Category: Audio
Unknown Warriors – Podcaster Seeks to Change Minds & Bust Myths About WW1
“If you think you know about the First World War, this series will make you think again.” MICHAEL BAKER IS on a mission to change the way we think about the First World War. According to…
This Is My Fight Song – Seven National Anthems Inspired by Bloodshed, Battles and War
“America isn’t the only country with an official song that sprung from the pages of military history. Consider these.” FRANCIS SCOTT KEY wasn’t much of a songwriter. In fact, friends of the Baltimore-based barrister remembered…
‘The World Turned Upside Down’ – Did the British Really Play the Sardonic Melody During the Yorktown Surrender?
“Legend holds that the British fifes and drums played The World Turned Upside Down as the Redcoats marched out from behind their ramparts to stack their arms at Washington’s feet. But did it actually happen?”…
‘The War That Changed the World’ – America’s WW1 Centennial Commission Gears Up for a Summer of Commemorations
“World War One remains America’s forgotten war, even though more U.S. citizens gave their lives in it than in Korea and Vietnam combined.” ONE HUNDRED YEARS ago today, 4,000 soldiers of the U.S. Army’s 28th Infantry…
“Mind Shattering” – WW2 Vet Recalls Terrifying Din of Battle (LISTEN)
“That shrill sound is something I’ve never heard duplicated. It’s just mind-shattering.” BATTLEFIELDS are loud places – deafeningly loud. According to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, hearing damage is by far the most common…
‘Coming In Hot and Heavy’ – Glider Pilot Recalls Crash Landing a Platoon in France on D-Day (LISTEN)
“I set down doing about 85 or 90 mph on wet grass with no brakes and the hedgerows were coming up pretty damn fast.” OF THE 17,000 American airborne troops to touch down in Normandy on…
