This year's history series features expanded content including this companion podcast to explore select topics in-depth with a range of US Army Historians, as well as other historians, experts, and friends.
There is no set schedule at this time, if that changes I'll adjust the podcast details, but I am recording episodes up front and will edit and release as close as possible to the events in the series as they happened.
You can find the podcast by searching for "Why We Fight ~ 1943" wherever you listing to podcasts. The link above goes to the Apple Podcast location. It is also available on Amazon and Audible -- literally trying to make it as convenient to access as possible 🙂
The episodes are embedded below too.
The Twitter thread with maps from Steven Clay for the episode titled "Combat Action and the Impact of Terrain in Sicily in 1943" https://twitter.com/Mother_of_Tanks/status/1683146971098370049
In this episode, I'm joined by Archaeologist Kirk Freeman to talk about the Battle of Kiska, in the Aleutian Islan...
01:30:27
November 01, 2023
Night Battles in the Solomon Islands
Joining me in this episode is Naval Historian Trent Hone and we talk about the US Navy (and Allies) involved in ni...
00:59:32
October 23, 2023
Joining me in this episode is Jon Bernstein, US Army veteran and the Arms and Armor Curator at the National Museum...
00:50:52
October 22, 2023
Joining me again is Kater Miller, this time to talk about OPERATION TOENAILS, part of the New Georgia Campaign in ...
01:27:47
October 22, 2023
Marine Raiders in the Pacific
Joining me again is Kater Miller, USMC veteran and curator at the National Museum of the United States Marine Corp...
01:30:13
October 16, 2023
US Army History and Historians
In this episode, Dr. Erik Villard, Digital Historian for the US Army's Center of Military History, joins me to tal...
00:40:34
October 06, 2023
Patton's Leadership in Sicily 1943
Joining me in this episode is retired US Army Colonel John Antal, author of some of my favorite books and also app...
00:38:42
August 15, 2023
In this episode, Dr. Luke Truxal joins me again to talk Air Power in 1943 – this time we talk about Operation Ti...
01:45:59
August 06, 2023
In this episode Major Darren Johnson, an Active-Duty Infantry Officer teaching history at West Point, joins me aga...
00:45:06
July 27, 2023
The Thunderbird Division in Sicily
Joining me in this episode is Dr. Denise Neil, Executive Director of the Oklahoma National Guard Museum. Dr. Neil ...
00:56:07
July 24, 2023
US Army Transportation in 1943
In this episode, I'm joined by Matthew Fraas, the US Army Transportation Museum's Education Specialist, an...
01:04:46
July 22, 2023
Learning Organizations Under Fire
In this episode, on the 80th anniversary of the start of Operation Husky, Dr. John Curatola, US Marine Corps veter...
01:26:41
July 10, 2023
In this episode I am joined by Chloe Melas, granddaughter of Frank Murphy who is the author of "Luck of the Draw: ...
00:31:29
June 29, 2023
In this episode I am joined by Dr. Ryan Wadle, Associate Professor with the John B. Hattendorf Center for Maritime...
01:32:03
June 19, 2023
In this episode I'm joined by Dr. Eileen Bjorkman, retired US Air Force Colonel and author of the book The Fly Gir...
00:34:19
May 23, 2023
"Uniting Against the Reich"
Dr. Luke Truxal joins me to talk about American Airpower in 1943 and the impact of the Casablanca Conference (Janu...
02:25:40
April 20, 2023
Hitler's Luftwaffe in Poland
Trigger Warning: This episode discusses the Nazis and, although not graphic, we do talk about some of the violenc...
01:39:03
March 24, 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 veter...
01:16:54
March 04, 2023
Dr. William Nance joins me in this episode to talk about the "growing up" we had to do following the losses in Feb...
01:03:12
February 26, 2023
Dr. Angela Riotto joins me to provide a good overview of the creation and challenges of the Tuskegee Airmen and wh...
01:01:16
February 20, 2023
Why We Fight ~ 1943: Introduction
This is the Why We Fight ~ 1943 series podcast which features historians, experts, Army leaders, and other special...
00:15:25
January 29, 2023
