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In this episode, Troy Lewis returns to share the story of the Battle of Noemfoor, with Operation Cyclone involving the 158th Regimental Combat Team of the Arizona Army National Guard, and Operation Table Tennis involving the 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment, which belongs to the 173rd Airborne Brigade, based at Vicenza, Italy today. The Battle of Noemfoor Island is one of the Virtual Staff Rides offered by the Army's Staff Ride Team, located at Army University Press within the Combat Studies Institute.
Links
Noemfoor Virtual Staff Ride – Army University Press CombatStudies Institute Staff Ride Team (https://www.armyupress.army.mil/Staff-Rides/Virtual-Staff-Ride/Noemfoor-VSR/)
Staff Ride Walk Book: Battle of Noemfoor Island, 2 JUL – 31 AUG 1944 (https://www.armyupress.army.mil/Portals/7/educational-services/staff-rides/VSR/Noemfoor-VSR/2.%20Noemfoor%20Instructor%20Notes%20(Exportable)%20-%2028%20August%202024.pdf)
US Army in World War II, The War in the Pacific (GreenBooks)
The Approach to the Philippines by Robert Ross Smith
Chapter 17: Operations on Noemfoor Island
(https://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USA/USA-P-Approach/USA-P-Approach-17.html)
Multi-Domain Battle in the Southwest Pacific Theater of World War II by Christopher M. Rein (https://www.armyupress.army.mil/Portals/7/combat-studies-institute/csi-books/multi-domain-battle-in-the-southwest-pacific-theater-of-world-war-II.pdf)
US Army Center of Military History – New Guinea 24 JAN 1943 – 31 DEC 1944 by Edward J. Drea (https://history.army.mil/Portals/143/Images/Publications/Publication%20By%20Title%20Images/C%20Img/campaigns-wwii/pdf/24.pdf)
Noemfoor Island, Dutch New Guinea – Australian War Memorial (https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/OG1237)
Mother of Tanks website (http://www.motheroftanks.com/podcast/)
Bonus Content (https://www.patreon.com/c/motheroftanks)
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Returning to talk US Army Air Force Fighters in Europe is Dr. Graham Cross, senior lecturer in American History at the Manchester Metropolitan University. If you missed the 1943 episode on US AAF Fighters, I will link it below, but Graham does include a bit of recap here and there when the comparison between 1943 and 1944 is necessary to understand the bigger picture.
Links
Fighters Over Europe: Attritional Warfare and the Americanization of the Air War in 1943
Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fighters-over-europe-attritional-warfare-and/id1558636084?i=1000637292734 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/episode/1Oky2TII3Szr5sJ5fP3X2f?si=wvE1-_znQMSUBE7WUxtz-wThe Wings of Democracy: The Influence of Air Power on the Roosevelt Administration 1933-1941 by Jeffery S. Underwood (https://www.amazon.com/Wings-Democracy-Administration-Williams-Ford-University/dp/0890963886/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3536RMETOY5RU&keywords=the+wings+of+democracy&qid=1701545518&sprefix=the+wings+of+democracy%2Caps%2C492&sr=8-1)
Global Mission by Henry Harley "Hap" Arnold (https://www.amazon.com/Global-Mission-Military-Classics-Harley/dp/0830640045/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1701545606&sr=8-2)
Uniting Against the Reich: The American Air War in Europe (https://www.amazon.com/Uniting-against-Reich-American-Aviation-ebook/dp/B0BNWH7VM9/ref=sr_1_1?crid=12FBIQVTQCTSX&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.S2vfDtzRETrY7_DXeR4l9Q.wlqWbxFgY8IKQ5S67P0tSFcEcB63_HxVlPltYXibkj4&dib_tag=se&keywords=luke+truxal&qid=1745770194&sprefix=luke+truxal%2Caps%2C448&sr=8-1)
Mother of Tanks website (http://www.motheroftanks.com/podcast/)
Bonus Content (https://www.patreon.com/c/motheroftanks)
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Returning to continue the story of Bougainville from the 1943 series is Troy Lewis, US Army veteran and part of the Army University Press Combat Studies Institute Staff Ride Team. Troy picks up with a brief recap from the previous episode and takes us through the end of the fighting to when the island is handed off to the Australians.
Links
Operation Cherryblossom & The US Army at Bougainville in 1943
(Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/episode/78tcDYYqfqBqUHjP3tEHQy)
(Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/operation-cherryblossom-the-us-army-at-bougainville-1943/id1558636084?i=1000642074493)
Staff Ride Walk Book: Japanese Counterattacks on Bougainville Island, 8-25 MAR 1944
(https://www.armyupress.army.mil/Portals/7/educational-services/staff-rides/VSR/Bougainville/Bougainville%20Instructor%20Notes%20(Exportable)%20-%2025%20August%202023.pdf)
CSI Staff Ride Team - Bougainville: Defending the Lodgment, Virtual Staff Ride
(https://www.armyupress.army.mil/Staff-Rides/Virtual-Staff-Ride/Bougainville-VSR/)
US Army CMH - Northern Solomons
(https://history.army.mil/Portals/143/Images/Publications/Publication%20By%20Title%20Images/C%20Img/campaigns-wwii/pdf/28.pdf)
Mother of Tanks website (http://www.motheroftanks.com/podcast/)
Bonus Content (https://www.patreon.com/c/motheroftanks)
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Joining me in this episode are Dr. Chris Carey and returning guest Tim Gilhool to talk about the Red Ball Express. Both Chris and Tim worked on the Army University Press film covering the Red Ball Express, and Tim is a retired Logistics Officer who currently serves as the Command Historian for CASCOM - the US Army's Combined Arms Support Command.
Links
The Red Ball Express: Past Lessons for Future Wars byChristopher Carey, PhD
(https://www.armyupress.army.mil/Journals/Military-Review/English-Edition-Archives/March-April-2021/Carey-Red-Ball-Express/)
France ’44: Combat Success & The Red Ball Express – ArmyUniversity Press
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6WCFwUrKrA)
“Keep ‘em Rolling” African American Participation in the RedBall Express by Edna Freene Medfor and Michael Frazier
(https://transportation.army.mil/history/studies/red_ball_express.html)
Red Ball Express: The Road to Victory
(https://www.fdmuseum.org/collection/online-exhibits/red-ball-express/)
Mother of Tanks website (http://www.motheroftanks.com/podcast/)
Bonus Content (https://www.patreon.com/c/motheroftanks)
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Dr. John McManus returns to continue the story of the US 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, which enters the fighting in France through the south during Operation Dragoon. This is one of the many stories included in Dr. McManus's book American Courage, American Carnage, which is linked below.
Links
American Courage, American Carnage: The 7th Infantry Regiment's Combat Experience, 1812 Through World War II by John C. McManus (https://www.amazon.com/American-Courage-Carnage-Chronicles-Experience/dp/0765320126)
Mother of Tanks website (http://www.motheroftanks.com/podcast/)
Bonus Content (https://www.patreon.com/c/motheroftanks)
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Dr. David Murphy joins me to talk about some of the many details of Operation Dragoon, the invasion of Southern France following the invasion of Normandy. Often ignored or overlooked because it was overshadowed by the Normandy Invasion, but it is still an important part of this story and it ties in with the next episode which covers the US 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division in Southern France.
Links
Operation Dragoon: The Invasion of Southern France, 15 August 1944 (https://www.history.navy.mil/browse-by-topic/wars-conflicts-and-operations/world-war-ii/1944/operation-dragoon.html)
First to the Rhine: The 6th Army Group in World War II by Harry Yeide and Mark Stout
(https://www.amazon.com/-/es/First-Rhine-Army-Group-World/dp/0760331464)
Mother of Tanks website (http://www.motheroftanks.com/podcast/)
Bonus Content (https://www.patreon.com/c/motheroftanks)
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In this episode, retired US Army Lieutenant Colonel Mark Reardon joins me to talk about Operation Lüttich, one of two counteroffensives the Germans launched following the Allied invasion at Normandy in the summer of 1944; the second being the Battle of the Bulge. Mark provides significant detail from his book, Victory at Mortain: Stopping Hitler's Panzer Counteroffensive, which I will link to below, and he also adds some additional insight he has gained since publishing the book.
Links
Victory at Mortain: Stopping Hitler's Panzer Counteroffensive by Mark Reardon
(https://www.amazon.com/Victory-Mortain-Stopping-Hitlers-Counteroffensive/dp/0700612955)
Mother of Tanks website (http://www.motheroftanks.com/podcast/)
Bonus Content (https://www.patreon.com/c/motheroftanks)
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In this episode, Dr. Robert Lyman joins me to talk about India, the Indian Army, and the Second World War, which is an important topic that has largely been missing from this series except for a few episodes I mention at the start of this episode and will link to below. Those three episode are with guest Christopher Kolakowski, the Director of the Wisconsin Veterans Museum, who contributed stories about the Chindits, Merrill's Marauders, and the Battles of Imphal and Kohima.
Links
Dr. Robert Lyman (https://robertlyman.com/about/)
Merrill's Marauders (https://open.spotify.com/episode/3CDZBHcffpQgzoLlTI7ZAJ?si=_HxstZfARMq7NEeojy5STQ)
The Chindits & Operation THURSDAY: Long-Range Penetration Groups in the C-B-I Theater (https://open.spotify.com/episode/4aPf5yOJCvsxbqLdbnE35Z?si=aXOgA4eOTba_Byod0zpk4Q)
The Battles of Imphal & Kohima (https://open.spotify.com/episode/2QI6dJyTbp4Pdp8zZAiNKM?si=rKgzezw5RWy_2POUOg6yvg)
A War of Empires: Japan, India, Burma & Britain 1941-45 by Robert Lyman
(Amazon)
Victory to Defeat: The British Army 1918-1940 by Richard Dannatt & Robert Lyman
(Amazon)
Japan's Last Bid for Victory: The Invasion of India 1944 by Robert Lyman
(Amazon)
Slim, Master of War: Burma and the Birth of Modern Warfare by Robert Lyman
(Amazon)
Nations in the Balance: The India-Burma Campaign DEC 1943 - AUG 1944 by Christopher Kolakowsi
(Amazon)
Mother of Tanks website (http://www.motheroftanks.com/podcast/)
Bonus Content (https://www.patreon.com/c/motheroftanks)
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Retired US Army Sergeant Major Mike Vining joins me in this episode to talk about the history of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Branch and Bomb Disposal during World War II. He also talks with me about his 30 year Army career in both EOD and Delta Force and some of his accomplishments as an EOD historian.
Links
EOD Warrior Foundation (https://eodwarriorfoundation.org/)
Retired Sergeant Major Paved Way for EOD Technicians in Elite Special Forces Unit (https://www.army.mil/article/263293/retired_sergeant_major_paved_way_for_eod_technicians_in_elite_special_forces_unit)
It's A Blast! Podcast -- SGM Mike Vining: From EOD to Military Legend (https://youtu.be/5bJ30HryCEQ?si=HWur_JsXAJSn4qt3)
Troop Support Supports EOD Mission as National Observance Nears -- National Explosive Ordnance Disposal Day is the first Saturday in May (DLA Article)
Mother of Tanks website (http://www.motheroftanks.com/podcast/)
Bonus Content (https://www.patreon.com/c/motheroftanks)
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Dr. Bill Nance returns to talk about LTG William Simpson, the US Ninth Army, and how average but doctrinally-proficient leaders made things happen. Not everyone needs to be a Patton. This includes a look at Army Groups and those higher echelon levels of command, command relationships, and intricate coordination to ensure the US forces were able to fight effectively.
Links
Commanding Professionalism: Simpson, Moore, and the Ninth US Army by Dr. William S. Nance (Amazon)
Sabers Through the Reich: World War II Corps Cavalry from Normandy to the Elbe by Dr. William S. Nance and Dr. Robert M. Citino (Amazon)
Mother of Tanks website (http://www.motheroftanks.com/podcast/)
Bonus Content (https://www.patreon.com/c/motheroftanks)
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Retired US Army Lieutenant Colonel and current Command Historian for the United States Army Combined Arms Support Command (CASCOM) Tim Gilhool joins me to talk about the "Arsenal of Democracy" which made it possible for the United States to keep the Allies in the fight against the Nazis and Axis forces around the world, while simultaneously arming and equipping a massive American military force that helped fight and win the Second World War.
Links
The Army Green Books (https://www.history.army.mil/html/bookshelves/collect/usaww2.html)
The Blue Books
(https://www.afhistory.af.mil/FAQs/Fact-Sheets/Article/458967/the-u-s-army-air-forces-in-world-war-ii/)
Mother of Tanks website (http://www.motheroftanks.com/podcast/)
Bonus Content (https://www.patreon.com/c/motheroftanks)
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In this episode, I'm joined by MAJ Jason Boswell to discuss Armor Doctrine development that will ultimately impact how the US Army's Armored Forces conduct themselves and their operations in 1944. This includes talk of the Interwar Period, between the First and Second World Wars, and the late 1930s through 1941, with talk of the 1941 GHQ Maneuvers which were the main event in the beginning of this series - before it was Why We Fight, the first year was called Building an American Army.
Links
From Horses to Horsepower: The Mechanization and Demise of the US Cavalry, 1916-1950 by Alexander Bielakowski
(Amazon)
Mobility, Shock, Firepower: The Emergence of the US Army's Armor Branch, 1917-1945 by Robert S. Cameron
(https://www.history.army.mil/html/books/Mobility_Shock_and_Firepower/CMH_30-23-1.pdf)
The US Army GHQ Maneuvers of 1941 by Christopher Gable
(https://www.history.army.mil/html/books/070/70-41-1/CMH_Pub_70-41-1.pdf)
In the Presence of Soldiers: The 2nd Army Maneuvers & Other World War II Activity in Tennessee by Woody Cillin
(Amazon)
General Lesley J. McNair: Unsung Architect of the US Army by Dr. Mark Calhoun
(Amazon)
The Rise of the G.I. Army, 1940-1941: The Forgotten Story of How America Forged a Powerful Army Before Pearl Harbor by Paul Dickson
(Amazon)
Monschau's Lucky 38 by Jason Boswell
(Amazon)
Mother of Tanks website (http://www.motheroftanks.com/podcast/)
Bonus Content (https://www.patreon.com/c/motheroftanks)
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In this episode, LTC Nathan Jennings joins me to talk about some of the important lessons in land warfare that were taken from the Battle of France in 1940 and how those lessons come into play by 1944.
Links
Maneuver and Breakthrough in 1940 France: Insights for the US Army and the Russo-Ukrainian War by LTC Nathan A. Jennings, PhD
(https://www.ausa.org/publications/maneuver-and-breakthrough-1940-france-insights-us-army-and-russo-ukrainian-war)
Association of the United States Army - Land Warfare Papers
(https://www.ausa.org/land-warfare-papers)
Fighting by Minutes: Time and the Art of War by Robert R. Leonhard(https://www.amazon.com/Fighting-Minutes-Time-Art-War/dp/1974585530/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=)
Mother of Tanks website (http://www.motheroftanks.com/podcast/)
Bonus Content (https://www.patreon.com/c/motheroftanks)
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Joining me in this episode is Ken Campbell. Ken has a background in history and works in education. Last year he contributed to the 1943 series with a similar episode discussing two movies that were released in 1943 - This is the Army and Destination Tokyo. For the 1944 series, Ken chose Tunisian Victory and 30 Seconds Over Tokyo.
Links
Why We Fight ~ 1943 Episode 63: Hollywood and the American War Effort in 1943 (Apple Podcasts) (Spotify)
Mother of Tanks website (http://www.motheroftanks.com/podcast/)
Bonus Content (https://www.patreon.com/c/motheroftanks)
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This episode turned out slightly different than expected but it's a great one! Dr. Myra Miller joins me to share the story of how learning about her father's experience in World War II literally changed her life and her family's connection to this history. Dr. Miller has done some incredible work to make the history of the 83rd Infantry more accessible, as well as other work with documentaries and publications.
Links
Footsteps Researchers (https://www.footstepsresearchers.com/founders)
Solder Stories Vol. I (Amazon)
Soldier Stories Vol. II (Amazon)
Myron H. Miller (https://db.83rdinfdivdocs.org/share/a5fad8b8-5c5d-48ba-9082-0bacfec00994)
Morning Reports (https://83rdinfdivdocs.org/docs/morning-reports)
83rd Infantry Division After Action Reports (https://83rdinfdivdocs.org/units/83rd-id)
83rd Infantry Division Newspapers (https://83rdinfdivdocs.org/docs/newspapers)
KINGSIZE | Lost WWII B-24 Bomber Identified After 78 Years
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaGQRsNuZ-c)
SNAFO DOCS (https://www.youtube.com/SNAFUDOCS)
Reveille (https://www.reveillefilm.com/about)
Mother of Tanks website (http://www.motheroftanks.com/podcast/)
Bonus Content (https://www.patreon.com/c/motheroftanks)
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In this episode, Dr. Mitchell Yockelson joins me to talk about the history between American General Dwight D. Eisenhower and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and how their professional relationship was clearly more than simply colleagues but far from "besties".
Links
Forty-Seven Days: How Pershing's Warriors Came of Age to Defeat the German Army in World War I (Amazon)
Borrowed Soldiers: Americans Under British Command, 1918 (Amazon)
The Paratrooper Generals: Matthew Ridgway, Maxwell Taylor, and the American Airborne from D-Day through Normandy (Amazon)
MacArthur: America's General (Amazon)
Dr. Mitchell Yockelson (https://www.linkedin.com/in/mitchyockelson)
Mother of Tanks website (http://www.motheroftanks.com/podcast/)
Bonus Content (https://www.patreon.com/c/motheroftanks)
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Dr. John McManus joins me again, this time talking about the American Experience in World War II, with an emphasis on the Americans in France following the invasion of Normandy.
Links
Dr. John McManus (https://johncmcmanus.com/)
Half American: The Heroic Story of African Americans Fighting World War II at Home and Abroad by Matthew Delmont (Amazon)
The 7th Infantry Regiment - Combat in an Age of Terror: The Korean War Through the Present (https://johncmcmanus.com/books/the-7th-infantry-regiment-combat-in-an-age-of-terror-the-korean-war-through-the-present/)
The Deadly Brotherhood: The American Combat Soldier in World War II (https://johncmcmanus.com/books/the-deadly-brotherhood-the-american-combat-soldier-in-world-war-ii/)
Somebody Talked! The Official Podcast of the National D-Day Memorial (https://www.dday.org/someone-talked-podcast/)
We Have Ways USA (https://wehavewayspod.com/episodes/)
Mother of Tanks website (http://www.motheroftanks.com/podcast/)
Bonus Content (https://www.patreon.com/c/motheroftanks)
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In this episode, Paul Sparrow joins me to talk about the interesting and often challenging relationship between President Franklin D. Roosevelt and General Douglas MacArthur. Paul was the Director of the FDR Museum and Library for years and he has a book that came out in 2024 on FDR which is linked below.
Links
Awakening the Spirit of America: FDR's War of Words with Charles Lindbergh - and the Battle to Save Democracy by Paul M. Sparrow (Amazon)
Mother of Tanks website (http://www.motheroftanks.com/podcast/)
Bonus Content (https://www.patreon.com/c/motheroftanks)
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Joining me in this episode is historian Trent Hone, continuing to share stories and insight of Admiral Nimitz in the Pacific and the unique challenges he faced in trying to effectively coordinate assets and work with other commanders. In this episode, Trent brings up the Battle of Leyte Gulf and the Battle off Samar, both of which have dedicated episodes coming up with Dr. Regina Akers from the Naval History and Heritage Command (NHHC), US Army veteran, historian, and author Dr. James Young, and retired US Navy LCDR Parks Stephenson. There is also an episode on Kamikaze attacks with Guy Nasuti, US Navy veteran and historian with the NHHC.
Links
Mastering the Art of Command: Admiral Chester W. Nimitz and Victory in the Pacific by Trent Hone (Amazon)
Learning War: The Evolution of Fighting Doctrine in the US Navy, 1898 - 1945 by Trent Hone (Amazon)
Major Fleet-Versus-Fleet Operation in the Pacific War, 1941 - 1945 by Milan Vego (Amazon)
The Allure of Battle: A History of How Wars Have Been Won and Lost by Cathal Nolan (Amazon)
The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors: The Extraordinary World War II Story of the US Navy's Finest Hour by James D. Hornfischer (Amazon)
Nimitz at War: Command Leadership from Pearl Harbor to Tokyo Bay by Craig L. Symonds (Amazon)
Mother of Tanks website (http://www.motheroftanks.com/podcast/)
Bonus Content (https://www.patreon.com/c/motheroftanks)
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In this episode, Lt.Col. Brian Kerg joins me to talk about the Battle of Saipan in June/July 1944, and the leadership challenges that arose at the time, resulting in a Marine Corps Officer relieving an Army Officer.
Links
Commanding the Pacific: Marine Corps Generals in World War II by Stephen R. Taaffe (Amazon)
Coral and Brass by Holland M. Smith (Amazon)
Howlin Mad vs. The Army: Conflict in Command, Saipan 1944 by Harry Gailey (Amazon)
New Guinea and the Marianas: March 1944 - August 1944 by Samuel Eliot Morison (Amazon)
To the Marianas: War in the Central Pacific 1944 by Edwin Hoyt (Amazon)
Mother of Tanks website (http://www.motheroftanks.com/podcast/)
Bonus Content (https://www.patreon.com/c/motheroftanks)
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