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From The Front To The Films: A World War II Podcast

Jul 26, 2019

Interview with author Nicholas Evan Sarantakes who wrote an incredible book about the making if the iconic film "Patton."

"Making Patton" chronicles to almost two-decades-long effort to bring the movie to the silver screen.

Did you know that George C. Scott was not the first choice to play General George Patton? or that...


Jul 18, 2019

Richard "Dick" Cole recently passed away. Dick was the last of World War II's famous Doolittle Raiders, the 80 flyers, aboard 16 B-25s, that left the USS Hornet on April 18, 1942, to drop bombs over Japan. The mission was payback for Pearl Harbor and a huge morale boost to an American public that had known nothing...


Jul 15, 2019

Famous George C. Scott Opening Speech from the movie "Patton" (1972). Patton won seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Original Screenplay. Scott won Best Actor for his portrayal of General Patton but declined to accept the award due to his lingering issues with the Oscar "process" in...


Jul 15, 2019

Tim Gray interviews Auschwitz and Holocaust survivor Israel Arbeiter regarding his incredible story during some of the darkest days on World War II. An absolutely amazing story of resilience and courage.


Jul 15, 2019

President Ronald Reagan's Famous Normandy Speech: The Ceremony Commemorating the 40th Anniversary of the Normandy Invasion, D-Day 6/6/84. This famous speech was made at Pointe-du-Hoc in Normandy and focuses on the efforts of the 2nd Ranger Battalion to climb the 100-foot cliffs and take our 6 cannons that were supposed...