mr. hartley: i like to write about a lot of different topics. i am working on an american civil war book next. of one of the most controversial confederate generals. in this day and age, any confederate topic is controversial. it should be interesting to look at. >> a couple of questions here. what was the third daughter's name? i'm glad you asked that. i was going to come back to that. born around victory in europe day. imagine how ironic that might have been. your husband sacrificed himself in that war in europe. and then the child arrives just as that war in. thelma ruth lynne was her name, but they called her petey. another boy's. name.ther boy's thank you for asking. question, i saw the movie they never came home. they had terrible industry. somehow they must've learned from that. it is aley: certainly response to the fact that the u.s. army and armed forces needed manpower. in the ranksehind of the military. you have to make some changes to your requirements if your requirements are putting too many people out of what is available. a lot o

diaries, and, official war records, mr. hartley tells the story of pete ruth on the anniversary of the battle of hurtgen >> good evening. welcome to the world war ii museum for a fascinating escutcheon about one soldier's experience in the battle of hurtgen forest. to have you here with us this evening. i would like to welcome our viewers at home who are watching on the internet via our live stream channel and on c-span. it's great to see our programs getting ever wider distribution and attention. in addition to our many