Now that the two attacking flanks had landed men, one went well, the other was a debacle, it was...
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Episode 431-The Father and Mother of All Explosions
The Commandos land on the far flanks of Dieppe. The attack at the Orange Beaches will see their...
Episode 430-Interview w/Tom Holm about his book, Ira Hayes: the Akimel O’odham Warrior, WWII and the Price of Heroism
Professor Tom Holm discusses Ira Hayes, his time with the Marines, his fighting on Iwo Jima and...
Episode 332-The Doolittle Raid Pt 3: Japan’s Pearl Harbor
This episode covers the flight paths of the 16 Doolittle Raiders. A solid hour of hell is visited upon The Japanese Empire. Adm. Yamamoto and his Combined Fleet will send 6 carriers to chase down Adm. Halsey’s Task Force 16, but it is long gone. Tokyo learns that war...
Episode 331-The Doolittle Raid Pt 2
As TF 16 under Admirals Halsey and Mitscher sail closer to the Japanese Home Islands, the Allies’ naval forces loose several vessels. It’s no longer a question of will Doolittle’s Raiders succeed, but rather, will the carrier Enterprise and Hornet make it safely back...
Episode 330-The Doolittle Raid Pt 1
President Roosevelt, like the rest of America is reeling from the attack on Pearl Harbor. But his shock is soon joined by rage. He wants the Japanese Empire taught a lesson. The lessons of war. What is needed is a strike against Tokyo itself. Adm. Ernest J. King and...
Episode 329-The Fall of Corregidor
Gen. Wainwright has set up his defenses for Corregidor as best he can, still, all involved know the outcome. It’s only a matter of playing it out, per his order from Gen. MacArthur. The defenders have a few tricks up their sleeve as Homma’s 4th Division lands on...
Episode 328-The Fall of Mindanao
After Gen. Edward King’s surrender of Bataan, the Japanese focus on Corregidor and the three smaller islands below it. And now that the Battle of Bataan is over, Gen. Homma will send numerous Detachments to the Southern Islands.
Episode 327-The Fall of Bataan
Generals Wainwright, King and Parker are seriously considering surrendering. The problem is that Gen. MacArthur has forbidden it. But the facts of the ground dominate. Months of starvation have robbed the defenders of their ability to fight any longer.






