Cele mai bune World War II podcast-uri (2025)

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Beyond the Lines: Edwin Kolodziej | 95th Infantry Division 1:01:17

1d ago1:01:17

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Experience Edwin Kolodziej's incredible World War II journey from his Bronze-Star-earning first day in combat, through his unforgettable encounter with General George S. Patton, to training for the invasion of Japan. *Episodes of POV:WW2 are dramatizations based on actual oral histories. While dialogue and narrative have been adapted for clarity, t…

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Ep 25 - Edgar Kuhlow: He is Going to Stay Laying Here in Germany 32:27

11d ago32:27

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Sick with malaria, on a 150-200 mile, three week forced march from one German POW camp to another, Edgar Kuhlow heard one German guard talking about him to another guard - Daah blibt heea in Deutschland leigen (He is going to stay laying here in Germany). Having already survived brutal combat at Anzio and in southern France, as well as seven months…

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New Exhibit Explores Hitler's War on Modern Art 48:36

23d ago48:36

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The National WWII Museum's Associate Vice President of Collections and Exhibits Erin Clancey interviews Molly Dubin, Chief Curator at the Jewish Museum of Milwaukee, and David Kunian, Curator of Music at the New Orleans Jazz Museum, to discuss the new special exhibit "Degenerate! Hitler's War on Modern Art." The exhibit is on display at The Nationa…

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Show Update and Thank You | Season Finale - Dec. 9th 1:39

15d ago1:39

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We’re almost to the end of season one of POV:WW2! The sixth and final episode of the season releases on December 9th. Thanks for listening and please remember to review the podcast where you listen and spread the word about it. Thank you so much! -Fernando Sign up for the email list: POVWW2.com

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Bridging the Front: Lea Terry | 36th Engineers 1:15:45

21d ago1:15:45

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Experience Lea Terry’s incredible World War II journey from Operation Dragoon to crossing the Rhine into Germany. *Episodes of POV:WW2 are dramatizations based on actual oral histories. While dialogue and narrative have been adapted for clarity, they reflect the veterans’ own memories and experiences. Any opinions about the war or its figures repre…

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Ep 24 Part Two: Jim Dorris - A Light in the Darkness of WW II 24:41

25d ago24:41

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Jim Dorris displayed an equal measure of courage and compassion in WW 2. His deep Catholic faith provided him with a moral compass that guided him through combat at the Battle of the Bulge, Ingolsheim, Wurzburg, Schweinfurt, and Furth. He was a true light in the darkness of WW 2 resisting senseless cruelty whenever he saw it regardless of which sid…

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The Tiger's Breath: Crandon Clark | 69th Infantry Division 48:14

29d ago48:14

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Experience Crandon Clark’s incredible World War II journey from the Siegfried Line to the race across Germany. *Episodes of POV:WW2 are dramatizations based on actual oral histories. While dialogue and narrative have been adapted for clarity, they reflect the veterans’ own memories and experiences. Any opinions about the war or its figures represen…

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'Nuremberg' Director on New Film, Legacy of Trials 80 Years Later 1:10:52

1M ago1:10:52

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In this special episode, Playtone executive and producer Kirk Saduski interviews Nuremberg director James Vanderbilt and the film's historical advisor Michael Berenbaum, as well as best-selling author Donald Miller and historian Rebecca Erbelding. The new film Nuremberg follows the story of the Allies, led by the unyielding chief prosecutor, Robert…

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Ep 23 Part One: Jim Dorris - A Light in the Darkness of WW 2 22:39

1M ago22:39

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Jim Dorris displayed an equal measure of courage and compassion in WW 2. His deep Catholic faith provided him with a moral compass that guided him through combat at the Battle of the Bulge, Ingolsheim, Wurzburg, Schweinfurt, and Furth. He was a true light in the darkness of WW 2 resisting senseless cruelty whenever he saw it regardless of which sid…

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Ep. 22 - Murray Shapiro - Serving Proudly even Behind Enemy Lines 53:43

2M ago53:43

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As a Jewish American, Murray Shapiro couldn’t wait to volunteer in WW 2. He was well aware of the Nuremberg Laws and the racist treatment Jewish people received in Germany. He lost his spot in officer school though because he objected to the racist views his Major Carvell held towards black people. During the Battle of the Bulge, Shapiro would rece…

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Ep. 21 Colonel Lloyd Huggins - Leading Easy Company Thru the Hurtgen Forest, the Battle of the Bulge, and Beyond 42:55

2M ago42:55

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Colonel Lloyd G. Huggins landed on Omaha Beach three weeks after D-Day as the replacement officer for Easy Company’s Infantry Regiment. They were in continuous combat for nearly one year fighting through France, the Siegfried Line, the Hurtgen Forest, the Battle of the Bulge, across the Remagen Bridge, until VE Day. No one had more respect for his …

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Midseason Break | Season Returns Veteran's Day - Nov. 11th 1:20

3M ago1:20

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We’re halfway through season one of POV:WW2. Three episodes are out, and there are three more to go. I’ll be taking a short midseason break. These stories take a lot of research and care, and I want to make sure the second half of this season has the same depth, accuracy, and storytelling quality as what you’ve already heard. The podcast will be ba…

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Ep. 20 - When Johnny Comes Marching Home: Transitions and Remembrance 38:26

3M ago38:26

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Following the unconditional surrender of Germany on VE Day and the unconditional surrender of Japan three months later on VJ Day, spontaneous celebrations swept across the US with tinker tape parades, dancing and singing. In Times Square, an estimated two million people gathered to celebrate. But not every veteran participated or received the warm …

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The Rat's Ass Charge: 35 Paratroopers vs. 150 Japanese Soldiers in World War II 38:55

3M ago38:55

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On December 22, 1944, 35 Paratroopers from 1st Platoon, Company D, 511th PIR, 11th Airborne Division found themselves engaged with over 150 Japanese soldiers on the island of Leyte. When the platoon became pinned down, PFC John "Bad Soldier" Bittorie yelled at the enemy before firing two longs bursts from his Browning machine gun. John then charged…

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Alone Across the Rhine: Maurice Meyers | 3rd Infantry Division 1:00:29

3M ago1:00:29

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Experience Maurice Meyers' incredible World War II journey from France to crossing the Rhine under fire. *Episodes of POV:WW2 are dramatizations based on actual oral histories. While dialogue and narrative have been adapted for clarity, they reflect the veterans’ own memories and experiences. Any opinions about the war or its figures represent the …

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Secret WWII: Spies & Special Ops Trailer 1:16

3M ago1:16

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World War II was fought on battlefields all over the globe. But it was also fought in the shadows—in covert operations that didn't make the headlines, both at home and overseas. The National WWII Museum presents Secret WWII: Spies & Special Ops, a new podcast series exploring wartime tales of espionage and intrigue. Hosted by Museum Senior Historia…

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Omaha's Undertow: Ernest Hilberg | 1st Infantry Division 49:45

3M ago49:45

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Experience Ernest Hilberg’s incredible World War II journey from Omaha Beach to the urban combat of Aachen. *Episodes of POV:WW2 are dramatizations based on actual oral histories. While dialogue and narrative have been adapted for clarity, they reflect the veterans’ own memories and experiences. Any opinions about the war or its figures represent t…

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Ep 19 - Victory At Last Part 2 - VJ Day 38:06

3M ago38:06

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When Germany unconditionally surrendered and Victory in Europe or VE Day was announced on May 8, 1945, American GIs were in a mood to celebrate. For Russell Darks in France and Charlie Toole in London, it was an unforgettable night of celebrations. But, in Germany, Murray Shapiro found that German civilians had nothing to celebrate, and all was qui…

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The Longest Dawn: William Biehler | 90th Infantry Division 55:03

3M ago55:03

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Experience William Biehler’s incredible World War II journey from Normandy’s hedgerows to the urban combat of Metz. *Episodes of POV:WW2 are dramatizations based on actual oral histories. While dialogue and narrative have been adapted for clarity, they reflect the veterans’ own memories and experiences. Any opinions about the war or its figures rep…

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Ep 18 Victory at Last VE Day - Part 1 32:49

4M ago32:49

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Having led his country through the most devastating and consequential war in world history, President Franklin D. Roosevelt died just as the war’s end seemed in sight. For GIs like Roland Schump, Murray Shapiro, and Samuel Erlick, the loss of the only President they had ever really known, was as unsettling as it was shocking. In the final weeks of …

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You Are There: Experience WWII Like Never Before 1:41

4M ago1:41

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You're crouched in a foxhole in Normandy as German paratroopers advance with chrome bayonets. Machine gun fire rips through the air above over your head on Omaha Beach. An 88mm shell screams past you from a German tank. What's your next move? Sign up for launch notifications at povww2.com This isn't just another history podcast—this is your chance …

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Ep 17 Liberators of the Holocaust Part 3 - Ohrdruf and the Forgotten Concentration Camps 33:06

4M ago33:06

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Adolph Hitler’s “Final Solution” was carried out in an estimated 44,000 concentration camps, ghettos, and forced labor camps spread out throughout Europe. An estimated 15 to 20 million people were murdered in these camps including six million Jews. For the young American GIs who liberated them, the horrors of the Nazi concentration camps far outwei…

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Ep 16 Liberators of the Holocaust Part 2 - Dachau Concentration Camp 46:05

5M ago46:05

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Adolph Hitler’s “Final Solution” was carried out in 42,400 concentration camps, ghettos, and forced labor camps spread out throughout Europe. An estimated 15 to 20 million people were murdered in these camps including six million Jews. For the young American GIs who liberated them, the horrors of the Nazi concentration camps far outweighed anything…

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Meet the Author: 'The Devil Reached Toward the Sky' 59:59

5M ago59:59

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Bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize finalist Garrett M. Graff, author of The Devil Reached Toward the Sky: An Oral History of the Making and Unleashing of the Atomic Bomb, explores one of humanity's most daring ventures—the race by scientists and engineers to create the atomic bomb. Senior Historian Bradley W. Hart, PhD interviewed Garrett M. Gra…

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Ep 15 Liberators of the Holocaust Part 1 - Buchenwald Concentration Camp 38:45

5M ago38:45

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Adolph Hitler’s “Final Solution” was carried out in 42,400 concentration camps, ghettos, and forced labor camps spread out throughout Europe. An estimated 15 to 20 million people were murdered in these camps including six million Jews. For the young American GIs who liberated them, the horrors of the Nazi concentration camps far outweighed anything…

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Ep. 14 - Shattering the Siegfried Line 39:57

6M ago39:57

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The Siegfried Line which spread from the Netherlands to Switzerland was Nazi Germany’s 400 mile westernwall, a heavily fortified defensive line that took the Allies six months to pierce. David Saltman remembered the Siegfried Line as a formidable opponent in itself. Robert Maxwell regained consciousness after throwing himself on a grenade to save h…

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'Armies Afloat' with Author John Curatola 1:01:25

6M ago1:01:25

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Join us in conversation with Museum Samuel Zemurray Stone Senior Historian John Curatola, PhD, author of Armies Afloat: How the Development of Amphibious Operations in Europe Helped Win World War II, which explores the US Army's journey in mastering amphibious warfare—an endeavor that required years of rigorous training, joint-force cooperation, an…

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Episode 13 - Typhoon of Steel: The Battle of Okinawa 41:21

6M ago41:21

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The final battle before the anticipated invasion of mainland Japan, Okinawa became the deadliest battle for US forces in the Pacific with savage fighting on land, air, and especially sea. Nicknamed the Typhoon of Steel because of its intense artillery fire and bombardments on land, air and sea, the battle for Okinawa cost 49,000 US casualties inclu…

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Ep. 12 - Prisoners of War 40:55

6M ago40:55

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Millions of Allied and Axis soldiers became POWs in WW II. His weight down to 90 pounds, sick with malaria, Edgar Kuhlow overheard two German guards talking about his condition – “He is going to stay laying here in Germany.” Forced to work in railyards 2 – 3 times a week in Munich, William Ledeker knew he was better off than the concentration camp …

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Ep. 11 - The Battle of the Bulge 43:13

7M ago43:13

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With the Germans seemingly on the run everywhere in Europe, the Allies had hoped WW 2 would be done by year’s end 1944. Those hopes were shattered when the Germans launched their largest counter offensive on the western front, the Battle of the Bulge. A frustrated Tom Carr, who served as a scout, had warned his officers for weeks that the ermans ap…

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Ep.9 - Sand in Our Shoes: Island Hopping in the Pacific Theater 44:02

7M ago44:02

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As the Allies embarked on their island hopping campaign growing ever closer to the Japanese mainland, they soon discovered that their enemy in the Pacific was adept at presenting new challenges on every island. Tarawa, Saipan, Tinian, Peleliu, Leyte would all forever be ingrained in WW 2 veterans memories - and in their nightmares. Richard V. Morga…

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Ep. 10 - Minorities in World War II 47:28

7M ago47:28

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The African Americans who served on the USS Mason destroyer had already endured 90 mph winds and 60 foot waves that split the Mason's deck as they shepherded convoys to safety in the Atlantic when their beloved Captain Blackford was replaced with a racist captain who claimed the African Americans sailors he led smelled, couldn’t swim, and were hard…

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1945: New Podcast from The National WWII Museum 1:07

8M ago1:07

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The National WWII Museum presents 1945, a six-part podcast series hosted by New York Times best-selling author Donald Miller and Playtone producer Kirk Saduski. Tune-in as we tell the story of the most consequential year in modern history, and explore significant questions over how the war will end. Episodes available weekly starting April 17.…

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Ep. 8 - Bloody Red - Blood-soaked Omaha Beach Remembered 41:43

8M ago41:43

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Bloody Omaha Beach bore the brunt of D-Day’s savage fighting with more casualties than all of the other D-Day beaches combined. Aware that the men he led in one of the first waves to land on Bloody Omaha Beach had no prior combat experience, Staff Sergeant Walter Ehlers single handedly took out several German machine gun nests even while he was in …

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Ep7 Robert Bowen D-Day to Operation Market-Garden to Battle of the Bulge 46:04

9M ago46:04

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From landing on Utah beach amidst floating bodies in life preservers to a combat glider landing aboard one of the "flying coffins" at Operation Market Garden. Robert Bowen saw a lot of action in World War II before he was badly injured and taken prisoner of war at the Battle of the Bulge. As a POW a badly injured Bowen was nearly strangled by an en…

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The Battle of the Stone Courtyard 28:11

9M ago28:11

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Join 11th Airborne Division historian Jeremy C. Holm as we dive into the 511th PIR's Battle of the Stone Courtyard during the Battle for Manila in World War II! As the 11th Airborne Division pressed north towards Manila, the Angels discovered that the main bridge over the Imus river had been blown by the Japanese. To secure a secondary crossing tha…

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Episode 6 One Tough Gut: Monte Cassino, Anzio, Gunsmoke's James Arness, and a German Troop Train Escape 35:06

9M ago35:06

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While Winston Churchill believed an Allied invasion of Italy would find it the soft underbelly of the Axis, most GIs agreed with General Mark Clark's description of it as "One Tough Gut" as they faced ferocious fighting at Salerno and along the Gustav Line at Mt. Sammucro, Monte Cassino and Anzio. Episode 6 begins with Helen Callentine, a US Army N…

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Episode 5 - Combat Jumps of All American Panther Arnold "Dutch" Nagel 40:37

10M ago40:37

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Arnold "Dutch" Nagel volunteered to be a paratrooper in WW 2 because of the extra $50 per month jump pay paratroopers received and the distinctive uniforms they wore. By war's end, he had participated in 4 combat jumps - Sicily, Maiori, Italy, Operation Market Garden in Holland, and on D-Day at Sainte Mere Eglise, France - and had fought in the inv…

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Episode 4 - Aerial Dogfights and Headhunters - The Amazing Story of Jefferson DeBlanc and the Battle for the Solomon Islands 23:01

10M ago23:01

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In August 1942 the US launched its first major amphibious landing of WW 2 in the Solomon Islands. The battle became a bitter war of attrition as both sides fought feverishly for months on land, sea and air for the strategically important islands. Jefferson DeBlanc became a fighter ace in just one day as he shot down six Japanese fighters before DeB…

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Episode 3 We're In the Army Now - America Goes to War in WW 2 24:14

11M ago24:14

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In the aftermath of the Japanese surprise attack at Pearl Harbor, and the declaration of war against Germany and Japan, millions of Americans didn't wait till their draft numbers were called upon. They immediately enlisted, including nearly 200,000 underage Americans. In the rigorous basic training that followed, young Americans learned that war wa…

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Meet the Author of 'The Phenomenon of Anne Frank' 44:58

11M ago44:58

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While in hiding during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands, Anne Frank wrote what has become the world's most famous diary. After her words were published in 1947 as The Diary of a Young Girl, Anne soon emerged as an international phenomenon and symbol of the Holocaust. More than 30 million copies of her diary have been printed in more than 70 l…

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Episode 2 World Set Afire - John McGoran's Day of Infamy aboard the USS California 27:54

11M ago27:54

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As he looked into the USS California's CL compartment located on the ship's lower level, John McGoran "...saw pure horror, my first realization that the game was now for keeps. I saw bodies, many bodies, some of which I knew, just by their eyes, were lifeless." Like the rest of the US Pacific fleet battleships moored at Ford Island's "Battleship Ro…

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Ep1 Iwo Jima Meatgrinder: John Snyder remembers Sgt. George Barlow 11:21

11M ago11:21

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"You're not going to leave me here to die?" Sgt. George Barlow asked his buddy, John Snyder. Barlow had just saved the lives of everyone in his squad by throwing himself on a live grenade the Japanese had hurled into their machine gun emplacement at Iwo Jima. Barlow's lower torso had been blown away, and Snyder knew his friend wouldn't survive unti…

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Netflix Film 'The Six Triple Eight' Highlights Legacy of 6888th Battalion 59:59

12M ago59:59

59:59

The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, a predominantly Black battalion in the Women's Army Corps, is now memorialized in a new film, The Six Triple Eight, now available to stream on Netflix. Listen as Kimberly Guise, National WWII Museum Senior Curator & Director for Curatorial Affairs, and retired US Air Force Colonel Eries L.G. Mentzer di…

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Battle of the Bulge 80th Anniversary 1:15:57

12M ago1:15:57

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Rob Citino, PhD and Mike Bell, PhD discuss Battle of the Bulge, 80 years later. Catch up on all podcasts from The National WWII Museum.De către The National WWII Museum

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New Book Details America's Deadliest Day in WWII 39:35

1y ago39:35

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Bradley W. Hart, PhD, Military Historian, talks with Rona Simmons, author of No Average Day: The 24 Hours of October 24, 1944, which chronicles the US Armed Forces' single deadliest day of World War II. More than 2,600 Americans perished around the world on October 24, 1944—more than on any other single day of the conflict—yet the day remains overs…

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New Film Explores Life of Lee Miller 58:59

1y ago58:59

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Dr. Jennifer Putnam interviews Antony Penrose, son of Lee Miller and author of "The Lives of Lee Miller." The new film "Lee" stars Academy-Award winning actress Kate Winselt, portraying the trail-blazing World War II war correspondent. Catch up on all podcasts from the National World War II Museum.De către The National WWII Museum

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Antisemitism: The Fight in WWII America 0:39

1y ago0:39

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Coming soon from The National WWII Museum, Antisemitism: The Fight in WWII America is a five-part podcast series exploring the battle against antisemitism in prewar America and during World War II as well as the legacy of these efforts, which continue today. We begin in 1938, examining voices who were sympathetic to Nazism, while also highlighting …

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Voices of D-Day 47:14

1+ y ago47:14

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This is D-Day, as told through the real voices of those who were in Normandy on June 6, 1944. The National WWII Museum's archival collection features over 12,000 personal narratives, including voices of those who fought on D-Day.De către The National WWII Museum

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D-Day: 80 Years Later 1:02:54

1+ y ago1:02:54

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In this special episode of World War II On Topic, Jenny Craig Institute for the Study of War and Democracy Senior Historian Mark Calhoun, PhD, and Distinguished Fellow Rob Citino, PhD, discuss the legacy of D-Day, 80 years after the consequential invasion of Normandy began. Catch up on all episodes of World War II On Topic and be sure to leave us a…

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