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  1. Episode 608-Patton's Slapping Spree

    Gen. Patton is now a hero of the War Effort and the American people. But then his temper will limit his usefulness to the American cause. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://megaphone.fm/adchoices

  2. Episode 607-The Axis Escapes Sicily

    Gen. Patton will order a third amphibious end run, but by now Gen. Truscott’s 3rd division is traveling faster than ever. Meanwhile, being bold the Germans and Italians manage to evacuate most of their men from Sicily. Learn more about your

  3. Episode 606-Patton's Second End Run

    Patton orders a second end run and Bernard’s men end up trapped atop a height. Soon they are running out of ammunition and their phone lines are cut. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://megaphone.fm/adchoices

  4. Episode 605-Bruce Henderson Book Interview-Midnight Flyboys

    Bruce Henderson comes on to discuss the Bomber Crews that dropped secret agents and supplied to the French Resistance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://megaphone.fm/adchoices

  5. Episode 604-Patton's End Run

    The Germans at San Fratello are holding out, so Gen. Patton wants an amphibious landing behind them to trap the enemy. But. Lt. Col. Bernard’s men land in the wrong place. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://megaphone.fm/adchoic

  6. Episode 603-One Bloody Advance After Another

    American divisions are moving east, but soon the 45th and 1st need to be replaced. They are fatigued and some are committing act unbecoming a US Soldier. Meanwhile, Gen. Patton orders and amphibious end run to speed up the capture of Sicily

  7. Episode 602-Victory at Mt. Etna

    While the Big Red One pushing east just above the Canadians, the 45th Infantry Division moves east along the north coast road. Italian units are pushed aside, but then comes a line manned by Germans. Four US Army machine gunners were sacrif

  8. Episode 601-Operation Hardgate

    The Germans have a plan to stop the Allies from reaching Messina. Problem is, their plans end up in the hands of the Allies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://megaphone.fm/adchoices

  9. Episode 600-First Quebec Conference

    With Sicily about to fall, the Germans prepare to evacuate their troops, not so much the Italians. Meanwhile, the Allies discuss what comes next at the First Quebec Conference where someone leaves behind notes to Operation Overlord. Learn m

  10. Episode 599-Mussolini Leaves the Stage, For now

    Monty’s plan to swing left has failed. Now he wants Patton’s help who still does not trust the British. During this a slight British officer pulls off a miracle. Meanwhile the fighting on Sicily is felt in Rome as Mussolini is voted out of

  11. Episode 598-Monty Can't Keep His Promise

    Monty’s 8th Army can’t push on north to Catania, so he has other forces swing to the left. But this 3 prong attack fails as well. Ordering his men to go on the defensive, Monty calls in more troops from North Africa. Meanwhile, Patton is pl

  12. Episode 597-Blood on Primosole Bridge

    The Durham Light Infantry will lose hundreds of men so the Primosole Bridge can be held. This after the heavy losses of the 1st Parachute Brigade. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://megaphone.fm/adchoices

  13. Episode 596-The First Bridge Too Far

    One bridge down, one to go for Monty’s 8th Army. But friendly fire will disrupt Operation Fustian before it starts, leaving the British paratroopers trapped by Axis forces. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://megaphone.fm/adchoi

  14. Episode 595-3 Commando Bridge: The Fallen

    With Palermo taken by the Americans, we turn to Monty’s rush up north. But first bridges had to be secured. One bridge would cost many Allied lives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://megaphone.fm/adchoices

  15. Episode 594-The Truscott Trot

    Gen. Patton is free to go after Palermo, but only after telling his superior half truths. Meanwhile, Gen. Omar Bradley has to head north alone, taking on the Germans trying to retreat to Mt. Etna. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit htt

  16. Episode 593-Patton Plans His Revenge

    The invasion of Sicily goes well for the Allies. But soon Monty gets greedy, which slows down the offensive and upsets the Americans. Patton doesn’t scream unfair. Instead, he makes plans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://meg

  17. Episode 592-Friendly Fire Massacre

    The imperfect amphibious landings by the Allies is matched by the imperfect defense of the Axis forces on Sicily. With the Allies firmly onshore, the Axis change their defensive plans. But the American’s success is marred by a horrendous fr

  18. Episode 591-Jack El-Hai Interview: The Nazi and the Psychiatrist

    Writer Jack El-Hai's book is now a major motion picture staring Russel Crowe and Rami Malek. Hermann Goring is captured and questioned by Dr. Douglas M Kelley who discovers that what happened in 1930's Germany can happen anywhere. Learn mor

  19. Episode 590-The American Landings on Sicily

    The Americans come ashore at three locations. Suffering relatively few deaths from Axis hands, the weather and waves were a different story. Either way, elements of Gen. Patton’s 7th Army are on Sicily. Producer Credit-Kath Hach. Learn more

  20. Episode 589:The Return of Paddy Mayne

    In between the Allied air attacks and the invasion forces of Operation Husky, special forces come ashore. And one group is the SRS, formerly, David Sterling’s SAS, the Special Air Service. But now in charge is Maj. Paddy Mayne, The Irish Li

  21. Episode 588-Operation Ladbroke

    Before the main assault of Operation Husky, airborne troops need to take key positions. But the first night time glider operations will not go well. Hundreds die before the fighting can start. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https:/

  22. Episode 587: Operation Husky Could Have Been Huskier

    The planning for Operation Husky was anything but smooth and comprehensive. Everyone had a dog in this fight, but in the end, Monty won. Meanwhile, Mussolini is tempted to pull out of the war. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https:/

  23. Episode 586-Operation Corkscrew

    After the Allies decide that Sicily is the next target, first the smaller islands nearby have to be taken. Thus Operation Corkscrew begins. Meanwhile, there are those in Italy who are thinking, perhaps the time has come to talk to the Allie

  24. Episode 585-Kasserine Pass: Humiliating Defeat or Strategic Victory?

    The Battle at Kasserine Pass is remembered as an American failure. Perhaps, but not a defeat. The Allies still held the ground and had learned much about modern warfare. Which was the point of fighting in North Africa first. Learn more abou

  25. Episode 584-The Tunisian Thermopylae

    Bizerte and Tunis have surrendered, but several German and Italian armies are still hiding in Tunisia. The British make sure the enemy does not retreat within the Cap Bon Peninsula, while the Americans start to rebuild Bizerte. Learn more a

  26. Episode 583-We Are The Masters Of The North African Shore

    With the Americans and French in the north and the British in the south, the last holdouts of Axis forces in Tunisia are pushed against the wall of Tunisia. Yet American mistakes and British caution will cause a few more casualties before t

  27. Episode 582-Who Shall Have The Honor?

    The last battle of North Africa approaches. Problem is, everyone wants to command this battle. But the Germans aren't finished yet. Just 48 hours before Operation Strike starts, a shipment of ammunition and fuel reaches the various panzer d

  28. Episode 581-WWII Veteran Interviews from The Warrior Next Door Podcast

    Hosts Tony Lupo and Ryan Fairfield join me as share interview clips from two veterans. A young man who saw the atrocities first hand and a pilot who flew with Chuck Yeager. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://megaphone.fm/adchoi

  29. Episode 580-Battle of Hill 609

    The 2nd US Corps had its own large assignment, to drive east just under the northern coast. But Hill 609 dominates the area and German guns at its summit are targeting everything in reach, including Gen. Allen’s Big Red One. Alternate title

  30. Episode 579-Battle of Longstop Hill

    Before the last two port cities can be taken from the Axis, Longstop Hill has to be recovered. And here, the Germans are ready with heavy mortar teams and machine gun nests. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://megaphone.fm/adcho

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