Andrew Roberts and David Petraeus, “Conflict: The Evolution of Warfare from 1945 to Ukraine” (FULLY BOOKED)

Tuesday, January 9, 2024
3:00PM
No charge for Four Arts members
Reservations required

This lecture is fully booked.

Andrew Roberts and David Petraeus
The Bynum Merritt Hunter Memorial Lecture

General David Petraeus, an O’Keeffe Speaker in 2022, and Andrew Roberts, an O’Keeffe Speaker in 2019, will discuss their new book, Conflict: The Evolution of Warfare from 1945 to Ukraine. General David Petraeus spent a distinguished four decades in military and public service, including as head of the 101st Airborne in Iraq, head of coalition forces in Iraq, Commander of CENTCOM, and Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. Andrew Roberts has written 20 books which have been translated into 28 languages and have won 13 literary prizes.

Bynum Hunter was the symbol of decency, collegiality, and courtesy… a true “Southern Gentleman.” He was a graduate of Woodberry Forest, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and UNC Law School. As captain of the Carolina track team, he ran at Madison Square Garden. Known for his brilliance and prowess in the courtroom, he was the youngest inductee to the American College of Trial Lawyers and served as President of the North Carolina Bar Association. Fiercely devoted to his country, his family, his friends, and the common cause of humanity, he served as a second lieutenant in the Navy during World War II. When his wife, Bonnie McElveenHunter, served as the United States Ambassador to Finland, he was proud to be at her side in Helsinki. Hunter was a man of impeccable character, integrity, social graces, and patriotism.

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