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Watch the Battle off Samar in CGI

Posted on January 5, 2018 | by James Hornfischer | Leave a Comment on Watch the Battle off Samar in CGI
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No one has brought the Battle off Samar more compellingly to the screen than the History Channel did with this 2006 episode of “Dogfights.” I was privileged to meet that gallant Helldiver pilot, LCDR Fellner, when we shared the stage at the Nimitz Museum symposium that year.

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National WWII Museum: The 10th International Conference on World War II

Posted on December 3, 2017 | by James Hornfischer | Leave a Comment on National WWII Museum: The 10th International Conference on World War II

It was a pleasure to be part of this sterling program. The whole event is watchable online here (my session with Jonathan Parshall and Walter Borneman, “Sink or Swim: The Naval Commanders,” is the 11th one down in the queue).

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WSJ: ‘Five Best: A Personal Choice”

Posted on November 29, 2017 | by James Hornfischer | Leave a Comment on WSJ: ‘Five Best: A Personal Choice”

James D. Hornfischer on total war in the Pacific

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NPR: The Harrowing Last Day Of The USS Houston

Posted on November 7, 2017 | by James Hornfischer | Leave a Comment on NPR: The Harrowing Last Day Of The USS Houston

Interview by Scott Simon, Weekend Edition Saturday

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A Conversation with the Center for International Maritime Security

Posted on November 7, 2017 | by James Hornfischer | Leave a Comment on A Conversation with the Center for International Maritime Security

“The Fleet at Flood Tide” – A Conversation with Author James D. Hornfischer

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Revisiting Samuel Eliot Morison’s Landmark History

Posted on November 7, 2017 | by James Hornfischer | Leave a Comment on Revisiting Samuel Eliot Morison’s Landmark History

The famous historian’s eyewitness accounts of the Navy during World War II—now being reissued—won’t be surpassed

Read the piece in Smithsonian

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Live on C-SPAN2: Hidden Histories of WWII

Posted on October 23, 2017 | by Jason | Leave a Comment on Live on C-SPAN2: Hidden Histories of WWII
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At the Texas Book Festival in Austin, I moderated a great discussion with Meredith Hindley (Destination Casablanca) and Liza Mundy (Code Girls) on the fascinating history and stories behind their books.

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Live stream on Guadalcanal: National WWII Museum

Posted on October 23, 2017 | by Jason | Leave a Comment on Live stream on Guadalcanal: National WWII Museum

Thanks to my friends at the National WWII Museum for hosting a livestream session on the Guadalcanal naval campaign

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My review for WSJ: Endgame in the Pacific

Posted on October 23, 2017 | by Jason | Leave a Comment on My review for WSJ: Endgame in the Pacific

In the war’s grim final months, the human cost of invading Japan weighed upon America’s leaders. James D. Hornfischer reviews ‘Implacable Foes’ by Waldo Heinrichs and Marc Gallicchio.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/endgame-in-the-pacific-1497043755

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‘The Fleet at Flood Tide’ reviewed in WSJ

Posted on October 23, 2017 | by Jason | Leave a Comment on ‘The Fleet at Flood Tide’ reviewed in WSJ

To defeat Japan, the U.S. turned the Navy into a technologically advanced seaborne civilization. Richard Snow reviews “The Fleet at Flood Tide: America at Total War in the Pacific, 1944-1945” by James D. Hornfischer.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/our-all-conquering-armada-1480104592

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