We explore the oral histories of World War II veterans from interviews conducted by your hosts Tony Lupo and Ryan Fairfield. We play selected clips from these veteran interviews to explore their experiences in their own words with the hosts providing compelling commentary and historical context. Be ready to get some mud on your boots!
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From World War I to the Gulf War, this podcast discusses the facts, history, and breathtaking stories from battles, campaigns, and armed conflicts throughout the 20th Century. Hosted by Griffin, a US Navy veteran, and military history enthusiast.
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We discuss topics around ethnicities, ethnic conflicts, & minority politics around the world. Ethnic policy is an entity concerned with identity and ethnic related studies. Also, did you know that two-thirds of all armed conflicts include an ethnic component? Language laws where you come from are either designed to protect and/or promote an ethnic group? 82% of all independent states comprise two or more ethnic groups? Ethnic groups have the highest influence on independence referendums? Tun ...
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This podcast serves to connect student textbook readings to the curriculum and larger themes of AP World History.
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The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) enjoys vast deposits of precious minerals and metals. Diamonds are found in the south and center of the country and the land holds 80% of the world’s Coltan, needed in all our mobile phones. It should be one of the richest countries on Earth, but it is not. This Podcast explores why, from the very beginning. A new podcast will be released each Monday every two weeks, the website is https://www.thehistoryofthecongo.com Starting in prehistoric times, ...
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Marta Warner Tribute - Episode 2 of 4
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Send us a text Welcome to Episode 2 of the Marta Warner Tribute. In this episode, we learn of her family’s realization that citizens were being deported to camps and how the black market aided in survival after the war. Support the Show.Kirjoittanut Ryan Fairfield, Tony Lupo
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Subscriber-only episode Send us a text Welcome to the Marta Warner Tribute series. In this uncut series we revisit Marta in September 2023 to conduct a follow up interview. We learn more about her experience under the oppressive Nazi government, what it was like to go hungry and she discusses when she realized the concentration camps existed.…
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Marta Warner Tribute - Episode 1 of 4
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Send us a text Welcome to Episode 1 of the Marta Warner Tribute series. In this episode we discuss how her family endured the changes in German society, her opinion on Adolf Hitler and what it was like to be hungry and searching for potable water. Support the Show.Kirjoittanut Ryan Fairfield, Tony Lupo
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Author/Astronaut Jan Davis: “Air Born – Two Generations in Flight”, Episode 2 of 2, Series 45
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Send us a text Welcome to Episode 2 of the Jan Davis series. In episode 1 we met Jan Davis, retired astronaut who flew on 3 space shuttle missions and the daughter of Ben Smotherman who flew B-17’s in 1943 out of England. We learned about his experiences as a pilot early in the air war and also as a POW till wars end. Join us now as Jan talks about…
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Author/Astronaut Jan Davis: “Air Born – Two Generations in Flight”, Episode 1 of 2, Series 45
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Send us a text Author/Retired Astronaut Jan Davis discusses her book: “Air Born – Two generations in flight” about her WWII B-17 pilot father and the parallels with her career at NASA and her 3 space shuttle missions. In this episode, we met Jan Davis, retired astronaut who flew on 3 space shuttle missions and daughter of Ben Smotherman who flew B-…
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Subscriber-only episode Send us a text Welcome to the premium-subscriber, uncut Jan Davis series. In this series we meet Jan Davis, retired astronaut who flew on 3 space shuttle missions and daughter of Ben Smotherman who flew B-17’s in 1943 out of England. We will learn about his experiences as a pilot early in the air war and also as a POW till w…
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Jan Douma: Episode 4 of 4 ,Series 44 - Filips Douma, WW2, Netherland Police Officer, Dutch Resistance, Concentration Camp Survivor
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Send us a text In this series we explore the extensive research conducted by Jan Douma, son of Filips Douma who was a police officer during WW2 in NAZI-occupied Netherlands Jan provides a vivid account of what his father endured after he was apprehended helping the Dutch resistance in the summer of 1944 and sent to a series of concentration camps w…
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Jan Douma: Episode 3 of 4 ,Series 44 - Filips Douma, WW2, Netherland Police Officer, Dutch Resistance, Concentration Camp Survivor
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Send us a text In this series we explore the extensive research conducted by Jan Douma, son of Filips Douma who was a police officer during WW2 in NAZI-occupied Netherlands Jan provides a vivid account of what his father endured after he was apprehended helping the Dutch resistance in the summer of 1944 and sent to a series of concentration camps w…
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Jan Douma: Episode 2 of 4 ,Series 44 - Filips Douma, WW2, Netherland Police Officer, Dutch Resistance, Concentration Camp Survivor
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Send us a text In this series we explore the extensive research conducted by Jan Douma, son of Filips Douma who was a police officer during WW2 in NAZI-occupied Netherlands Jan provides a vivid account of what his father endured after he was apprehended helping the Dutch resistance in the summer of 1944 and sent to a series of concentration camps w…
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🔒 Jan Douma: ALL EPISODES, Series 44 - Filips Douma, WW2, Netherland Police Officer, Dutch Resistance, Concentration Camp Survivor
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Jan Douma: Episode 1 of 4 ,Series 44 - Filips Douma, WW2, Netherland Police Officer, Dutch Resistance, Concentration Camp Survivor
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Send us a Text Message. In this series we explore the extensive research conducted by Jan Douma, son of Filips Douma who was a police officer during WW2 in NAZI-occupied Netherlands Jan provides a vivid account of what his father endured after he was apprehended helping the Dutch resistance in the summer of 1944 and sent to a series of concentratio…
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AIR RAID EDITION: Interview w Nick Devaux/Lars McKie of The Logbook Project Podcast, SERIES 43 Episode 1 of 1
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Send us a text Welcome to another Air Raid Edition of the Warrior Next Door Podcast. This episode we feature Nick Devaux and Lars McKie of The Logbook Project Podcast as they discuss their unique effort to gain signatories of WWII veterans from around the world to Nick's fathers WWII RCAF Logbook. They have launched their accompanying podcast we di…
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Sammy Lee Davis: Episode 2 of 2, SERIES 42 - Vietnam War, Medal of Honor Recipient, Operation Cudgel
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Send us a text Join us as Sammy L. Davis shares his experiences as a soldier in Vietnam who would earn the Medal of Honor for his actions as a cannoneer during Operation Cudgel on November 18th, 1967. His accounts are captured vividly in his book "You Don't Lose 'Til You Quit Trying: Lessons on Adversity and Victory from a Vietnam Veteran and Medal…
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Sammy Lee Davis: Episode 1 of 2, SERIES 42 - Vietnam War, Medal of Honor Recipient, Operation Cudgel
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Send us a text Join us as Sammy L. Davis shares his experiences as a soldier in Vietnam who would earn the Medal of Honor for his actions as a cannoneer during Operation Cudgel on November 18th, 1967. His accounts are captured vividly in his book "You Don't Lose 'Til You Quit Trying: Lessons on Adversity and Victory from a Vietnam Veteran and Medal…
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🔒 Sammy Lee Davis: Episode ALL, SERIES 42 - Vietnam War, Medal of Honor Recipient, Operation Cudgel
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Subscriber-only episode Send us a text Join us as Sammy L. Davis shares his experiences as a soldier in Vietnam who would earn the Medal of Honor for his actions as a cannoneer during Operation Cudgel on November 18th, 1967. His accounts are captured vividly in his book "You Don't Lose 'Til You Quit Trying: Lessons on Adversity and Victory from a V…
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Jack Hamlin: Episode 4/4 SERIES 41, Rescue Flotilla 1, DDAY, OMAHA BEACH, USCG, WWII
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Send us a text Welcome to the final episode of the Jack Hamlin series. In this episode Jack describes his participation in the rescue of survivors from the sinking of the SS Leopoldville on Dec 24, 1944 which was stricken by a German sub. Then 2 nights later the same sub sank the HMS Capel where he also mustered for that rescue. Support the Show.…
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Jack Hamlin: Episode 3/4, SERIES 41, Rescue Flotilla 1, DDAY, OMAHA BEACH, USCG, WWII
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Send us a text Welcome to Episode 3 of the Jack Hamlin series. In this episode Jack describes the aftermath of the DDAY invasion as well as some post DDAY action he participated in from his Cutter #23. Support the Show.Kirjoittanut Ryan Fairfield, Tony Lupo
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Jack Hamlin: Episode 2/4, SERIES 41, Rescue Flotilla 1, DDAY, OMAHA BEACH, USCG, WWII
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Send us a text Welcome to Episode 2. In this episode Jack describes his training in England and the action he saw on DDAY off Omaha Beach, June 6, 1944 Support the Show.Kirjoittanut Ryan Fairfield, Tony Lupo
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Jack Hamlin: Episode 1/4 SERIES 41, Rescue Flotilla 1, DDAY, OMAHA BEACH, USCG, WWII
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Send us a text Welcome to Episode 1 of the Jack Hamlin series: the story of a young man from Springfield, Missouri who would serve as a rescue swimmer aboard USCG Cutter #23 just off Omaha Beach on DDAY. In this episode, we meet Jack as he tells us the circumstances that led to his enlistment in the US Coast Guard during WWII. Support the Show.…
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🔒 Jack Hamlin: PREMIUM SUBSCRIBER SERIES 41, Rescue Flotilla 1, DDAY, OMAHA BEACH, USCG, WWII
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Subscriber-only episode Send us a text Welcome to the full uncut premier of the Jack Hamlin series: the story of a WWII veteran who served in Rescue Flotilla One of the US Coast Guard. On DDAY, he was on Cutter #23 just 500 yards off Omaha Beach rescuing drowning soldiers from the cold waters of the English Channel.…
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How To Conduct a Veteran Interview - Episode 1 of 1; Series 40
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Send us a text Hello Everybody! We have been promising an episode about interviewing veterans for a while now. In fact we have had a few listeners request (remind) us that we promised this! Well here it is! In this entertaining episode we cover everything you will need to get started interviewing a veterans or someone interesting in your life. If y…
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Steven Bichler - Episode 4 of 4, Series 39: Iraq War, MiTTs Team, Air Force Communications Officer
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Send us a text Steve Bichler served with a military transition team (MiTTs) during the last year of US occupation as a communications officer in the US Air Force. During this time, Steve worked closely with Iraqi government officials and, by extension, interpreters from Iraq who signed up to help with the transition. One of these interpreters was A…
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Steven Bichler - Episode 3 of 4, Series 39: Iraq War, MiTTs Team, Air Force Communications Officer
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Send us a text Steve Bichler served with a military transition team (MiTTs) during the last year of US occupation as a communications officer in the US Air Force. During this time, Steve worked closely with Iraqi government officials and, by extension, interpreters from Iraq who signed up to help with the transition. One of these interpreters was A…
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Steven Bichler - Episode 2 of 4, Series 39: Iraq War, MiTTs Team, Air Force Communications Officer
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Send us a text Steve Bichler served with a military transition team (MiTTs) during the last year of US occupation as a communications officer in the US Air Force. During this time, Steve worked closely with Iraqi government officials and, by extension, interpreters from Iraq who signed up to help with the transition. One of these interpreters was A…
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🔒 Steven Bichler - PREMIUM SUBSCRIBER Series 39: Iraq War, MiTTs Team, Air Force Communications Officer
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Subscriber-only episode Send us a text Steve Bichler served with a military transition team (MiTTs) during the last year of US occupation as a communications officer in the US Air Force. During this time, Steve worked closely with Iraqi government officials and, by extension, interpreters from Iraq who signed up to help with the transition. One of …
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Steven Bichler - Episode 1 of 4, Series 39: Iraq War, MiTTs Team, Air Force Communications Officer
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Send us a Text Message. Steve Bichler served with a military transition team (MiTTs) during the last year of US occupation as a communications officer in the US Air Force. During this time, Steve worked closely with Iraqi government officials and, by extension, interpreters from Iraq who signed up to help with the transition. One of these interpret…
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John "Lucky" Luckadoo - Episode 3 of 3, Series 38, WWII B-17 Co-Pilot in the "Bloody" 100th Bomb Group
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Send us a text This series features an interview TWND conducted with Lucky Luckadoo, a B-17 co-pilot in the 100th BG, along with the author of his biography, Kevin Maurer, titled "Damn Lucky". This interview took place while Masters of the Air was being broadcast on Apple TV where Lucky was featured in the coda to Masters of the Air: The Bloody Hun…
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John "Lucky" Luckadoo - Episode 2 of 3, Series 38, WWII B-17 Co-Pilot in the "Bloody" 100th Bomb Group
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Send us a text This series features an interview TWND conducted with Lucky Luckadoo, a B-17 co-pilot in the 100th BG, along with the author of his biography, Kevin Maurer, titled "Damn Lucky". This interview took place while Masters of the Air was being broadcast on Apple TV where Lucky was featured in the coda to Masters of the Air: The Bloody Hun…
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This final episode discusses how the world experiences radical technological changes, especially in the way we communicate and consume information, every few years with effects that are constantly being understood bit by bit. We, as a global community, rely on both raw materials and finished products from individuals all over our planet. These tech…
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John "Lucky" Luckadoo - Episode 1 of 3, Series 38, WWII B-17 Co-Pilot in the "Bloody" 100th Bomb Group
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Send us a text This series features an interview TWND conducted with Lucky Luckadoo, a B-17 co-pilot in the 100th BG, along with the author of his biography, Kevin Maurer, titled "Damn Lucky". This interview took place while Masters of the Air was being broadcast on Apple TV where Lucky was featured in the coda to Masters of the Air: The Bloody Hun…
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🔒 John "Lucky" Luckadoo - WWII PREMIUM SERIES 38, WWII B-17 Co-Pilot in the "Bloody" 100th Bomb Group
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Subscriber-only episode Send us a text This series features an interview TWND conducted with Lucky Luckadoo, a B-17 co-pilot in the 100th BG, along with the author of his biography, Kevin Maurer, titled "Damn Lucky". This interview took place while Masters of the Air was being broadcast on Apple TV where Lucky was featured in the coda to Masters of…
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George Menkoff: Episode 3/3, SERIES 37, WWII Bomb Ordnance Officer, 385th Bomb Group, US Army Air Corps, ETO
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Send us a text Welcome to Episode 3, the final episode of the George Menkoff series: the story of a B-17 bomb ordnance officer stationed in Great Ashfield England as part of the 385th BG during WWII. We rejoin him in this episode as he tells us about the danger of arming the bombs mid-flight as well as the ever present danger of mid air collisions.…
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George Menkoff: Episode 2/3, SERIES 37, WWII Bomb Ordnance Officer, 385th Bomb Group, US Army Air Corps, ETO
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Send us a text Welcome to Episode 2 of the 3 part George Menkoff series: the story of a B-17 bomb ordnance officer stationed in Great Ashfield England as part of the 385th BG during WWII. In this episode we follow him to Great Ashfield England where he describes the daily routine of loading the bombs and ammunition on his B-17’s sometimes several t…
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This episode explains how by 1991, nations throughout Europe and Asia were rebuilt along very different lines of democratic capitalism or authoritarian communism. These ideologies created material advances to varying degrees of success. However, communism has done so at the cost of countless lives and personal freedoms while capitalism has set econ…
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George Menkoff: Episode 1/3 SERIES 37, WWII Bomb Ordnance Officer, 385th Bomb Group, US Army Air Corps, ETO
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Send us a text Welcome to the George Menkoff series: the story of a B-17 Bomb Ordinance officer of the 385th BG stationed in Great Ashfield England during WWII. In episode 1 we meet George Menkoff as he enters military service and trains as an ordnance officer literally all over the US. We also meet his son David Menkoff who is our guest co-host fo…
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🔒 George Menkoff: WWII, PREMIUM SERIES 37, Bomb Ordnance Officer, 385th Bomb Group, US Army Air Corps, ETO
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Subscriber-only episode Send us a Text Message. Welcome to the uncut George Menkoff series; the story of a B-17 Bomb Ordnance officer of the 385th Bomb Group of the 8th Air Force stationed in Great Ashfield, England during WWII. We follow Mr. Menkoff as he trains to work in arms and ordinance and would eventually be an Ordnance Officer loading B-17…
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AIR RAID EDITION! Leo Westerholm's Grand Daughter Reaches out to The Warrior Next Door!
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Send us a text TWND is honored to have the granddaughter of Leo Westerholm, Sarah Westerholm, as a guest on our podcast! For those new to our show, Leo was featured on TWND podcast in 2023. He was an 101st Airborne trooper who was captured on D-Day and suffered terribly in the POW camps. Sarah's google search to learn more about her grandfather bro…
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Our Conversation with Donald L. Miller - Author of Masters of the Air! Episode 4 of 4, Series 36
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Send us a text This series features clips from an interview we conducted with author Donald L. Miller. His book, Masters of the Air, has been made into a mini-series produced by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks and is being aired on Apple TV. This interview was conducted on Jan 17th, 2024, just a week before the series premiered! It covers a host of …
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Our Conversation with Donald L. Miller - Author of Masters of the Air! Episode 3 of 4, Series 36
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Send us a text This series features clips from an interview we conducted with author Donald L. Miller. His book, Masters of the Air, has been made into a mini-series produced by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks and is being aired on Apple TV. This interview was conducted on Jan 17th, 2024, just a week before the series premiered! It covers a host of …
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Our Conversation with Donald L. Miller - Author of Masters of the Air! Episode 2 of 4, Series 36
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Send us a text This series features clips from an interview we conducted with author Donald L. Miller. His book, Masters of the Air, has been made into a mini-series produced by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks and is being aired on Apple TV. This interview was conducted on Jan 17th, 2024, just a week before the series premiered! It covers a host of …
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In this episode you will learn how by 1945, European nation-states are left devastated after the First and Second World Wars, no longer able to maintain control over their far-flung empires, and relying on foreign support to help them rebuild. Political extremism has led to the approximate deaths of 75 million individuals as a result of World Wars …
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Our Conversation with Donald L. Miller - Author of Masters of the Air! Episode 1 of 4, Series 36
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Send us a text This series features clips from an interview we conducted with author Donald L. Miller. His book, Masters of the Air, has been made into a mini-series produced by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks and is being aired on Apple TV. This interview was conducted on Jan 17th, 2024, just a week before the series premiered! It covers a host of …
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🔒 Our Conversation with Donald L. Miller - Author of Masters of the Air! All Episodes, Series 36
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Subscriber-only episode Send us a text This series features clips from an interview we conducted with author Donald L. Miller. His book, Masters of the Air, has been made into a mini-series produced by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks and is being aired on Apple TV. This interview was conducted on Jan 17th, 2024, just a week before the series premier…
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Azeez Alrifaie aka "Simon": Series 35, Episode 4 of 4 - Iraqi interpreter for the US Armed Forces, Operation Desert Freedom, the "Surge
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Send us a text In this fourth and final installment, Azeez reflects on the chaos he and the Iraqi people faced when the US Forces pulled out of Iraq and whether is was worth it. He also details the two years of purgatory (and danger!) he endured in Iraq as he waited to get his green card, to becoming a US citizen. Support the Show.…
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Azeez Alrifaie aka "Simon": Series 35, Episode 3 of 4 - Iraqi interpreter for the US Armed Forces, Operation Desert Freedom and the "Surge
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Send us a text Azeez served as an Iraqi interpreter during Operation Iraqi Freedom during the "Surge" as sectarian strife erupted during the US occupation of Iraq after the overthrow of Saddam Hussein and the Baath party. In Episode 3, you'll hear what it was like for Azeez to be imbedded as an interpreter with a MiTT (e.g., Military Transition Tea…
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Azeez Alrifaie aka "Simon": Series 35, Episode 2 of 4 - Iraqi interpreter for the US Armed Forces, Operation Desert Freedom, the "Surge"
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Send us a text Azeez served as an Iraqi interpreter during Operation Iraqi Freedom during the "Surge" as sectarian strife erupted during the US occupation of Iraq after the overthrow of Saddam Hussein and the Baath party. In this episode, you'll hear Azeez talk about the tragedy his family endured due to sectarian violence and this path to becoming…
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🔒 Azeez Alrifaie aka "Simon": Series 35, ALL episodes - Iraqi interpreter for the US Armed Forces, Operation Desert Freedom, the "Surge"
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Subscriber-only episode Send us a text Azeez volunteered to assist the US Armed forces in Iraq as an interpreter during Operation Iraqi Freedom and the "Surge", when sectarian strife left Iraq in chaos. In this series, Azeez shares his account of having his father murdered by members of a local militia which led to Azeez becoming an interpreter whe…
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Azeez Alrifaie aka "Simon": Series 35, Episode 1 of 4 - Iraqi interpreter for the US Armed Forces, Operation Desert Freedom, the "Surge
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Send us a text Azeez served as an Iraqi interpreter during Operation Iraqi Freedom during the "Surge" as sectarian strife erupted during the US occupation of Iraq after the overthrow of Saddam Hussein and the Baath party. In this episode, Azeez shares what it was like growing up in southern Iraq as the war with Iran ended and a new war with the US …
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This episode will discuss how by 1900, China had been divided into Spheres of Influence after agreeing to several so-called “unequal treaties” with several European countries, the United States, and Japan. By that time, they were halfway through what they called their “century of humiliation.” India, once the leading global exporter of cotton texti…
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AIR RAID EDITION! Ray Harris Jr. has The Warrior Next Door on The History of WWII Podcast!
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Send us a text Here is bonus coverage from an interview we did with Ray Harris Jr. of The History of WWII Podcast, the most listened to WWII history podcast IN THE WORLD. Ray has had the co-hosts (Tony and Ryan) on his show for the past three years and we felt it was worth sharing with our audience. We also want to thank Ray for supporting our miss…
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