EPISODE 5: What Does Author Robert Matzen Think of “Masters of the Air”? Robert Matzen is author of Mission: Jimmy Stewart and the Fight for Europe, a full account of the Hollywood star’s experiences and an 8th Air Force pilot and commander. In March 1941, a few months before the attack on Pearl Harbor,
Navy veteran and author Taylor Kiland to discuss her new book, Unwavering, which tells the story of how a group of military spouses battled the government to demand information about POWs and MIAs in the Vietnam War. The movement was led by Ann Mills-Griffiths, whose brother, Navy Lt. James Mills, had gone missing during
EPISODE 4: Robert Ehlers on Air Intelligence in the Air War Over Europe Glenn welcomes Dr. Robert Ehlers, who draws on his own experiences as an Air Force Intelligence officer in writing Targeting the Third Reich: Air Intelligence and the Allied Bombing Campaigns. Targeting the Third Reich examines the pivotal role of air intelligence
18-year-old Charles Person was the youngest Civil Rights Freedom Rider in 1961 and was one of the first 13 riders to encounter violence as his Trailways bus entered Alabama. Immediately after the Freedom Rides, Charles joined the Marine Corps, serving in Vietnam in 1965-1966 at Chu Lai south of Danang. Enrolling in Atlanta's Morehouse
Glenn welcomes WWII veteran John “Lucky” Luckadoo, who survived 25 missions as a B-17 co-pilot in the 100th Bomb Group, 8th Air Force in World War II. Joining Lucky is his bestselling author biographer Kevin Maurer to talk about the Air War and the “Bloody Hundredth.” P-51 pilot Joe Peterburs and P-47 pilot Ed
The Four Chaplains were four U.S. Army chaplains who sacrificed their lives to save others in the North Atlantic on February 3, 1942. This remarkable story of unity, courage, and selflessness exemplifies the highest ideals of human spirit. The chaplains came from different religious backgrounds, but their shared commitment to serving others transcended these
