Gunter Nitsch grew up in that peculiar part of Europe now called Kaliningrad, a Russian exclave sandwiched between Poland and Lithuania. When Gunter was born in 1937, it was known as Königsberg, East Prussia, and Gunter’s father was a member of the Nazi Party. The end of the war meant Gunter and his family

Pete Mecca welcomes Tina Woods, whose mother was a WWII Red Cross volunteer and widow of a fighter ace lost in the Battle of Attu. Tina's book about her family's experiences, My War, is based on a remarkable collection of letters her mother wrote, giving a ground-eye of the war in England. Sponsored by Tobacco

Sandra Ortega made history on July 4, 1958, when she became the nation’s first African American woman directly commissioned as a U.S. Air Force officer. She earned a doctorate in sociology and served in a variety of positions that took her all over the world. As a civilian, Sandra served in the Federal Women’s

Author Rona Simmons joins us to discuss her new book, "A Gathering of Men," a moving tale drawn from life of members of the famous 100th Bomb Group of B-17s in World War II. Rona is also author of the important "The Other Veterans of World War II: Stories from Behind the Front Lines."

Okinawa was the last great battle of World War II, and joining us on Greatest Generation Live will be two veterans of that battle, Marines Jack Morrow and Neal McCallum. Also with us will be Marine Corps historian Laura Lacey, as well as author Al Dawson. Sponsored by Tobacco Free Adagio Health! Simulcast to Facebook

USAF veteran James Rosone is the Amazon Top 100 bestselling author of military thrillers, including the “Monroe Doctrine” and “World War III” series. He served in intelligence and interrogation during 2007 Iraq War troop surge. One of his bestsellers speculates on how WWIII could emerge from war in Ukraine. Sponsored by Tobacco Free Adagio Health!