Behind the Scenes: From WWII to Sundance
Friday, November 01, 2002
Presidential historian Michael Beschloss discusses the Allied strategy during and after WWII and his book The Conquerors. He uses newly opened archives to assess U.S. involvement in the reconstruction of post-war Germany. Michael Perry discusses life in a very small town, Population: 485. Director Hilary Birmingham and actor Anson Mount discuss their independent film based on Tom McNeal's award-winning 1992 short story "What Happened to Tully?"
Michael Beschloss
Presidential historian Michael Beschloss discusses the Allied strategy during and after WWII, The Conquerors: Roosevelt, Truman and the Destruction of Hitler’s Germany 1941-1945. He uses newly opened archives to assess U.S. involvement in the reconstruction of Post-war Germany.
Michael Perry
Michael Perry discusses life in a very small town, Population: 485 Meeting Your Neighbors One Siren At A Time. Read an excerpt in the Reading Room.
Hilary Birmingham and Anson Mount
Director Hilary Birmingham and actor Anson Mount discuss their independent film "Tully" based on Tom McNeal's Award-winning 1992 short story What Happened to Tully?
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