Book Talk Aboard Battleship Texas, Saturday, August 4
Flying to Texas to give a book talk aboard the 104-year old battleship USS Texas on Saturday morning at 11:00 a.m. Central Time. Will talk about the Texas’ escort mission in the movement of over one million troops to Britain and the battleship’s action on D-Day. Looking forward to exploring this history on the deck where it happened 74 years ago. Location is Battleship Texas State Historic Site, 3523 Independence Parkway S., La Porte, TX 77571.
Philip Padgett examines history by applying skills developed during 40 years of national security and preparedness research and analysis in the military, government, and the private sector. As Deputy Intelligence Adviser at the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, he supported from Washington teams negotiating five international treaties and agreements. Read more >>