Ernie Pyle WWII Museum Podcast

In this episode, we continue to look at Ernie Pyle and his relationship with Indiana University.

In this episode, we remember Ernie Pyle's IU Ties.  Part 1

In this episode, I spoke with author Alex Kershaw regarding his book "Patton's Prayer: A True Story of Courage, Faith, and Victory In World War II".   General George Patton needed a miracle. In December 1944, the Allies found themselves stuck. Rain had plagued the troops daily since September, turning roads into rivers of muck, slowing trucks and tanks to a crawl. A thick ceiling of clouds had gro...

In this episode, I spoke with author Larry Alexander to discuss his latest book "Shattered Jade: A Novel of Saipan".  From New York Times bestselling author Larry Alexander comes a gritty historical novel of World War II, told through the eyes of soldiers on both sides of the firing line. Tarawa was hell but Saipan is worse.

In this episode, I read the column, Pyle explains how servicemen going into battle will be changed by the experience. Doug Hess is the host! 

In this episode, I spoke with authors David and Margaret White about their book "Wings of War: The World War II Fighter Plane that Saved the Allies and the Believers Who Made It Fly". The incredible, untold story behind the rise of the P-51 Mustang, the World War II fighter plane that destroyed the Luftwaffe and made D-Day possible

Episode 45 - Author Ronald Drabkin and his book Beverly Hills Spy The Double-Agent War Hero Who Helped Japan Attack Pearl Harbor In this episode, I spoke with author Ronald Drabkin on his book "Beverly Hills Spy The Double-Agent War Hero Who Helped Japan Attack Pearl Harbor". The untold story of the World War I hero who became a fixture of high society in Golden Age Hollywood—all while acting as a...

In this episode, I read an article Pyle wrote that was published on Saturday, April 21, 1954 titled "They Just Lay There, Blinking".

In this episode, I spoke with Dr James Holsinger on "Patton's Tactician: The War Diary of Lieutenant General Geoffrey Keys.

In this episode, I discuss author Rick Beyer his book "The Ghost Army of World War II". In the summer of 1944, a handpicked group of young GIs—artists, designers, architects, and sound engineers, including such future luminaries as Bill Blass, Ellsworth Kelly, Arthur Singer, Victor Dowd, Art Kane, and Jack Masey—landed in France to conduct a secret mission. From Normandy to the Rhine, the 1,100 me...

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In this episode, I read an article from Ernie Pyle from wartime columns from Wednesday, February 14, 1945.

In this episode, I spoke with author Greg Fontenot regarding Ernie Pyle and we also spoke about his book "No Sacrifice Too Great: The 1st Infantry Division in World War II (American Military Experience)".

In this episode, I spoke with author William R. Hogan about his book "Task Force Hogan: The World War II Tank Battalion That Spearheaded the Liberation of Europe". A fourth-generation soldier tells the story of his father’s tank battalion, the “Spearhead,” that selflessly led the charge on the front lines from Normandy into Germany—against impossible odds, technologically superior weaponry, and a...

"Patton's War Volume 1" with Author Kevin M Hymel

In this episode, I spoke with author Charlotte Gray on her book "Passionate Mother, Powerful Sons: The Lives of Jennie Jerome Churchill and Sara Delano Roosevelt".Born into upper-class America in the same year, 1854, Sara Delano (later to become the mother of Franklin Delano Roosevelt) and Jennie Jerome (later to become the mother of Winston Churchill) refused to settle into predictable, sheltered...

In this episode, I spoke with author Craig Nelson regarding his latest book " V is for Victory". New York Times bestselling historian Craig Nelson reveals how FDR confronted an American public disinterested in going to war in Europe, skillfully won their support, and pushed the government and American industry to build the greatest war machine in history, “the arsenal of democracy” that won World...

In this episode, I interviewed Andrew Biggio about his book "The Rifle". Tales of American combat and comradery in World War II all connected to the iconic rifle of the era, the M1 Garand. An award-winning author puts one such rifle into the hands of a series of vets, records their stories, and gathers their signatures on the rifle, in a pilgrimage and homage to heroism. It all started because of...

In this episode, I spoke with author Kevin M Hymel regarding his book "Patton's War: An American Genera;'s Combat Leadership." This second of three volumes of Patton’s War picks up where the first one left off, examining General George S. Patton’s leadership of the U.S. Third Army. The book follows Patton’s contributions to both the Normandy and Brittany campaigns—the closing of the Falaise Pocket...

In this episode, I spoke with author James B. Conroy about his book "The Devils Will Get No Rest: FDR, Churchill, and the Plan That Won the War". The first full account of the Casablanca Conference of January 1943, the secret ten-day parlay in Morocco where FDR, Churchill, and their divided high command hammered out a winning strategy at the tipping point of World War II.

In ths episode I spoke with author Furman Daniel regarding his book "Patton Battling With History". General George S. Patton Jr. is one of the most successful yet misunderstood figures in American military history. Despite the many books and articles written about him, none considers in depth how his love of history shaped the course of his life. In this thematic biography, Furman Daniel traces Pa...

A beautiful reckoning with the life and work of the legendary journalist Ernie Pyle, who gave World War II a human face for millions of Americans even as he wrestled with his own demons.

In this episode, I discuss with author Shannon McKenna Schmidt her book The First Lady of World War II: Elanor Roosevelt's Daring Journey to the Frontlines and Back. The first book to tell the full story of Eleanor Roosevelt's unprecedented and courageous trip to the Pacific Theater during World War II.

In this episode, I spoke with Dominic Frisby about his award-winning podcast Kisses on a Postcard. It tells the story of two young boys during WW II that try and escape the bombings of the Germans. Doug Hess is the host.

James Lott Jr leads this episode about the 10 Things He's learned about the legendary Ernie Pyle! He also wants to thank Doug Hess (Regular host) for his hard work and the Ernie Pyle WWII Museum for their partnership!