Last year I was a guest on @motheroftanks.bsky.social 's podcast. You can find the full episode on the following sites: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t... www.audible.com/podcast/The-... open.spotify.com/episode/342P... #history

ICYMI #2: my thanks to @motheroftanks.bsky.social for the chance to talk about the lesser-known, weird, and unexplained foo fighter phenomenon in WWII: open.spotify.com/episode/1T0P... www.audible.com/pd/B0FC8RCFQ... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

I was so happy to be able to indulge my inner geek in this “Why We Fight” episode w/ @motheroftanks.bsky.social. WWII sightings of “foo fighters” were real; were really weird; & remain unexplained: open.spotify.com/episode/1T0P... www.audible.com/pd/B0FC8RCFQ... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

Your service matters. Your reasons for serving matter. Those who inspired, and shaped, and mentored you matter. Those who came before, those who paved the way, those who broke through barriers and glass ceilings, and those who fought to but were held back by the times — matter.

I have a whole episode on this actually… one of the earliest episodes from the 1943 series.

And I’d like to thank Bill Nance for another great episode, this time on Army Groups and higher echelon command in WWII, using Ninth Army under Simpson as an example. #WhyWeFight1944 #ArmyHistory #MilitaryHistory #WWII #Podcast

I’d like to thank Nate Jennings, Jason Boswell, and Tim Gilhool for helping provide some back history that builds deeper understanding and appreciation for the combat and logistical situations throughout 1944, and I’d like to thank Bill Nance for a great episode, this time on Army Groups & Command.

I’d like to thank @kdcampbell.bsky.social for another episode on wartime movies, this time focusing on Tunisian Victory and Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo, both released in 1944. In the 1943 series Ken also covered two movies and I will also include a link to that episode for those who missed it.

I’d also like to thank Myra Miller for sharing her experience researching her father’s WWII service, and how that led to her work as a historian and founder of Footsteps Researchers. Links in the comments below or search for “Why We Fight ~ 1944” on whichever podcast streaming platform you use.

I'd like to thank Paul Sparrow, John McManus, and Mitch Yockelson for these episodes on leadership and relationship dynamics including FDR and MacArthur, Churchill and Eisenhower, and discussion of the American Experience in World War II. @paulsparrowfdr.bsky.social @johncmcmanus.bsky.social

Without downloading any new pictures, where are you at mentally?

No cheating. Your last saved celebrity pic is your therapist.

Wanna hear about how disorganized Allied joint propaganda efforts were, 1970s cereal commercials, and how John Huston would be totally canceled today? No? Too bad- listen to the latest episode of the Why We Fight 1944 podcast & learn you some stuff. Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

Just going to put this here for a sec… Canceling classes and changing curricula doesn’t erase history and facts. I will continue to hold onto and share these stories and more.

Let’s change it up a bit! In this episode of the @cimsec.bsky.social Sea Control Podcast, I got to talk with @briankerg.bsky.social about my #WhyWeFight series and my takes on how and why this history is important. (Also, Pixel has an unscripted cameo.)

I had a blast hosting the legendary @motheroftanks.bsky.social on the @cimsec.bsky.social 'Sea Control' podcast! She discusses her one-of-a-kind series, 'Why We Fight', which covers all things #WW2 - including #naval and #amphibious operations. Check it out! open.spotify.com/episode/7o4G...

This was a really interesting episode that touches on a concept near and dear to yours truly — the value of military history for the modern force. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

@motheroftanks.bsky.social and @briankerg.bsky.social continue to be the best example of mutual support between soldiers and Marines!

I'd like to thank Trent Hone for helping fill the Navy History gap in this series. This episode includes more on Admiral Nimitz and leadership challenges in the Pacific Theater through 1944 with connections to Operation Flintlock and Battle of Saipan, and a few upcoming episodes. @honer.bsky.social

I'd like to thank @briankerg.bsky.social for another great episode, this time talking about the Battle of Saipan and some leadership challenges the US Army & US Marine Corps faced in the Pacific in 1944. #WhyWeFight1944 #ArmyHistory #USMCHistory #NavyHistory #MilitaryHistory #WWII #Podcast

I have had a lot of great experiences recording but this was one of my favorite sessions to do. First, @motheroftanks.bsky.social and Grant Harward are awesome! I also personally love studying and talking this lesser known but very large offensive.

Did anyone ask for 2+ hours on the air war over Romania in 1944? No? Here it is anyway! We cover American, Romanian, British, German, & Soviet sides, integrate how ground combat influenced the air campaign (& vice versa), & more. Thanks @motheroftanks.bsky.social for hosting Luke & me!

I’d like to thank Dr. Grant Harward and Dr. @luketruxal.bsky.social for this two-part episode on Allied raids against Romania, in particular the Jassy-Kishinev offensives. #WhyWeFight1944 #ArmyHistory #Romania #MilitaryHistory #WWII #Podcast Links to both episodes are in the comments below.

I’d like to thank COL Giorgio Pizzani for reaching out and joining me to begin including the story of the Brazilian Expeditionary Force (FEB) in the series. And also a special thanks to Doug Schmidt and the 10th Mountain Division Museum for putting us in touch. #WhyWeFight1944 #MilitaryHistory

Coquito is far superior to eggnog. ✋🏻😂 I will not be taking questions at this time.

It’s hard to get the colors right with the European food coloring options that I’ve found (so far) but I still think they’re pretty 👩🏻‍🍳 I also thought I had dark chocolate but I only had milk chocolate on hand so that’s what I used. Regardless — I love these, so I made some.

Excellent! A little less “flick” of the pen and they’ll be straight.

Sharing from the #WhyWeFight1943 series — (I’ll include links below) @briankerg.bsky.social worked hard on this story as a student with SAW and then repurposed and contributed it (somewhat unexpectedly) to the Sicily part of my 1943 series last year.

Me — looking for a cozy 🎄 movie to enjoy while I work on a few things this afternoon. Netflix — how about a movie about a retired Army Officer turned Mil History Professor who answers a forum post & helps an antique shop owner find a WWII soldier’s family in order to return a letter to them?

I’d like to thank Lt. Col. Christopher Evans for taking the time (while PCSing no less!) to talk to me about his SAMS monograph on Military Police in WWII, and also about his work involving Future Force Structure. While that discussion is focused on the MP Branch, it is applicable to all.

I’d like to thank Kevin Hymel for returning to continue Patton’s war story with this episode that covers from the Knutsford incident to Third Army arriving on the Continent. #WhyWeFight1944 #ArmyHistory #DDay80 #MilitaryHistory #WWII #Podcast Link in the comments below…

Can y'all help boost my Christmas novella? Reach is drastically reduced without pay to play on FB ads. preview.mailerlite.com/z9j1x8w1k8/2... #romancelandia #booksky #milsky

I’d like to thank Steve Snyder for this episode about his dad, Howard Snyder, who was shot down in early 1944 and had to survive for seven months with the help of Resistance members in Belgium and France until he could get back with American forces. Link in the comments below…

Pick a movie, keep one actor. The rest are Muppets. The Bone Collector. Keep Denzel Washington.

Had to try it too…

I’d like to thank Dr. @katelemay.bsky.social for this episode on some of the unique wartime experiences of Normans caring for the dead and some who risked their lives and safety to care for the living as they sheltered stranded aircrew members until they could get back with the American forces.

This talk combines very well with the talk I did earlier this year for the same podcast: creators.spotify.com/pod/show/mot...

And I’d like to thank Dr. @czin.bsky.social for helping add depth to the French story with this episode talking about Charles de Gaulle and the French Resistance. Link in the comments below or search for “Why We Fight ~ 1944” on whichever podcast streaming platform you use.

I’d also like to thank Greg Fontenot, retired US Army Colonel, author of No Sacrifice Too Great: The 1st Infantry Division in World War II, and regular contributor to the series. Links in the comments below or search for “Why We Fight ~ 1944” on whichever podcast streaming platform you use.

I’d like to thank MAJ Jonathan Curran for contributing this episode on the Battle of Cherbourg in June 1944 following the successful landings at Normandy. #MilitaryHistory Link in the comments below or search for “Why We Fight ~ 1944” on whichever podcast streaming platform you use.

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Drafted and revised 2000 words on this important report today. 124 years on, it still has the juice. “Our fleets cannot have sufficient cohesion in war operations unless the body of commanding officers as a whole has a common conception of war and is uniformly indoctrinated.”

A thread 🧵on the wartime film "A Welcome to Britain" produced to mitigate some of the tensions in Anglo-American relations. My interest focuses on the section dealing with race and U.S. forces in Britain at the 25.15-29.15 minute point. Four minutes to cover a big subject #FriendlyInvasion #WW2

I understand this sentiment, but I think telling women to leave the service is bad advice. If the incoming administration opts to hinder progress, it makes no sense to just leave. You won’t gain anything on defense, but defense is necessary for holding ground already controlled.

I’d like to thank Dr. Sanders Marble for returning to continue the story of Army Medicine at war. In this episode, Dr. Marble talks about the Army Doctors, Surgeons, Nurses, and Medics at Normandy and some of the challenges they dealt with that were different from Italy, Sicily, and North Africa.

I'm particularly proud of this one, my first publication with Naval History magazine, where I discuss the tail end of the WW2 Sicily campaign and the Axis withdrawal across the Messina Strait: www.usni.org/magazines/na...

I am so far behind! But let me thank Dr. Frank Blazich, Cdr. Gary Thomas (USCG ret.), and Dr. Ryan Wadle for these episodes on the Mulberries and Rhinos at Normandy, the Coast Guard’s extensive contributions to the war effort including USCG at D-Day, and the US Navy through Operation Neptune.

Ok fine. I’m here too.

Come for the history of a groundbreaking unit with with @bengriffin06.bsky.social @motheroftanks.bsky.social and yours truly. Stay for Pixel wanting to be picked up. open.spotify.com/episode/3G9K...