Someone Talked!

"James Holland is now our foremost authority on the Italian campaign." Find out why our host, John C. McManus, says that as Holland returns to  Someone Talked!  with part 2 of our discussion of  Cassino '44. Holland follows a rich cast of characters from both sides to create this compelling and often heart-breaking narrative, told in the moment, as the events played out, and from the perspective o...

There is no such thing as an easy victory in war but after triumph in Tunisia, the sweeping success of the Sicilian invasion, and with the Italian surrender, the Allies were confident that they would be in Rome before Christmas 1943. And yet it didn't happen. Hitler ordered his forces to dig in and fight for every yard, thus setting the stage for one of the grimmest and most attritional campaigns...

Hailed as the most important book ever written about the conduct of the Catholic Church in WWII, we have more of  The Pope at War  with author David Kertzer. Email the Someone Talked! team at podcast@dday.org. Explore the National D-Day Memorial, plan your visit, and learn about upcoming events at dday.org .

With Pius XII's archives finally opened, David Kertzer paints a new, dramatic portrait of what the pope did and did not do as war enveloped Europe from 1939 to 1945. Email the Someone Talked! team at podcast@dday.org. Explore the National D-Day Memorial, plan your visit, and learn about upcoming events at dday.org .

With his book tour underway for  Remember Us,  we continue our conversation with #1  New York Times bestselling author Robert M. Edsel. Email the Someone Talked! team at podcast@dday.org. Explore the National D-Day Memorial, plan your visit, and learn about upcoming events at dday.org .

This episode begins with a look back at  The Monuments Men,  Robert M. Edsel's bestseller—which served as the basis for Academy Award recipient George Clooney’s 2014 film. Then our hosts delve into Edsel's highly anticipated, newly released book,  Remember Us: American Sacrifice, Dutch Freedom, and a Forever Promise Forged in World War II . Email the Someone Talked! team at podcast@dday.org. Explo...

Podcast regular Chris Kolakowski returns with more from the mind of General Simon Buckner in his latest work  Tenth Army Commander. Email the Someone Talked! team at podcast@dday.org. Explore the National D-Day Memorial, plan your visit, and learn about upcoming events at dday.org .

General Simon Buckner's chief of staff thought his daily notes were the makings of a post-war memoir, but the papers ended up scattered after the general's death. Buckner's diary is now fully published in the book  Tenth Army Commander , edited by Chris Kolakowski. Email the Someone Talked! team at podcast@dday.org. Explore the National D-Day Memorial, plan your visit, and learn about upcoming eve...

Kara Dixon Vuic, a leading scholar on gender in the military, is back with more on the female experience on the front lines.  Email the Someone Talked! team at podcast@dday.org. Explore the National D-Day Memorial, plan your visit, and learn about upcoming events at dday.org .

They brought the home front to the front lines entertaining American servicemen overseas from World War I to Iraq and Afghanistan. Now author Kara Dixon Vuic brings  The Girls Next Door  to the podcast.  Email the Someone Talked! team at podcast@dday.org. Explore the National D-Day Memorial, plan your visit, and learn about upcoming events at dday.org .

More students join the conversation with their questions for Linda Hervieux about the 320th Barrage Balloon Battalion.  Email the Someone Talked! team at podcast@dday.org. Explore the National D-Day Memorial, plan your visit, and learn about upcoming events at dday.org .

Author Linda Hervieux discusses the untold stories of D-Day's Black heroes with our hosts and takes questions from high school scholars.  Email the Someone Talked! team at podcast@dday.org. Explore the National D-Day Memorial, plan your visit, and learn about upcoming events at dday.org .

We took Someone Talked! on the road to the Richmond, Virginia area for the 5th annual World War II Conference by America’s History, LLC. In this episode, hear our own John McManus' conference presentation: "To the End of the Earth: The U.S. Army and the Downfall of Japan, 1945." Special thanks to Bruce Venter, president of America’s History, LLC. Visit americashistoryllc.com for information on fut...

We took Someone Talked! on the road to the Richmond, Virginia area for the 5th annual World War II Conference by America’s History, LLC – capturing a series of interviews with authors, historians, and enthusiasts. In this episode, hear conversations with Charles Neimeyer and Paul Clifford Special thanks to Bruce Venter, president of America’s History, LLC. Visit americashistoryllc.com for informat...

We took Someone Talked! on the road to the Richmond, Virginia area for the 5th annual World War II Conference by America’s History, LLC – capturing a series of interviews with authors, historians, and enthusiasts. In this episode, hear conversations with Gina DiNicolo and Christopher Kolakowski. Special thanks to Bruce Venter, president of America’s History, LLC. Visit americashistoryllc.com for i...

We took Someone Talked! on the road to the Richmond, Virginia area for the 5th annual World War II Conference by America’s History, LLC – capturing a series of interviews with authors, historians, and enthusiasts. Joining our hosts for this episode are president of America's History, LLC and conference founder, Bruce Venter; Edward Lengel, Head of Faculty for the conference; and Pete Kessler, WWII...

We took Someone Talked! on the road to the Richmond, Virginia area for the 5th annual World War II Conference by America’s History, LLC – capturing a series of interviews with authors, historians, and enthusiasts. In this episode, hear conversations with Rick Beyer and David Gutierrez. Special thanks to Bruce Venter, president of America’s History, LLC. Visit americashistoryllc.com for information...

We took Someone Talked! on the road to the Richmond, Virginia area for the 5th annual World War II Conference by America’s History, LLC – capturing a series of interviews with authors, historians, and enthusiasts. In this episode, hear conversations with Donald Miller and Flint Whitlock.  pecial thanks to Bruce Venter, president of America’s History, LLC. Visit americashistoryllc.com for informati...

"Let's make a movie!" Kevin Hymel takes us to the table read for The Six Triple Eight and shares more behind the scenes details as the movie's on-set military history advisor. Email the Someone Talked! team at podcast@dday.org. Explore the National D-Day Memorial, plan your visit, and learn about upcoming events at dday.org .

Hollywood came calling for the rights to Kevin Hymel's 2019 article on the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, which became the basis for Tyler Perry's latest project on Netflix.  Email the Someone Talked! team at podcast@dday.org. Explore the National D-Day Memorial, plan your visit, and learn about upcoming events at dday.org .

Someone Talked! is the official podcast of the National D-Day Memorial. Craig Symonds, Professor of History Emeritus at the United States Naval Academy, returns to continue our discussion of Nimitz at War: Command Leadership from Pearl Harbor to Tokyo Bay. Learn about the lesser-known mission, “Saving Lt. Plateck” as told by Corporal Herschel Brohinsky in our “We Salute You” segment. Explore the N...

Someone Talked! is the official podcast of the National D-Day Memorial. America's preeminent naval historian Craig Symonds joins our hosts to discuss his latest work, the first full-length portrait of Chester Nimitz in more than 50 years. In our “We Salute You” segment, hear the first-hand account of James Buchanan, a junior officer on Nimitz' staff. Explore the National D-Day Memorial, plan your...

Jennet Conant returns to the podcast with her latest work, a  spirited portrait of twentieth-century war correspondent Maggie Higgins and her tenacious fight to the top in a male-dominated profession. Email the Someone Talked! team at podcast@dday.org. Explore the National D-Day Memorial, plan your visit, and learn about upcoming events at dday.org .

Jennet Conant is the New York Times best-selling author of  Tuxedo Park, 109 East Palace, The Irregulars, The Great Secret , and the critically acclaimed  Man of the Hour . She returns to  Someone Talked!  to discuss her latest work  Fierce Ambition: The Life and Legend of War Correspondent Maggie Higgins. Email the Someone Talked! team at podcast@dday.org. Explore the National D-Day Memorial, pla...

Email the Someone Talked! team at podcast@dday.org. Explore the National D-Day Memorial, plan your visit, and learn about upcoming events at dday.org .