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The Father and Mother of All Explosions
The Commandos land on the far flanks of Dieppe. The attack at the Orange Beaches will see their initial objectives met, but men will be lost. As for …
2 years, 9 months ago
Interview w/Tom Holm about his book, Ira Hayes: The Akimel O'odham Warrior, WWII and the Price of Heroism
Professor Tom Holm discusses Ira Hayes, his time with the Marines, his fighting on Iwo Jima and Mt. Suribachi and his tragic life after the raising o…
2 years, 9 months ago
It Only Takes One Little Mistake
As the 200 plus ships of Operation Jubilee reach the French coast, a single event occurs, ruining all the plans of Combined Operations. Still, the Al…
2 years, 9 months ago
Churchill's Shell Game
A desperate Churchill green lights the raid on Dieppe. And though it has been scaled back to avoid entanglements with panzers, it is still complex an…
2 years, 9 months ago
Operation Rudder-Less
The Dieppe Raid planning continues as Churchill needs something to show the Americans and Soviets. The Canadians are tapped to assist the Commandos a…
2 years, 10 months ago
Kill Or Be Killed
With Lord Mountbatten in charge of Combined Operations, the plan to soften up the enemy’s coastline defenses is underway. But there is much to learn …
2 years, 10 months ago
Here Come the Commandos
In building up to Operation Sledgehammer, Mountbatten’s arrival is a whirlwind for Combined Operations. Their numbers will grow as will the number of…
2 years, 10 months ago
Operation Sledgehammer
Operation Pedestal would ensure that Malta stayed in the fight. But Stalin is not appeased. He wants a Second Front. So does Gen. George Marshall and…
2 years, 10 months ago
Operation Sledgehammer
Operation Pedestal would ensure that Malta stayed in the fight. But Stalin is not appeased. He wants a Second Front. So does Gen. George Marshall and…
2 years, 11 months ago
Pedestal: The Final Curtain
The final episode of Operation Pedestal. Through luck and determination and American engineering, the Ohio holds together long enough, to bring her i…
2 years, 11 months ago