Ernie Pyle WWII Museum Podcast
Doug Hess and James Lott Jr tag team to share with you pieces of Ernie Pyle’s life from his humble beginning on an Indiana farm to becoming a Pulitzer Prize–winning American journalist and war correspondent who is best known for his stories about ordinary American soldiers during World War II.
- Update frequency
- every 13 days
- Average duration
- 18 minutes
- Episodes
- 84
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
Episode 42 The Ghost Army of World War II
In this episode, I discuss author Rick Beyer his book "The Ghost Army of World War II". In the summer of 1944, a handpicked group of young GIs—artists, designers, architects, and sound engineers, inc…
00:25:16 |
Tue 02 Jan 2024
Episode 41- Mapping and Engineering the War
A column regarding regarding engineering
00:02:10 |
Wed 20 Dec 2023
Episode 40 - In the Movies
In this episode, I read an article from Ernie Pyle from wartime columns from Wednesday, February 14, 1945.
00:06:02 |
Tue 28 Nov 2023
Episode 39 -with author Greg Fontenot
In this episode, I spoke with author Greg Fontenot regarding Ernie Pyle and we also spoke about his book "No Sacrifice Too Great: The 1st Infantry Division in World War II (American Military Experien…
00:22:21 |
Tue 14 Nov 2023
Episode 38 - Task Force Hogan by Author William R. Hogan
In this episode, I spoke with author William R. Hogan about his book "Task Force Hogan: The World War II Tank Battalion That Spearheaded the Liberation of Europe". A fourth-generation soldier tells t…
00:16:26 |
Tue 31 Oct 2023
Episode 37- "Patton's War Volume 1" with Author Kevin M Hymel
"Patton's War Volume 1" with Author Kevin M Hymel
00:28:52 |
Tue 17 Oct 2023
Episode 36- Author Charlotte Gray on her book "Passionate Mother, Powerful Sons"
In this episode, I spoke with author Charlotte Gray on her book "Passionate Mother, Powerful Sons: The Lives of Jennie Jerome Churchill and Sara Delano Roosevelt".Born into upper-class America in the…
00:21:56 |
Tue 03 Oct 2023
Episode 35- Author Craig Nelsom "V is for Victory"
In this episode, I spoke with author Craig Nelson regarding his latest book " V is for Victory". New York Times bestselling historian Craig Nelson reveals how FDR confronted an American public disint…
00:18:05 |
Tue 19 Sep 2023
Episode 34 - The Rifle by Andrew Biggio
In this episode, I interviewed Andrew Biggio about his book "The Rifle".
Tales of American combat and comradery in World War II all connected to the iconic rifle of the era, the M1 Garand. An award-w…
Tales of American combat and comradery in World War II all connected to the iconic rifle of the era, the M1 Garand. An award-w…
00:17:40 |
Tue 05 Sep 2023
Episode 33 -author Kevin M Hymel
In this episode, I spoke with author Kevin M Hymel regarding his book "Patton's War: An American Genera;'s Combat Leadership." This second of three volumes of Patton’s War picks up where the first on…
00:22:52 |
Tue 22 Aug 2023
Episode 32- The Casablanca Conference with author James B Conroy
In this episode, I spoke with author James B. Conroy about his book "The Devils Will Get No Rest: FDR, Churchill, and the Plan That Won the War". The first full account of the Casablanca Conference o…
00:19:34 |
Tue 08 Aug 2023
Episode 31- "Patton Battling with History" with Author Furman Daniel
In ths episode I spoke with author Furman Daniel regarding his book "Patton Battling With History". General George S. Patton Jr. is one of the most successful yet misunderstood figures in American mi…
00:24:27 |
Tue 25 Jul 2023
Episode 30-The Soldier's Truth: Ernie Pyle and the Story of World War II with David Chrisinger
A beautiful reckoning with the life and work of the legendary journalist Ernie Pyle, who gave World War II a human face for millions of Americans even as he wrestled with his own demons.
00:36:40 |
Tue 11 Jul 2023
Episode 29- Author Shannon McKenna Schmidt on Eleanor Roosevelt
In this episode, I discuss with author Shannon McKenna Schmidt her book The First Lady of World War II: Elanor Roosevelt's Daring Journey to the Frontlines and Back. The first book to tell the full s…
00:20:04 |
Tue 27 Jun 2023
Episode 28- Dominic Frisby
In this episode, I spoke with Dominic Frisby about his award-winning podcast Kisses on a Postcard. It tells the story of two young boys during WW II that try and escape the bombings of the Germans. D…
00:26:50 |
Tue 13 Jun 2023
Episode 27- 10 Things I Learned About Ernie Pyle by James Lott Jr
James Lott Jr leads this episode about the 10 Things He's learned about the legendary Ernie Pyle! He also wants to thank Doug Hess (Regular host) for his hard work and the Ernie Pyle WWII Museum for …
00:09:21 |
Tue 30 May 2023
Episode 26- Vietnam Wall coming to Vermillion County, Indiana
In this episode, I spoke with Beck Holbert from the Ernie Pyle WWII Museum to discuss the Vietnam Wall coming to Vermillion County, Indiana. This event will be Jun 9-11 and is sponsored by the Ernie …
00:10:34 |
Tue 16 May 2023
Episode 25- About My Books
In this episode, I read from wartime columns (Tuesday, February 13, 1945), It is titled About My Books. In writing about his writing, Pyle showed elements of both ego and modesty. Doug Hess is the ho…
00:06:02 |
Tue 02 May 2023
Episode 24 -Author James M Fenelon, "Angels Against The Sun"
In this episode I spoke with author James M Fenelon regarding his book " Angels Against The Sun: A WWII Saga of Grunts, Grit, and Brotherhood". In the tradition of Band of Brothers, historian and for…
00:21:51 |
Tue 25 Apr 2023
Episode 23_ Author David Fisher on his book The War Magician
Based on an extraordinary true story and soon to be a major film produced by and starring Benedict Cumberbatch, The War Magician is the remarkable tale of the man who used the powers of illusion to f…
00:23:17 |
Tue 11 Apr 2023
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