Monthly Archives: February 2024

A conversation with Robert M. Edsel, The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History

The stories of our lives are painted on canvas, sculpted in marble, and remembered in song. They are embodied in our art and architecture. During times of war, people fight to protect their way of life, their culture, and their history. During World War I, Adolf Hitler and the Nazis perpetrated the greatest theft in […]

Geo-political Considerations of the High North

Ambassadors Series Briefing with Kenneth John Braithwaite II, 77th Secretary of the Navy; former U.S ambassador to Norway, and former Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Jim Nicholson 00:28– 3:12 Sec’y Jim Nicholson introduces Kenneth J. Braithwaite, naval aviator, USN Admiral, U.S. Ambassador, Secretary of the Navy 3:12 – 3:30 America’s allies 3:30 – 4:51 Strategic importance of Norway and the blue Arctic 4:52 – 5:35 China’s […]