Military historian Barrett Tillman discusses the World War II aircraft carrier USS Enterprise, also known as "Big E," which was involved in several battles including Midway, Guadalcanal and Iwo Jima.

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Historian Elizabeth Brown Pryor discusses her book, "Reading the Man: A Portrait of Robert E. Lee through His Private Letters."  Using previously unpublished letters, the author explores the life and intimate writings of the Confederate Civil War General.

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Thomas Buergenthal discusses his book, "A Lucky Child: A Memoir of Surviving Auschwitz as a Young Boy."  Mr Buergenthal survived two Nazi labor camps and was reunited with his mother at a Polish orphanage a year after his liberation.

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Everett Alvarez Jr. was a prisoner of war in Vietnam.  He co-authored "Chained Eagle: The Heroic Story of the First American Shot Down over North Vietnam," which recounts his treatment by his North Vietnamese captors.  Joining Alvarez at this event is Taylor Baldwin Kiland, co-author of "Open Doors: Vietnam POWs Thirty Years Later," which tells the story of the current lives of 30 former Vietnam POWs, including Mr. Alvarez.

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Alexander Rose discusses his book, "Washington's Spies: The Story of America's First Spy Ring."  The book examines the use of espionage during the Revolutionary War and recounts tales of American spies who provide information to General George Washington about British troops in New York City.

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Kathleen Dalton on her book, "Theodore Roosevelt: A Strenuous Life," which chronicles Roosevelt's accomplishments including his work to broker peace between Russian and Japan, his Nobel Peace Prize, and his dedication to land preservation.

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Larry Schweikart, a history professor at University of Dayton discusses his book, "48 Liberal Lies about American History (That You Probably Learned in School)."  Mr. Schweikart contends that U.S. history textbooks are biased and poorly documented by liberal historians.

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Joan Quigley talks about her book, "The Day the Earth Caved In: An American Mining Tragedy."  50 years ago the Centralia, Pennsylvania landfill was set on fire.  That fire made its way into an abandoned coal mine beneath the town.  To this day that fire continues to burn underground, releasing poisonous gas and creating sinkholes.  The town was been condemned and only a handful of people still live there.

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Michael Newton is co-author of the book, "Enemy of the State: The Trial and Execution of Saddam Hussein."  He was an adviser to the Iraqi lawyers and judges that conducted the trial of the former president of Iraq.  Saddam Hussein was found guilty of crimes against humanity and was hung on December 30, 2006.

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William Forstchen and the Former Speaker of the House, Newt Gingrich, present their novel on World War II titled, "Days of Infamy."  The novel puts forth a "what if" scenario in the days following the Pearl Harbor attack had the Japanese and U.S. naval fleets engaged.

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