Season two of the largest Combined, Joint, Multinational Military History effort focuses on American and Allied Forces in Europe and the Pacific through 1944.
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In Their Footsteps: Family History, Guided Tours, and the 83rd Infantry Story
This episode turned out slightly different than expected but it's a great one! Dr. Myra Miller joins me to share the story of how learning about her father's experience in World War II literally changed her life and her family's connection to this history. Dr. Miller has done some incredible work to make the history of the 83rd Infantry more accessible, as well as other work with documentaries and publications.
Links
Footsteps Researchers (https://www.footstepsresearchers.com/founders)
Solder Stories Vol. I (Amazon)
Soldier Stories Vol. II (Amazon)
Myron H. Miller (https://db.83rdinfdivdocs.org/share/a5fad8b8-5c5d-48ba-9082-0bacfec00994)
Morning Reports (https://83rdinfdivdocs.org/docs/morning-reports)
83rd Infantry Division After Action Reports (https://83rdinfdivdocs.org/units/83rd-id)
83rd Infantry Division Newspapers (https://83rdinfdivdocs.org/docs/newspapers)
KINGSIZE | Lost WWII B-24 Bomber Identified After 78 Years
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaGQRsNuZ-c)
SNAFO DOCS (https://www.youtube.com/SNAFUDOCS)
Reveille (https://www.reveillefilm.com/about)
Mother of Tanks website (http://www.motheroftanks.com/podcast/)
Bonus Content (https://www.patreon.com/c/motheroftanks)
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Churchill and Eisenhower: Not Quite Besties but More than Colleagues
In this episode, Dr. Mitchell Yockelson joins me to talk about the history between American General Dwight D. Eisenhower and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and how their professional relationship was clearly more than simply colleagues but far from "besties".
Links
Forty-Seven Days: How Pershing's Warriors Came of Age to Defeat the German Army in World War I (Amazon)
Borrowed Soldiers: Americans Under British Command, 1918 (Amazon)
The Paratrooper Generals: Matthew Ridgway, Maxwell Taylor, and the American Airborne from D-Day through Normandy (Amazon)
MacArthur: America's General (Amazon)
Dr. Mitchell Yockelson (https://www.linkedin.com/in/mitchyockelson)
Mother of Tanks website (http://www.motheroftanks.com/podcast/)
Bonus Content (https://www.patreon.com/c/motheroftanks)
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The American Experience
Dr. John McManus joins me again, this time talking about the American Experience in World War II, with an emphasis on the Americans in France following the invasion of Normandy.
Links
Dr. John McManus (https://johncmcmanus.com/)
Half American: The Heroic Story of African Americans Fighting World War II at Home and Abroad by Matthew Delmont (Amazon)
The 7th Infantry Regiment - Combat in an Age of Terror: The Korean War Through the Present (https://johncmcmanus.com/books/the-7th-infantry-regiment-combat-in-an-age-of-terror-the-korean-war-through-the-present/)
The Deadly Brotherhood: The American Combat Soldier in World War II (https://johncmcmanus.com/books/the-deadly-brotherhood-the-american-combat-soldier-in-world-war-ii/)
Somebody Talked! The Official Podcast of the National D-Day Memorial (https://www.dday.org/someone-talked-podcast/)
We Have Ways USA (https://wehavewayspod.com/episodes/)
Mother of Tanks website (http://www.motheroftanks.com/podcast/)
Bonus Content (https://www.patreon.com/c/motheroftanks)
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A Battle of Wills: FDR and Douglas MacArthur - 1944
In this episode, Paul Sparrow joins me to talk about the interesting and often challenging relationship between President Franklin D. Roosevelt and General Douglas MacArthur. Paul was the Director of the FDR Museum and Library for years and he has a book that came out in 2024 on FDR which is linked below.
Links
Awakening the Spirit of America: FDR's War of Words with Charles Lindbergh - and the Battle to Save Democracy by Paul M. Sparrow (Amazon)
Mother of Tanks website (http://www.motheroftanks.com/podcast/)
Bonus Content (https://www.patreon.com/c/motheroftanks)
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Admiral Nimitz and Leadership in the Pacific - 1944
Joining me in this episode is historian Trent Hone, continuing to share stories and insight of Admiral Nimitz in the Pacific and the unique challenges he faced in trying to effectively coordinate assets and work with other commanders. In this episode, Trent brings up the Battle of Leyte Gulf and the Battle off Samar, both of which have dedicated episodes coming up with Dr. Regina Akers from the Naval History and Heritage Command (NHHC), US Army veteran, historian, and author Dr. James Young, and retired US Navy LCDR Parks Stephenson. There is also an episode on Kamikaze attacks with Guy Nasuti, US Navy veteran and historian with the NHHC.LinksMastering the Art of Command: Admiral Chester W. Nimitz and Victory in the Pacific by Trent Hone (Amazon)Learning War: The Evolution of Fighting Doctrine in the US Navy, 1898 - 1945 by Trent Hone (Amazon)Major Fleet-Versus-Fleet Operation in the Pacific War, 1941 - 1945 by Milan Vego (Amazon)The Allure of Battle: A History of How Wars Have Been Won and Lost by Cathal Nolan (Amazon)The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors: The Extraordinary World War II Story of the US Navy's Finest Hour by James D. Hornfischer (Amazon)Nimitz at War: Command Leadership from Pearl Harbor to Tokyo Bay by Craig L. Symonds (Amazon)Mother of Tanks website (http://www.motheroftanks.com/podcast/) Bonus Content (https://www.patreon.com/c/motheroftanks)
Season two of the largest Combined, Joint, Multinational Military History effort focuses on American and Allied Forces in Europe and the Pacific through 1944.
The 1943 series ended up with 108 episodes with contributions from across all US services, as well as contributions from our British and Canadian friends, and more.
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