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"WHY WE FIGHT - 1943"

The 3rd Year-Long Series by Mother of Tanks

With the US Army Combined Arms Center and the Center for Military History

Every Tuesday & Saturday.

The Largest Joint Multinational Social Media 'Campaign' in History.

~ MoT

 

Join us as we learn about this important period in our history.

The "Building an American Army" series can still be accessed at this link.

Hitler's Luftwaffe in Poland
Trigger Warning: This episode discusses the Nazis and, although not graphic, we do talk about some of the violencwebsite) Dr. Blood on WW2TV: Birds of Prey and SS Leadership in Hitler's War


Books:  Birds of Prey (https://amzn.to/3ZYiHqD) <-- Amazon Affiliate Link Hitler's Bandit Hunters (https://amzn.to/3LscTkG) <-- Amazon Affiliate Link


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01:39:03
March 24, 2023
Brutal Things, Horrific Violence, and a...
Trigger Warning: This episode discusses the Nazis and, although not graphic, we do talk about some of the violence

Dr. Blood and I recorded for a handful of hours the Saturday before last and so this is one episode from that recording session. I will release a second episode that talks about the Luftwaffe in Poland in 1943 as soon as I finish editing it.


Links 

Dr. Philip W. Blood, Historian (website)

Dr. Blood on WW2TV: Birds of Prey and SS Leadership in Hitler's War


Books: 

Birds of Prey (https://amzn.to/3ZYiHqD) <-- Amazon Affiliate Link

Hitler's Bandit Hunters (https://amzn.to/3LscTkG) <-- Amazon Affiliate Link

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01:12:01
March 16, 2023
Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP)
Dr. Sarah Myers joins me to talk about these amazing women pilots, fighting for their right to serve during WWII a...
00:57:20
March 08, 2023
Guadalcanal and the Pacific Theater
In this first episode on the Pacific Theater of Operations (PTO), I'm joined by Kater Miller, a Marine Corps veterhttps://www.usmcmuseum.com/

Krulak Center: https://www.usmcu.edu/Academic-Programs/Brute-Krulak-Center-for-Innovation-and-Creativity/

Iron Bottom Sound: https://pacificwrecks.com/provinces/solomons/guadalcanal/maps/map-iron-bottom-sound-shipwrecks.html

Naval History and Heritage Command: https://www.history.navy.mil/research/archives.html 

Marine Corps History Publications:

https://www.usmcu.edu/Outreach/Publishing/History-Division-Publications/Books-by-topic/WWII/

https://www.usmcu.edu/Outreach/Publishing/History-Division-Publications/Books-by-topic/

https://www.history.navy.mil/


For more information about this series, as well as links to all the other content, check out www.motheroftanks.com 

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01:16:54
March 04, 2023
After Kasserine Pass
Dr. William Nance joins me in this episode to talk about the "growing up" we had to do following the losses in Feb


You can find Bill's books here:

Sabers Through the Reich 

https://www.kentuckypress.com/9780813177533/sabers-through-the-reich/

Commanding Professionalism

https://www.kentuckypress.com/9780813198231/commanding-professionalism/


(or Amazon Associates Links for "Sabers Through the Reich" https://amzn.to/3ECi9xS and "Commanding Professionalism" https://amzn.to/3kuouop if anyone wishes to use them. For info on these, check out http://www.motheroftanks.com/ads-sponsors-and-affiliate-links/)

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01:03:12
February 26, 2023
The Tuskegee Airmen
Dr. Angela Riotto joins me to provide a good overview of the creation and challenges of the Tuskegee Airmen and whhttps://amzn.to/3SeZNsn  <-- Amazon Affiliate link)


Brotherhood in Combat: How African Americans Found Equality in Korea and Vietnam by Dr. Jeremy P. Maxwell https://www.oupress.com/9780806161150/brotherhood-in-combat/ (https://amzn.to/3YGzSMK   <-- Amazon Affiliate link)


For more information about this series, as well as links to all the content and other details, check out www.motheroftanks.com

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01:01:16
February 20, 2023
The German Offensive, Sidi Bou Zid, and...
In this episode I'm joined by Dr. Mark Calhoun, a military historian with the Jenny Craig Institute for the Study https://twitter.com/Mother_of_Tanks/status/1625539987763609612


Mark is also the author of the book General Leslie J. McNair: Unsung Architect of the US Army, a book which I used a lot in my first series, Building an American Army, back in 2021. You can find the book here https://kansaspress.ku.edu/9780700620708/ and here https://amzn.to/3IaGiwu (this one is an Amazon Affiliate link).


The earlier paper discussed is entitled "Defeat at Kasserine: American Armor Doctrine, Training, and Battle Command in Northwest Africa, World War II" and can be found here: https://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p4013coll2/id/31/rec/14


Recently Mark published this article for the WWII Museum, which, as discussed in this episode, demonstrates the changes in his analysis of the situation in Tunisia in February 1943 since the earlier paper, written in 2002: https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/kasserine-pass-german-offensive-american-victory


For more information about this series, as well as links to all the content and other details, check out www.motheroftanks.com

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00:56:42
February 17, 2023
The 442d Infantry Regiment: Japanese-Am...
Joining me is MAJ Benjamin Griffin, the Chief of the Military History Division at the US Military Academy (West Pohttps://www.usni.org/press/books/reagans-war-stories or here https://amzn.to/3JUqBfA (Amazon Affiliate Link)


For more information about this series, as well as links to all the content and other details, check out www.motheroftanks.com

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00:45:28
February 11, 2023
FDR, Churchill, and the Casablanca Conf...
In this first episode of the Why We Fight ~ 1943 podcast, Paul Sparrow joins me to talk about FDR, Churchill, and https://fdr.blogs.archives.gov/2017/01/10/the-casablanca-conference-unconditional-surrender/


For more information about this series, as well as links to all the content and other details, check out www.motheroftanks.com

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00:40:29
February 02, 2023
Why We Fight ~ 1943: Introduction
This is the Why We Fight ~ 1943 series podcast which features historians, experts, Army leaders, and other special

For more information about this series, as well as links to all the content and other details, check out www.motheroftanks.com 

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00:15:25
January 29, 2023