From The Front To The Films: A World War II Podcast
117 episodes - English - Latest episode: 13 days ago - ★★★★ - 25 ratingsA Unique Podcast Focused on Interviews with World War II Veterans, Authors, Actors, Filmmakers and Those Who Are Telling and Sharing the Stories of World War II in Print, Television and in the Movies, both Past and in the Present.
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World War II Veterans in Their Own Words
July 12, 2019 10:56 - 5 minutes - 4.96 MBWorld War II veterans and others of that generation reflect on their time as combatants and witnesses to the greatest human conflict man has ever seen.
Dan Aykrord Narrates Short Story on Holocaust Survivor Israel Arbeiter
July 12, 2019 10:49 - 5 minutes - 5.4 MBIsrael Arbeiter was born in the city of Plock, Poland. The World War II Foundation took “Izzy” back to Poland and Germany a few years ago for a film titled “A Promise to My Father’. This is part of an interview with Arbeiter talking about his younger days in Poland and his journey through the Holocaust, where his mother, father and younger brother were gassed and cremated at Treblinka Death Camp. Izzy himself spent 6 months at Auschwitz Concentration Camp II (Auschwitz-Birkenau).
Pearl Harbor Survivor Vernon Carter Talks about December 7, 1941
July 12, 2019 10:42 - 5 minutes - 5.43 MBPearl Harbor Survivor and eyewitness Vernon Carter Talks about December 7, 1941 and the Japanese sneak attack on the Hawaiian Islands that launched the United States into World War II.
Behind the Scenes of the 1st U.S. Navy Memorial Dedicated in Normandy, France
July 12, 2019 10:37 - 3 minutes - 3.63 MBBehind the Scenes of the 1st U.S. Navy Memorial Dedicated in Normandy, France. The Navy had been the only branch of the U.S. Armed services not recognized with a memorial or monument in Normandy, France for their efforts on June 6, 1944.
The Famous Kissing Sailor George Mendonsa in Times Square 1945
July 12, 2019 10:29 - 5 minutes - 5.03 MBGeorge Mendonsa, a World War II veteran whose claim of being a sailor kissing a nurse in an iconic image was verified using facial recognition technology Mendonsa, a retired fisherman, had maintained for years that he was the sailor locking lips in a picture taken on Aug. 14, 1945, by Alfred Eisenstaedt and published in Life magazine as a scene from "V-J Day in Times Square." On that day, Americans crowded the streets to celebrate the Japanese surrender to the Allies and the end of the war.
An American Paratrooper on D-Day
July 12, 2019 00:34 - 8 minutes - 7.94 MBChris Heisler jumped into Normandy, France in the early morning hours of June 6, 1944, with members of the 82nd Airborne. It wasn't long before he confronted and had to kill his first German.
Tim Gray Talks World War II on PBS' "Story in the Public Square"
July 12, 2019 00:01 - 28 minutes - 38.8 MBTim Gray talks about a wide variety of topics focused on World War II on PBS' "Story in the Public Square"
U.S. Navy Coxswain Richard Fazzio talks about landing on D-Day on Omaha Beach
July 11, 2019 23:48 - 3 minutes - 2.82 MBRichard Fazzio was a US Navy Higgins Boat Coxswain (driver) on D-Day. His LCVP (Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel) brought 30+ men of the US 1st Infantry Division into the Easy Red sector of Omaha Beach. Richard’s Higgins landing craft was the 5th boat in the 1st wave at Omaha. Most of the men on his landing craft were killed and Fazzio was wounded.
Naval Combat Demolition Unit specialist Ernie Corvese talks about landing on D-Day
July 11, 2019 23:43 - 5 minutes - 5.11 MBThe last time Ernie Corvese set foot on Omaha Beach, he spent 12 hours pinned down by German artillery. Much of that time he spent face-down and motionless, hoping he wouldn’t attract a sniper. Today, as Corvese prepares to return to Normandy for the first time since he arrived on D-Day with his Naval Combat Demolition Unit, you can hear the emotion in his voice as he talks about the experience. “I never told anybody,” he says. For decades, his four children and extended family knew litt...
Pacific Historian Daniel Martinez Talks about Pearl Harbor and the battle for the Philippines
July 11, 2019 23:34 - 9 minutes - 13.6 MBWorld War II Pacific Historian Daniel Martinez talks about the war in the Philippines and the attack on Pearl Harbor that drew the United States into WWII.
Hal Baumgarten D-Day Interview
July 11, 2019 21:54 - 3 minutes - 3.56 MBPowerful D-Day interview conducted in Normandy, France with 29th Infantry Division survivor Hal Baumgarten who was wounded 5 times on June 6 and 7, 1944 during the landings. Hal was an advisor for the film "Saving Private Ryan."
Band of Brothers Actors and Veterans in Rhode Island Q and A
July 11, 2019 21:02 - 3 minutes - 2.17 MBBand of Brothers Actors and Veterans in Rhode Island taking part in a Q and A panel at Veterans Auditorium Hosted by 3-time World Series-winning pitcher Curt Schilling
Tim Gray Hosts a PBS Program with Jewish World War II Veterans
July 11, 2019 20:52 - 24 minutes - 17.2 MBTim Gray Hosts a PBS Program with Jewish World War II Veterans and an Auschwitz Concentration Camp survivor.
Holocaust Survivor Israel Arbeiter Returns to Auschwitz
July 11, 2019 20:48 - 7 minutes - 6.45 MBHolocaust Survivor Israel Arbeiter Returns to Auschwitz and talks about his time at the German Death Camp Auschwitz-Birkenau.
Lifeline: Pearl Harbor's Unknown Hero Narrated by Gary Sinise
July 11, 2019 19:51 - 1 hour - 85.8 MBJoe George is probably a name unfamiliar to almost every American, but on December 7, 1941, at Pearl Harbor, Joe George was every bit a hero in the opening moments of America’s violent entry into World War II. Narrated by Gary Sinise.
Journey Home to the USS Arizona Narrated by Matthew Broderick
July 11, 2019 16:52 - 57 minutes - 50 MBWe follow the family of USS Arizona survivor Raymond Haerry on a 5,000-mile journey as they return to Pearl Harbor to place their father’s ashes back aboard the great battleship. Ray Haerry, Sr. passed away in September of 2016. In April of 2017, the Haerry family had their father/grandfather’s ashes interred on the Arizona so he can once again be with the over 1,000 shipmates who lost their lives on December 7, 1941, when Pearl Harbor was attacked plunging America into World War II. Nar...
D-Day at Pointe-du-Hoc Narrated by David McCallum
July 11, 2019 15:56 - 55 minutes - 99.5 MBThe incredible story of the U.S. Army’s 2nd Ranger Battalion, led by Lt. Col. James Earl Rudder, who climbed and assaulted the 100-foot-high cliffs of Pointe-du-Hoc on June 6, 1944, where 6 German cannons were supposed to be located. The 155mm guns, situated roughly halfway between Omaha and Utah Beach, had to be taken out if Operation Overlord was to be a success. It was called D-Day’s most important and also its most suicidal mission. However, when the Rangers fought their way to the top o...