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The Official National D-Day Memorial podcast with Host Dr. John C. McManus.

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The Official National D-Day Memorial podcast with Host Dr. John C. McManus.

    Angels Against the Sun Part 2 with James M. Fenelon

    Angels Against the Sun Part 2 with James M. Fenelon

    Someone Talked! is the official podcast of the National D-Day Memorial.
    Paratrooper-turned-historian James M. Fenelon re-joins our hosts to discuss the 11 th
    Airborne Division’s Pacific campaigns, narrated in his latest book Angels Against the
    Sun.

    English at birth and American by wartime, Charles Rippon returned to England to train
    but never made it home to Pennsylvania after D-Day. The story of his service is in our
    “We Salute You” segment.

    Explore the National D-Day Memorial, plan your visit, and learn about upcoming events
    at dday.org. This program was supported by a grant from Virginia Humanities. To learn
    more, visit VirginiaHumanities.org. Email the Someone Talked! team at
    podcast@dday.org.

    • 56 min
    Angels Against the Sun Part 1 with James M. Fenelon

    Angels Against the Sun Part 1 with James M. Fenelon

    Someone Talked! is the official podcast of the National D-Day Memorial.
    Four Hours of Fury author James M. Fenelon goes from Europe to the Pacific as he
    chronicles another lesser-known airborne unit in his latest book, Angels Against the
    Sun.

    In “We Salute You,” we honor the service of paratrooper Don Jakeway and tell you the
    story of his wristwatch, which became a silent witness to history not once, but three
    times.

    Explore the National D-Day Memorial, plan your visit, and learn about upcoming events
    at dday.org. This program was supported by a grant from Virginia Humanities. To learn
    more, visit VirginiaHumanities.org. Email the Someone Talked! team at
    podcast@dday.org.

    • 55 min
    The Women with Silver Wings Pt. 2 with Katherine Sharp Landdeck

    The Women with Silver Wings Pt. 2 with Katherine Sharp Landdeck

    Someone Talked! is the official podcast of the National D-Day Memorial.
    In this episode, historian Katherine Sharp Landdeck shares more profiles of World War
    II heroines of aviation, from among the 1,100 women who earned their silver wings as
    Women Airforce Service Pilots.

    Explore the National D-Day Memorial, plan your visit, and learn about upcoming events
    at dday.org. This program was supported by a grant from Virginia Humanities.
    To learn more, visit VirginiaHumanities.org. Email the Someone Talked! team at
    podcast@dday.org.

    • 54 min
    The Women with Silver Wings Pt. 1 with Katherine Sharp Landdeck

    The Women with Silver Wings Pt. 1 with Katherine Sharp Landdeck

    Someone Talked! is the official podcast of the National D-Day Memorial.
    Katherine Sharp Landdeck is an associate professor of history at Texas Woman's
    University, home of the WASP archives. She joins the podcast to discuss her book The
    Women with Silver Wings: The Inspiring True Story of the Woman Airforce Service
    Pilots of World War II.

    Explore the National D-Day Memorial, plan your visit, and learn about upcoming events
    at dday.org. This program was supported by a grant from Virginia Humanities. To learn
    more, visit VirginiaHumanities.org.

    Email the Someone Talked! team at
    podcast@dday.org.

    • 54 min
    Hymel Episode 2

    Hymel Episode 2

    Someone Talked! is the official podcast of the National D-Day Memorial.
    While profanity famously rolled off the general's tongue, his hand-written words tell us
    even more. Author Kevin Hymel is back with more of Patton uncensored.
    In “We Salute You,” after providing critical information, Lt. James L. Christopulos
    thought he was getting a citation from none other than Old Blood and Guts himself. Find
    out what he got instead.

    Explore the National D-Day Memorial, plan your visit, and learn about upcoming events
    at dday.org. This program was supported by a grant from Virginia Humanities.

    To learn more, visit VirginiaHumanities.org. Email the Someone Talked! team at
    podcast@dday.org.

    • 56 min
    Hymel Episode 1

    Hymel Episode 1

    Someone Talked! is the official podcast of the National D-Day Memorial.
    Wanna read Patton's diary? Author Kevin Hymel did. Hymel returns to Someone
    Talked! to discuss volume 2 of Patton's War: An American General's Combat
    Leadership.

    Hear the story of one of five known African Americans to die on D-Day, Abner Adams of
    the 4042 nd Quartermaster Truck Company, in our “We Salute You” segment.
    Explore the National D-Day Memorial, plan your visit, and learn about upcoming events
    at dday.org. This program was supported by a grant from Virginia Humanities.

    To learn more, visit VirginiaHumanities.org. Email the Someone Talked! team at
    podcast@dday.org.

    • 53 min

Customer Reviews

4.9 out of 5
14 Ratings

14 Ratings

BoilermakerDave ,

Fantastic World War II Podcast

A wonderful podcast featuring great historians with insightful perspectives. I really enjoy the varied historians and their thoughts on their subjects. Highly recommend listening to this podcast.

rdsnyder21 ,

Wonderful Podcast

Have enjoyed this podcast as a member of 29th Division Association it has hit home. Love Episode with Joe Balkoski.

DuskWinters ,

Great podcast! Off to a fascinating start!

Very interesting! Dr McManus paints a very vivid picture of some amazing people and their experiences. Looking forward to more episodes!

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