From The Front To The Films: A World War II Podcast

Narrated by Liev Schreiber. Social Media is an essential tool in telling the real-life stories of World War II's Greatest Generation. For Alaskan teenager Henry De Hoop, social platforms such as Facebook have proven to be an incredible resource in sharing his grandfather, James Schmidt's story, with a global audience. Jim Schmidt, like 16 million others of his generation, served in World War II. B...

Narrated by Jim Nantz. Their motto in World War II was "We Build. We Fight." This is the story of the United States Navy Construction Battalions in World War II, especially in the Pacific, where these hardened and, many times older men, made up construction teams helped win the war against the Japanese.    

We follow 82nd Airborne veteran James "Maggie" Megellas from Wisconsin to Europe, where he fought in some of the most savage battles of World War II. "Maggie" is the most decorated officer in the history of the famed 82nd Airborne Division. Narrated by Tom Kane.

Narrated by Gary Sinise. Jack Taylor was born in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1922. Jack heeded his country's call after the attack on Pearl Harbor drew the United States into World War II. In 1942, he enlisted and served as a decorated Navy Hellcat pilot in the skies over the South Pacific. Then, like so many others of the "Greatest Generation," Jack returned home to raise his family and start a busin...

Narrated by actress Jane Lynch. The individual stories of more than two dozen women caught up in World War II, from the American Home Front to Auschwitz Concentration Camp in Poland. Included in this hour-long film are also the personal stories of the incredible women who served in uniform in the military or were "Rosie the Riveters" at home building the tools of war, whether they were black or wh...

Narrated by actor Damian Lewis ("Dick Winters" in Band of Brothers). In 2012, a statue was dedicated in Normandy, France recognizing American Junior Officer leadership on D-Day. Thanks to the HBO series Band of Brothers, the figure depicts one of the war's most famous officers, Richard "Dick" Winters of the "Band of Brothers." Hear how the statue came together and how Dick Winters's legacy still r...

They comprised World War II's famous Easy Company of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment. They were the "Band of Brothers." However, not all who fought were featured in the favorite HBO series. This is the story of the other men of "Easy" who fought alongside their more famous "brothers."

Nattared by Jim Nantz with Kyle Chandler. Elvis Presley had a crucial role in helping to get the USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor completed. It's a little-known story you should know about if you're a fan of the "King of Rock and Roll."

Bob Lyons B-29 Superfortress Navigator in the Pacific

Talking Jimmy Stewart and World War II in this edition of our "From the Front to the Films" Zoom Video Podcast.   Author Robert Matzen joins us.    

Interview with Santa and Mrs. Claus about the World War II Years

Richard Fazzio, D-Day, Omaha Beach, 1st Wave, Podcast. Richard Fazzio was a U.S. Navy Coxswain on June 6, 1944, piloting a Higgins Boat onto Omaha Beach in the 1st wave. He was carrying more than 30 soldiers of the 1st Infantry Division towards one of the most heavily defended sections of Omaha Beach. When the ramp went down on his landing craft all hell broke loose. It's a sight Richard has never...

Yamamoto "Dead Reckoning" Podcast with author Dick Lehr

"We'll Always Have Casablanca" author Noah Isenberg Joins us to talk about the iconic film