were LIVE on this morning of the Hiroshima anniversary to look at the strategic situation in the war's Pacific theater leading up to the bombings, President Harry Truman's decision to use the new weapon, and the legacy of these atomic attacks. Guests included Ian Toll, author of "Twilight of the Gods: War in the Western Pacific, 1944-1945" and President Truman's grandson, Clifton Truman Daniel.
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End of World War II 75th Anniversary
1 hour, 11 minutesOn September 2, 1945, government and military officials from the Empire of Japan signed surrender documents aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, formally bringing the Pacific War and World War II to a close. The USS Missouri is now a memorial and museum docked at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii. The 75th World War II Commemoration Committee hosted this ceremony aboard the ship marking the 75th anniversary of the surrender. Speakers included Defense Secretary Mark Esper, Joint Chiefs of Staff chair Gen. Mark Milley and Hawaii Gov. David Ige. The Defense Department provided the video.
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Rick Atkinson on V-E Day 75th Anniversary
59 minutesSeventy-five years ago on May 8, 1945, the Allies accepted Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender of its armed forces, bringing an end to hostilities in World War II's European theater. May 8 is known as V-E Day, or Victory in Europe Day. American History TV and Washington Journal were LIVE to mark the anniversary with a look at the lead-up to the surrender and the meaning of the Nazi defeat for Europe and the rest of the world. Our guest was Pulitzer Prize winner Rick Atkinson, author of "The Guns at Last Light: The War in Western Europe, 1944-1945," the final book in his "Liberation Trilogy" about the Allied triumph in Europe.
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Hiroshima, Nagasaki and End of World War II
2 hours, 4 minutesAugust 6 marks the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, with the U.S. dropping a second atomic bomb on Nagasaki three days later. Japanese Emperor Hirohito announced Japan's unconditional surrender on August 15, 1945, with the formal surrender ceremony taking place on September 2 aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, ending World War II. American History TV and C-SPAN's Washington Journal were LIVE on this morning of the Hiroshima anniversary to look at the strategic situation in the war's Pacific theater leading up to the bombings, President Harry Truman's decision to use the new weapon, and the legacy of these atomic attacks. Guests included Ian Toll, author of "Twilight of the Gods: War in the Western Pacific, 1944-1945" and President Truman's grandson, Clifton Truman Daniel.
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End of World War II 75th Anniversary
1 hour, 11 minutesOn September 2, 1945, government and military officials from the Empire of Japan signed surrender documents aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, formally bringing the Pacific War and World War II to a close. The USS Missouri is now a memorial and museum docked at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii. The 75th World War II Commemoration Committee hosted this ceremony aboard the ship marking the 75th anniversary of the surrender. Speakers included Defense Secretary Mark Esper, Joint Chiefs of Staff chair Gen. Mark Milley and Hawaii Gov. David Ige. The Defense Department provided the video.
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Rick Atkinson on V-E Day 75th Anniversary
1 hour, 0 minuteSeventy-five years ago on May 8, 1945, the Allies accepted Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender of its armed forces, bringing an end to hostilities in World War II's European theater. May 8 is known as V-E Day, or Victory in Europe Day. American History TV and Washington Journal were LIVE to mark the anniversary with a look at the lead-up to the surrender and the meaning of the Nazi defeat for Europe and the rest of the world. Our guest was Pulitzer Prize winner Rick Atkinson, author of "The Guns at Last Light: The War in Western Europe, 1944-1945," the final book in his "Liberation Trilogy" about the Allied triumph in Europe.
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Hiroshima, Nagasaki and End of World War II
2 hours, 3 minutesAugust 6 marks the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, with the U.S. dropping a second atomic bomb on Nagasaki three days later. Japanese Emperor Hirohito announced Japan's unconditional surrender on August 15, 1945, with the formal surrender ceremony taking place on September 2 aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, ending World War II. American History TV and C-SPAN's Washington Journal were LIVE on this morning of the Hiroshima anniversary to look at the strategic situation in the war's Pacific theater leading up to the bombings, President Harry Truman's decision to use the new weapon, and the legacy of these atomic attacks. Guests included Ian Toll, author of "Twilight of the Gods: War in the Western Pacific, 1944-1945" and President Truman's grandson, Clifton Truman Daniel.