Ernie Pyle WWII Museum Podcast

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Doug Hess and James Lott Jr  tag team to share with you pieces of Ernie Pyle’s life from his humble beginning on an Indiana farm to becoming a Pulitzer Prize–winning American journalist and war correspondent who is best known for his stories about ordinary American soldiers during World War II.

  1. 2D AGO

    Episode 97- "Fighting Back: Stan Andrews and the Birth of the Israeli Air Force".

    In this episode I spoke with author Jeff Weiss about his book "Fighting Back: Stan Andrews and the Birth of the Israeli Air Force". Fighting Back is the story of Stan Andrews, an assimilated American Jew and World War II veteran who became one of the first fighter pilots in the history of the Israeli Air Force. The Ernie Pyle WWII Museum is located in Dana, Indiana!

    21 min

  2. MAY 5

    Episode 96- World War II Indiana Landmarks with Ron May

    In this episode I spoke with Ron May about his book "World War II Indiana Landmarks". World War II Indiana Landmarks features places throughout the state that played significant roles during World War II. Many of these locations memorialize those who fought as well as those who contributed to the war effort.

    21 min

  3. APR 21

    Episode 95-We Chose Resistance with Margie Bucheit

    In this episode I spoke with Margie Bucheit about her book "We Chose Resistance". We Chose Resistance takes readers into the heart of rural France during wartime, where a courageous and poorly armed volunteer "army" stubbornly defies the occupying enemy each day to win back France

    22 min

  4. APR 7

    Ep 94-The Confidante: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win WWII and shaped A Modern America

    In this episode, I spoke with author Christopher C. Gorham about his book "The Confidante: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win WWII and shaped A Modern America". For readers of A Woman of No Importance and Eleanor: A Life, the first-ever biography of Anna Marie Rosenberg, the Hungarian Jewish immigrant who became FDR’s closest advisor during World War II and whose influence on American history, from the New Deal to the Cold War and beyond, has never before been told. Ernie Pyle museum is located in Dana, IN!

    21 min

  5. MAR 24

    Episode 93- Ernie Pyle's Special Drink

    In this episode I spoke with David Chrisinger (author of The Soldier's Truth) about Ernie special drink simple called "44".  David explains the story behind the drink. Ernie Pyle Museum is located in Dana, IN!

    35 min

  6. MAR 10

    EP 92- Shot Down: The true story of pilot Howard Snyder and the crew of the B-17 Susan Ruth

    In this episode I spoke with Steve Snyder regarding his book "Shot Down: The true story of pilot Howard Snyder and the crew of the B-17 Susan Ruth". SHOT DOWN is set within the framework of World War II in Europe and recounts the dramatic experiences of each member of a ten man B-17 bomber crew after their plane, piloted by the author's father, was knocked out of the sky by German fighters over the French/Belgian border on February 8,1944. Ernie Pyle Museum is in Dana, IN!

    20 min

  7. FEB 24

    Episode 91- Out of Hitlers shadow with Tobias Straumann

    In this episode, I spoke with Tobias Straumann regarding his book "Out of Hitler's Shadow: Debt, Guilt and The Economic Miracle". Why were the United States and its Western Allies so lenient after the most atrocious war of all times? Out of Hitler's Shadow answers this question, and considers why the Allies concluded that imposing unrealistic financial conditions on a defeated country would do more harm than good. This is a short and a well written book.

    21 min

  8. FEB 3

    Episode 90-"The Navigators Letter" with Jan Cress Dondi

    In this episode I spoke with Jan Cress Dondi about her book "The Navigator's Letter: The True Story of Two WWII Airmen, a Doomed Mission, and the Woman Who Bound Them Together". The Navigator’s Letter brings to light one of the best untold and dangerous stories of World War II, chronicling a moving and heroic story of patriotic duty, familial bonds, brotherhood, and love.

    20 min
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Doug Hess and James Lott Jr  tag team to share with you pieces of Ernie Pyle’s life from his humble beginning on an Indiana farm to becoming a Pulitzer Prize–winning American journalist and war correspondent who is best known for his stories about ordinary American soldiers during World War II.

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