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A podcast from The National WWII Museum analyzing how World War II has been depicted on film.

  1. 25/01/2024

    New Podcast: Making Masters of the Air

    Click HERE to follow the new podcast by The National WWII Museum: Making Masters of the Air. Masters of the Air is an Apple Original series from executive producers of Band of Brothers and The Pacific, streaming January 26 on Apple TV+. The series follows the men of the 100th Bomb Group (the "Bloody Hundredth") as they conduct perilous bombing raids over Nazi Germany and grapple with the frigid conditions, lack of oxygen and sheer terror of combat conducted at 25,000 feet in the air. Masters of the Air is based on the best-selling book by Donald Miller, and features a stellar cast led by Academy Award nominee Austin Butler, Callum Turner, Anthony Boyle, Nate Mann, Rafferty Law, Academy Award nominee Barry Keoghan, Josiah Cross, Branden Cook and Ncuti Gatwa. The Making Masters of the Air podcast by The National WWII Museum is co-hosted by Playtone's Kirk Saduski and Donald Miller, author of the book, Masters of the Air. Listen to the premiere episode featuring an interview with Executive Producer Tom Hanks on Friday, January 26. Masters of the Air is an Apple Original series from executive producers of Band of Brothers and The Pacific. Streaming on January 26 on Apple TV+

    23 sec
  2. Host Seth Paridon Says Goodbye to The National WWII Museum

    31/08/2020 ·  Video

    Host Seth Paridon Says Goodbye to The National WWII Museum

    After 15 years as a historian at The National WWII Museum, Seth Paridon has accepted a position as Deputy Director of the Mississippi Armed Forces Museum at Camp Shelby.

    3 min
  3. Minisode To Stalag 17

    13/04/2020 ·  Bonus

    Minisode To Stalag 17

    "Stalag 17" is known for its attention to detail, but in this minisode we expand on aspects of the barracks in which the film did not highlight. Tune in as we discuss life at Stalag 17-B from the eyes of a prisoner at war.

    13 min
  4. Stalag 17

    07/04/2020

    Stalag 17

    Adapted from a play by fellow prisoners of the camp, "Stalag 17" is dubbed as one of the most realistic portrayals of the American POW experience in Europe. Follow along as we delve into the details—set decorations, acts of deception, morale, and more—in this 1953 film.

    55 min
  5. Minisode To Flags of Our Fathers

    30/03/2020 ·  Bonus

    Minisode To Flags of Our Fathers

    The controversy of the flag raisers was more complex than an identity crisis, but did it matter to the US Marines who were fighting on Iwo Jima? Hear a firsthand account from Colonel Dave Severance of E Company, 28th Marines speak about the moment the second flag was raised.

    18 min
  6. Flags of Our Fathers

    23/03/2020

    Flags of Our Fathers

    The flag raisers on Iwo Jima helped the Seventh War Bond Drive raise $26 billion dollars for the United States in 1945. Our panelists break down "Flags of Our Fathers" and whether the film accurately portrays the drama behind the most popular photograph of World War II.

    57 min

  7. 16/03/2020 ·  Bonus

    Minisode To Guadalcanal Diary

    "You nearly starve to death on a troop ship. We were really happy to get off that thing, even if it meant we were going to be killed," said late US Marine, Dr. Sidney "Sid" Phillips. The fighting on Guadalcanal was just one purgatory of the first offensive in the Pacific.

    19 min
  8. Guadalcanal Diary

    09/03/2020

    Guadalcanal Diary

    In a film produced for the Home Front, "Guadalcanal Diary" was made to boost morale while capturing the hallmark of US Marine Corps history. Families back home got a glimpse of the Pacific theater, but were they being told the truth?

    52 min
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