190 – Mussolini’s Last 10 Days
In April 1945, with the Allies closing in, the Italian dictator, Benito Mussolini, with his German bodyguards, decided to flee
People
186 – Our Man in Tokyo
In 1932 career diplomat Joseph Grew was posted to Japan as the American Ambassador. At the time, Japan was in
185 – Adrian Carton de Wiart
In this episode, I discuss one of the most remarkable soldiers of the British Army, Adrian Carton de Wiart. Belgium
164 – Marshall and Stimson
On September 1, 1939, the day World War II broke out in Europe, Gen. George Marshall was sworn in as
158 – With the Old Breed: EB Sledge
In September 1944 a young Marine name Eugene Sledge landed on the Pacific Island of Peleliu. As a mortarman, stretcher-bearer
132 – The 746th Far East Air Force Band
Richard Burt was part of the the 746th Far East Air Force Band, based in the Philippines. At the end
116 – Clementine Churchill
Clementine Churchill supported her husband Winston through the ups and downs of his long career. She was his most trusted
111 – An Impeccable Spy: Richard Sorge
“Richard Sorge was a man with two homelands. Born of a German father and a Russian mother in Baku in
106 – Operation Swallow
In this episode we’re starting with the US 110th Infantry regiment in the Ardennes and following a small number of
101 – Operation CHASTISE: The Dambusters
On the night of May 16th, 1943, 19 Lancaster bombers took off from England heading toward the German industrial heartland