Ernie Pyle WWII Museum Podcast

In this episode, I spoke with Joe Sentell and Steve Maddox regarding the movie "Joe's War Record" that Joe and Steve cowrote. Doug Hess is the host! 

In this episode, I spoke with author Samuel de Korte about his book "Tuskegee Airmen: Dogfighting with the Luftwaffe and Jim Crow". During the Second World War, the Tuskegee Airmen had not one but two enemies to overcome: the German Luftwaffe and Jim Crow. In this book, the inspiring history of these men is recounted detailing the struggles the men faced at home and abroad.

In this episode I spoke with author Michael H. Zang regarding his book "Guest of Adolf". Ernest Virgil Focht was born and brought up in Tyrone, Pennsylvania. He was drafted into the Pennsylvania Army National Guard in April 1941 and assigned to the 105th Infantry Battalion (Anti-Tank). After training he participated in the Carolina Maneuvers. The National Guard unit was redesignated as the 805th T...

In this episode, I spoke with author David F. Winkler regarding his book "The Mighty A: The Mighty A: The Short, Heroic Life of the USS Atlanta (CL-51): America's First Warship Commissioned After Pearl Harbor". Prior to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the U.S. Navy’s leadership discovered that the surface fleet was highly vulnerable to air attack, thanks to the introduction of drone aircraft...

Ernie Pyle died APril 18, 1945 and CEO of JLJ Media, James Lott Jr has a few words to say.

In this epiosde, I spoke with Lawrence V. Drake regarding his latest book "Pilots and Painted Ladies: 493rd Bomb Squadron and the Air War in the CBI". Raised on a farm in Montana, Vernon Drake enlisted in the Army Air Corp in the spring of 1942. Assigned to the 493rd Bomb Squadron, 7th Bomb Group of the 10th Air Force stationed in India, he piloted B-24 bombers into Burma in a fight to prevent the...

Guest host James Lott JR talks about Dana Indiana! 

CEO of JLJ media guest hosts, James Lott Jr and talks about collegues of Ernie Pyle! 

In this episode I spoke with Taylor Downing about his latest book " The Army that Never Was: George S. Patton and the Deception of Operation Fortitude ".On May 29th, 1944, General George S. Patton gave a speech in the southeast of England to the men of the U.S. Army where he spoke of the American desire to win and of how losing was hateful to Americans.

Guest host and CEO of JLJ Media talks about Reasons To Go to Ernie Pyle WWII Museum. erniepyle.org

In this episode we spoke with Ted Savas (Managing Director) of Savas and Beatie ( https://www.savasbeatie.com/ ).  Ted spoke to us today regarding what it takes to pitch a idea regarding a history subject matter.

Guest Host James Lott Jr, CEO of JLJ Media,  talks about the 5 Ways Ernie Pyle Changed The Journalism World.

In this episode, I spoke with author James Ellman about his book "MacArthur Reconsidered". One of America's most controversial generals, Douglas MacArthur’s rise through the U.S. Army’s ranks was meteoric. 

In this episode, I spoke with Major General Jason Q. Bohm regarding his book "Washington's Marines: The Origins of the Corps and the American Revolution 1775-1777".  The fighting prowess of United States Marines is second to none, but few know of the Corps’ humble beginnings and what it achieved during the early years of the American Revolution.

Guest Host James Lott Jr talks about Ernie Pyle and his discovery of him and his work. erniepye.org Ernie Pyle WWII Museum is 120 W. Briarwood Ave. Dana, Indiana 47847 Phone: 765-665-3633

In this episode I spoke with author Joe Pappalardo's regarding his book Inferno  tells the true story of the men who flew the deadliest missions of World War II, and an unlikely hero who received the Medal of Honor in the midst of the bloodiest military campaign in aviation history.

In this episode, I spoke with author Garrett M. Graff about his book "When The Sea Came Alive: An Oral History of D-Day".  June 6, 1944—known to us all as D-Day—is one of history’s greatest and most unbelievable military triumphs. Though the full campaign lasted a little over two months, the surprise sunrise landing of more than 150,000 Allied troops on the beaches of occupied northern France is o...

On this special episode, CEO of JLJ Media travels to Dana Indiana and goes to the Ernie Pyle WWII Museum and he shares his experience. www.erniepyle.org 765-665-3633 Maple Street, Dana IN 47847

In this episode, Museum President Steve Key joins us to discuss the latest item that was donated to the museum.

In this episode, I spoke with author Robert Schmuhl about his latest book "Mr. Churchill In The White House: The Untold Story of a Prime Minister and Two Presidents." Well into the twenty-first century, Winston Churchill continues to be the subject of scores of books. Biographers portray him as a soldier, statesman, writer, painter, and even a daredevil, but Robert Schmuhl, the noted author and jo...

In this episode, I spoke with author Michel Paradis about his book " The Light of Battle: Eisenhower, D-Day, and the Birth of the American Superpower". A thrilling new biography of Dwight Eisenhower set in the months leading up to D-Day, when he grew from a well-liked general into one of the singular figures of American history.

In this episode, I spoke with Allen Packwood regarding his book "Churchill's D-Day: The British Bulldog's Fateful Hours During The Normandy Invasion". From the world’s greatest collection of his papers comes the genesis, execution, and aftermath of D-Day through the eyes of Winston Churchill himself.

Utilizing the voices of the B-24 Liberator “ Worrybird” and her crew, the heroic and costly story of the air war over Europe unfolds.

In this episode, I spoke with the author Marting Dugard about his latest book "Taking London: Winston Churchill and the Fight to Save Civilization". Great Britain, summer 1940. The Battle of France is over. The Battle of Britain is about to begin. Adolf Hitler’s powerful armies control Europe. England stands alone against this juggernaut, the whole world knowing it is only a matter of time before...

In this episode, I spoke with Troy Fears who is the Executive Director of the CANDLES Holocaust Museum and Education Center.   CANDLES Holocaust Museum and Education Center 1532 S. 3rd Street Terre Haute, IN 47802