Episode 101-Miracle: The Boys Who Escaped the Gas Chambers at Auschwitz

Episode 101-Miracle: The Boys Who Escaped the Gas Chambers at Auschwitz

In this episode I spoke with Naftal Schiff about his book "Miracle: The Boys Who Escaped the Gas Chambers at Auschwitz". An unforgettable story of survival and resilience in the death camps of World War II. The Ernie Pyle WWII Museum is located in Dana Indiana! erniepyle.org

Episode 100- With Ray Boomhower and Dave Chrisinger

And with Host James Lott Jr and Doug Hess, we celebrate 100 episode of the podcast and talk about why Ernie Pyle is important! Thank you to our guests and the Ernie Pyle World War 2 Museum in Dana Indiana!

Episode 99- Ike and Winston

In this episode, I spoke with Jonathan W. Jordan about his "Ike and Winston: World War, Cold War, and An Extraordinary Friendship". One was the soldier-statesman who would become America’s thirty-fourth president. The other was the British icon who refused to surrender in democracy’s darkest hour.

Episode 98- G.I. Jive: A Dictionary of Words at War

In this episode I spoke with Paul Dickson about his book "G.I. Jive: A Dictionary of Words at War". The language of American World War II military service began to evolve with the first draftees of 1940. Their emerging vocabulary was irreverent, creative, and often obscene, influenced by the worlds of music, jazz, swing, jive, and the nation's fascination with occupational slang.

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!