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Stephen Phillips interviews Craig Symonds, discussing his book Nimitz at War: Command Leadership from Pearl Harbor to Tokyo Bay.

There was a conference conducted in October of this year, which offered candid and public insights from both John Piper and John MacArthur on the direction of moral decay in this country and how we need to prepare for coming persecution based on a Biblical Christian worldview. These are respected Christian preachers and theologians of our time.  They are not gaslighting politicians or media talking heads, desperate to attract and maintain their viewers by pandering. The moderator asked the following question…

As Biblical Christians, we need to recognize the signs of the times (Matt. 24:32-36). We also need to recognize that persecution is predicted, but our response is to rejoice and seek opportunities to share the gospel. 

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If the foundation is a lie, is anything real? This episode we look at identity, trust, and family as we dive into Angela Johnson's award winning book, Heaven. Marley's world is turned upside down when she learns that nothing is what it seems and her (spoiler alert) uncle is really her dad and the people who raised her are really her aunt and uncle.  All in all, it's a real doozy of a revelation for anyone, much less a child. In this episode we try to figure out what the heck is going on with Shuggy Maple and bemoan some pretty poor editing when it comes to Shuggy's mom's name. We are perplexed by Uncle Jack and wonder whether he has taken hobocore a little too far. We ponder why on earth a 14 year old girl is allowed to go daytripping with a 20 year old man and try to figure out a seemingly dodgy child support situation. We also really wish people still wrote love letters —the pen and paper kind, not the slide into my DMs kind.

These Books Made Me is a podcast about the literary heroines who shaped us and is a product of the Prince George's County Memorial Library System podcast network. Stay in touch with us via Twitter @PGCMLS with #TheseBooksMadeMe or by email at TheseBooksMadeMe@pgcmls.info. For recommended readalikes and deep dives into topics related to each episode, visit our blog at https://pgcmls.medium.com/.

We mentioned a lot of topics in this episode. Here’s a brief list of some informative articles and videos about some of them if you want to do your own further research:

Kinship adoptions: https://adoptioncouncil.org/publications/the-hidden-hurdles-and-benefits-of-kinship-care-and-adoption/

Angela Johnson interview: https://www.ohiochannel.org/video/an-interview-with-ohio-author-angela-johnson

Loretta J. Ross is an activist, public intellectual, and scholar. She has written about and advocated for reproductive justice and the history of African American women. Ross started her career in activism in social justice in the 1970s, working at the National Football League Player's Association, the DC Rape Crisis Center, the National Organization for Women, and the National Black Women's Health Project.

The Center for Democratic Renewal, the National Center for Human Rights Education and Sister Song, Women of Color, and Reproductive Justice Collective until retiring as an organizer in 2012 to teach about activism. She's an associate professor at Smith College and graduated with a women's studies degree from Agnes Scott College.

She has dedicated her life and has traveled worldwide speaking on reproductive justice, appropriate whiteness, human rights, violence against women, and calling in the call-out culture. As Loretta describes in her TED Talk, she shares strategies that help challenge wrongdoing while creating space for growth, forgiveness, and maybe even an unexpected friend.

This is Loretta J Ross' journey. 

• Why did the Japanese invade the Philippines in the first place?

• Why after so much warning, especially after the attack on Pearl Harbor, were the American forces so unprepared to meet a Japanese attack? 

• Why were the aircraft not dispersed?
• Why was there so little American air defense?
• Mac’s belief that Japanese suffered a defeat at Pearl?  Excuse for not acting more aggressively?

-We’ve harangued the Army Air Corps, as they were called then, enough I guess, lets focus on other commands.  What about the Navy?  Where was the Asiatic Fleet?  

-What was MacArthur’s plan to meet the invaders?  What did he want to do?  

-Why would that simply not work?

-Talk about the US tanks that ran out of gas trying to get to Lingayen?  Amateurs talk tactics, professionals talk logistics.

-Mac’s change in strategy from War Plan Orange to “defend the beaches, hit ‘em where they ain’t” was ludicrous.  

-He had nowhere near the resources to do this.  Ironically, it was the Japanese that succeeded in “hitting ’em where they ain’t.”

-Needs to be said: Gen Short pilloried for loss of Hawaii with no warning.  Mac had warning and received Medal of Honor.

-Once the Japanese landed on Luzon in their main assault on December 22, they advanced rapidly, running over most resistance they came across.   The largest amphibious invasion in history, to that point, was wildly successful.  Another large landing occurred and now the Japanese had two armies advancing on Manila.  

-With such numbers on the American and Filipino side, why did this happen?

-Admiral Hart was one of the first leaders to publicly say that the Philippines were indefensible. 

Why was this a surprisingly common thought?

- ADM Hart was Annapolis classmate & friend of Mac’s older brother.  Knew Mac well, called him Douglas.  Said “Douglas is certain about a lot of stuff that just ain’t so, and is an effective talker, which leads to danger.”   Maybe hint at our MacArthur episode?

-Let’s talk about the ineffectiveness of the Cavite submarines that were sortied by Hart

-Staring defeat in the face, what did Mac Arthur do next?

-How did the American forces do in the defense of the Bataan Peninsula?

-Despite their very good showing and heavy casualties inflicted on the Japanese, did they actually have any hope of rescue?

-March 11, MacArthur leaves.  By May, the Philippines are surrendered to the Japanese.  Over 90,000 Americans and Filipinos are captured.  

-How is this news reacted to in the US?  

-What does this do to American morale, both in the military and at home?

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Interservice rivalry between the US Navy and the US Army was a major factor in the Pacific Theatre during World War II.  While such rivalry is common in all militaries because each service has to compete for funding and stake out a unique identity and mission, some scholars argue that in the case of the Pacific Theatre, the rivalry was so problematic that it led to inefficiencies in the conduct of the war.  They attribute this rivalry to the powerful service interests and to personality problems. MacArthur stands out as one of the key personalities that played a role in this rivalry – but what exactly was his relationship like with the US Navy during WWII? Was there a US Navy anti-MacArthur cabal at work as he claimed? Did his personality alienate his naval counterparts? Was he the reason for a divided command in the Pacific? Join MacArthur Memorial historians Jim Zobel and Amanda Williams for a discussion of these questions.

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Join Ryan, Blaine, & Russ as they discuss our Nation's Thirty Fourth President, Dwight D Eisenhower! 

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• Investigan tiroteo que dejo dos personas muertas y 5 heridas.
• Suspenden entrega de correo por asaltos a repartidores.
• Varios delitos en un día en ele área de Melrose.
• Gigantesco incendio devora varios vehículos de UPS.
• Estudiantes podrán tener un nuevo comienzo en el pago de su deuda.
• En dos dias termina el plazo para solicitar 1000 dólares mensuales.
• Le aconsejan que sea un contribuyente proactivo.
• Impresionante aumento en la deuda a tarjetas de crédito.
• Se inicia la segunda fase de renovación en el parque Macarthur.