Ernie Pyle WWII Museum Podcast: Recent Episodes
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Doug and Drew Hess (father and son) team up 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.
In this episode I spoke with Naftal Schiff about his book "Miracle: The Boys Who Escaped the Gas Chambers at Auschwitz". An unforgettable story of survival and resilience in the death camps of World War II.
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And with Host James Lott Jr and Doug Hess, we celebrate 100 episode of the podcast and talk about why Ernie Pyle is important! Thank you to our guests and the Ernie Pyle World War 2 Museum in Dana Indiana!
In this episode, I spoke with Jonathan W. Jordan about his "Ike and Winston: World War, Cold War, and An Extraordinary Friendship". One was the soldier-statesman who would become America’s thirty-fourth president. The other was the British icon who refused to surrender in democracy’s darkest hour.
In this episode I spoke with Paul Dickson about his book "G.I. Jive: A Dictionary of Words at War". The language of American World War II military service began to evolve with the first draftees of 1940. Their emerging vocabulary was irreverent, creative, and often obscene, influenced by the worlds of music, jazz, swing, jive, and the nation's fascination with occupational slang.
In this episode I spoke with author Jeff Weiss about his book "Fighting Back: Stan Andrews and the Birth of the Israeli Air Force". Fighting Back is the story of Stan Andrews, an assimilated American Jew and World War II veteran who became one of the first fighter pilots in the history of the Israeli Air Force.
The Ernie Pyle WWII Museum is located in Dana, Indiana!
In this episode I spoke with Ron May about his book "World War II Indiana Landmarks". World War II Indiana Landmarks features places throughout the state that played significant roles during World War II. Many of these locations memorialize those who fought as well as those who contributed to the war effort.
In this episode I spoke with Margie Bucheit about her book "We Chose Resistance". We Chose Resistance takes readers into the heart of rural France during wartime, where a courageous and poorly armed volunteer "army" stubbornly defies the occupying enemy each day to win back France
In this episode, I spoke with author Christopher C. Gorham about his book "The Confidante: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win WWII and shaped A Modern America". For readers of A Woman of No Importance and Eleanor: A Life, the first-ever biography of Anna Marie Rosenberg, the Hungarian Jewish immigrant who became FDR’s closest advisor during World War II and whose influence on American history, from the New Deal to the Cold War and beyond, has never before been told.
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In this episode I spoke with David Chrisinger (author of The Soldier's Truth) about Ernie special drink simple called "44". David explains the story behind the drink.
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In this episode I spoke with Steve Snyder regarding his book "Shot Down: The true story of pilot Howard Snyder and the crew of the B-17 Susan Ruth". SHOT DOWN is set within the framework of World War II in Europe and recounts the dramatic experiences of each member of a ten man B-17 bomber crew after their plane, piloted by the author's father, was knocked out of the sky by German fighters over the French/Belgian border on February 8,1944.
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In this episode, I spoke with Tobias Straumann regarding his book "Out of Hitler's Shadow: Debt, Guilt and The Economic Miracle". Why were the United States and its Western Allies so lenient after the most atrocious war of all times? Out of Hitler's Shadow answers this question, and considers why the Allies concluded that imposing unrealistic financial conditions on a defeated country would do more harm than good.
This is a short and a well written book.
In this episode I spoke with Jan Cress Dondi about her book "The Navigator's Letter: The True Story of Two WWII Airmen, a Doomed Mission, and the Woman Who Bound Them Together". The Navigator’s Letter brings to light one of the best untold and dangerous stories of World War II, chronicling a moving and heroic story of patriotic duty, familial bonds, brotherhood, and love.
Guest Host James Lott Jr talks about the Museum.
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In this episode, I spoke with Mark Stille, about his book "Pearl Harbor Japan's Greatest Disaster". In this the first comprehensive treatment of Pearl Harbor since the early 1990s, respected Pacific War naval historian Mark E. Stille traces the road to war and the Japanese attack itself. He examines the role of the man behind the operation, Japanese Admiral Yamamoto, as well as the strengths and weaknesses of the plan. The American preparations for an attack are also carefully reviewed. The heart of the book is a comprehensive narrative of Pearl Harbor along with an appreciation of its results placed in proper perspective.
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For the Last episode of 2025, James Lott Jr is the host and talks about what Ernie yle and other War Correspondents when through during World War II.
Thank you Doug Hess, and the Friends of Ernie Pyle for a great year of shows! See you in 2026!
Guest Host James Lott Jr talks about the life of the World War 2 War correspondents like Ernie Pyle. They are all heroes!
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In this episode I spoke with author Christopher Allen Gordon about his latest book "Letters Home from WWII St. Louis". Letters Home from World War II: St. Louis captures the experiences of St. Louisans who served in World War II, sharing their struggles, fears, and hopes through letters sent home. Scattered across battlefields, remote bases, and ships at sea, these men and women endured the hardships of war, finding solace in the letters they received from loved ones.
The Ernie Pyle WWII Museum is located in Dana, Indiana.
Doug Hess is the Producer and Host of the podcast.
In this episode I spoke with author Stephen L. Moore about his book "Fighting Fifteen: The Navy's Top Ace and the Deadliest Hellcat Squadron of the Pacific War". The inspiring, action-packed tale of VF-15, the elite group of U.S. Navy “top gun” pilots that destroyed more enemy planes than any other Pacific War squadron. Out on Tuesday, November 18, 2025. Doug Hess is the hos and producer.
Steve Key is the President of the Board of Directors for the Friends of Ernie Pyle which oversees the Ernie Pyle WWII Museum. James Lott Jr has a fun chat with him and they talk about his involvement plus Steve's own professional history!
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In this episode, we discuss Rona Simmons book "No Average Day: The 24 Hours of October 24, 1944". On Tuesday, October 24, 1944, nearly three years after the United States entered World War II, over 2,600 Americans perished—more than on any other single day of the conflict—yet the day remains overshadowed by more widely remembered dates in WWII history. Drawing from the accounts of men from diverse backgrounds who served in the U.S. Army, Navy, Marines, and Air Corps, she offers a gripping retelling of the fateful day, hour by hour and incident by incident.
Guest Host James Lott Jr wishes he could have interviewed one on one Mr Ernie Pyle. SO he imagines if Ernie lived longer and James got to ionterview him, what would the questions be? James tells you 10 Questions he would ask Ernie Pyle.
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In this episode, I spoke with author William Nester on his book "General George S. Patton and the Art of Leadership: One of America’s Greatest Ever Generals". For General George S. Patton, “Leadership is the thing that wins battles. I have it—but I’ll be damned if I can define it. Probably it consists in knowing what you want to do and then doing it and getting mad if anyone steps in the way. Self-confidence and leadership are twin brothers.”
Co Hosting for the 1st time, JLJ and Doug Hess speak with Actor/Writer/Producer and Ernie Pyle Legacy Foundation Board Member Michael Brainard. He has a Substack which is compiling and archiving and releasing to the public, the Complete Works of Ernie Pyle. goto michaelbrainard.substack.com
In this episode, I spoke with Joe Sentell and Steve Maddox regarding the movie "Joe's War Record" that Joe and Steve cowrote. Doug Hess is the host!
In this episode, I spoke with author Samuel de Korte about his book "Tuskegee Airmen: Dogfighting with the Luftwaffe and Jim Crow". During the Second World War, the Tuskegee Airmen had not one but two enemies to overcome: the German Luftwaffe and Jim Crow. In this book, the inspiring history of these men is recounted detailing the struggles the men faced at home and abroad.
In this episode I spoke with author Michael H. Zang regarding his book "Guest of Adolf". Ernest Virgil Focht was born and brought up in Tyrone, Pennsylvania. He was drafted into the Pennsylvania Army National Guard in April 1941 and assigned to the 105th Infantry Battalion (Anti-Tank). After training he participated in the Carolina Maneuvers. The National Guard unit was redesignated as the 805th Tank Destroyer Battalion, being deployed to North Africa in January 1943.
In this episode, I spoke with author David F. Winkler regarding his book "The Mighty A: The Mighty A: The Short, Heroic Life of the USS Atlanta (CL-51): America's First Warship Commissioned After Pearl Harbor". Prior to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the U.S. Navy’s leadership discovered that the surface fleet was highly vulnerable to air attack, thanks to the introduction of drone aircraft that could simulate attacks on its warships. The Navy’s gunners simply did not have the coordinated firepower to knock them down. Recognition of this vulnerability resulted in a new class of warship led by USS Atlanta.
Ernie Pyle died APril 18, 1945 and CEO of JLJ Media, James Lott Jr has a few words to say.
In this epiosde, I spoke with Lawrence V. Drake regarding his latest book "Pilots and Painted Ladies: 493rd Bomb Squadron and the Air War in the CBI". Raised on a farm in Montana, Vernon Drake enlisted in the Army Air Corp in the spring of 1942. Assigned to the 493rd Bomb Squadron, 7th Bomb Group of the 10th Air Force stationed in India, he piloted B-24 bombers into Burma in a fight to prevent the Japanese from advancing north to China, then flew C-108 gas-hauling tankers across the formidable Himalayas to support the U.S. and Allied armies.
In this episode I spoke with Taylor Downing about his latest book " The Army that Never Was: George S. Patton and the Deception of Operation Fortitude ".On May 29th, 1944, General George S. Patton gave a speech in the southeast of England to the men of the U.S. Army where he spoke of the American desire to win and of how losing was hateful to Americans.
Guest host and CEO of JLJ Media talks about Reasons To Go to Ernie Pyle WWII Museum.
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In this episode we spoke with Ted Savas (Managing Director) of Savas and Beatie (https://www.savasbeatie.com/). Ted spoke to us today regarding what it takes to pitch a idea regarding a history subject matter.
Guest Host James Lott Jr, CEO of JLJ Media, talks about the 5 Ways Ernie Pyle Changed The Journalism World.
In this episode, I spoke with author James Ellman about his book "MacArthur Reconsidered". One of America's most controversial generals, Douglas MacArthur’s rise through the U.S. Army’s ranks was meteoric.
In this episode, I spoke with Major General Jason Q. Bohm regarding his book "Washington's Marines: The Origins of the Corps and the American Revolution 1775-1777". The fighting prowess of United States Marines is second to none, but few know of the Corps’ humble beginnings and what it achieved during the early years of the American Revolution.
Guest Host James Lott Jr talks about Ernie Pyle and his discovery of him and his work. erniepye.org
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In this episode I spoke with author Joe Pappalardo's regarding his book Inferno tells the true story of the men who flew the deadliest missions of World War II, and an unlikely hero who received the Medal of Honor in the midst of the bloodiest military campaign in aviation history.
In this episode, I spoke with author Garrett M. Graff about his book "When The Sea Came Alive: An Oral History of D-Day". June 6, 1944—known to us all as D-Day—is one of history’s greatest and most unbelievable military triumphs. Though the full campaign lasted a little over two months, the surprise sunrise landing of more than 150,000 Allied troops on the beaches of occupied northern France is one of the most consequential days of the 20th century.
On this special episode, CEO of JLJ Media travels to Dana Indiana and goes to the Ernie Pyle WWII Museum and he shares his experience.
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In this episode, Museum President Steve Key joins us to discuss the latest item that was donated to the museum.
In this episode, I spoke with author Robert Schmuhl about his latest book "Mr. Churchill In The White House: The Untold Story of a Prime Minister and Two Presidents." Well into the twenty-first century, Winston Churchill continues to be the subject of scores of books. Biographers portray him as a soldier, statesman, writer, painter, and even a daredevil, but Robert Schmuhl, the noted author and journalist, may be the first to depict him as a demanding, indeed exhausting White House guest.
In this episode, I spoke with author Michel Paradis about his book " The Light of Battle: Eisenhower, D-Day, and the Birth of the American Superpower". A thrilling new biography of Dwight Eisenhower set in the months leading up to D-Day, when he grew from a well-liked general into one of the singular figures of American history.
In this episode, I spoke with Allen Packwood regarding his book "Churchill's D-Day: The British Bulldog's Fateful Hours During The Normandy Invasion". From the world’s greatest collection of his papers comes the genesis, execution, and aftermath of D-Day through the eyes of Winston Churchill himself.
Utilizing the voices of the B-24 Liberator “Worrybird” and her crew, the heroic and costly story of the air war over Europe unfolds.
In this episode, I spoke with the author Marting Dugard about his latest book "Taking London: Winston Churchill and the Fight to Save Civilization". Great Britain, summer 1940. The Battle of France is over. The Battle of Britain is about to begin. Adolf Hitler’s powerful armies control Europe. England stands alone against this juggernaut, the whole world knowing it is only a matter of time before Nazi Germany unleashes its military might on the island nation. In London, a new prime minister named Winston Churchill is determined to defeat the Nazi menace, no matter the costs.
In this episode, I spoke with Troy Fears who is the Executive Director of the CANDLES Holocaust Museum and Education Center.
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In this episode, we continue to look at Ernie Pyle and his relationship with Indiana University.
In this episode, I spoke with author Alex Kershaw regarding his book "Patton's Prayer: A True Story of Courage, Faith, and Victory In World War II".
General George Patton needed a miracle. In December 1944, the Allies found themselves stuck. Rain had plagued the troops daily since September, turning roads into rivers of muck, slowing trucks and tanks to a crawl. A thick ceiling of clouds had grounded American warplanes, allowing the Germans to reinforce. The sprint to Berlin had become a muddy, bloody stalemate, costing thousands of American lives.
Kershaw is the Resident Historian for Friends of the National WWII Memorial.
The book will be out on May 21, 2024.
In this episode, I spoke with author Larry Alexander to discuss his latest book "Shattered Jade: A Novel of Saipan".
From New York Times bestselling author Larry Alexander comes a gritty historical novel of World War II, told through the eyes of soldiers on both sides of the firing line.Tarawa was hell but Saipan is worse.
In this episode, I read the column, Pyle explains how servicemen going into battle will be changed by the experience. Doug Hess is the host!
In this episode, I spoke with authors David and Margaret White about their book "Wings of War: The World War II Fighter Plane that Saved the Allies and the Believers Who Made It Fly". The incredible, untold story behind the rise of the P-51 Mustang, the World War II fighter plane that destroyed the Luftwaffe and made D-Day possible
Episode 45 - Author Ronald Drabkin and his book Beverly Hills Spy The Double-Agent War Hero Who Helped Japan Attack Pearl Harbor
In this episode, I spoke with author Ronald Drabkin on his book "Beverly Hills Spy The Double-Agent War Hero Who Helped Japan Attack Pearl Harbor". The untold story of the World War I hero who became a fixture of high society in Golden Age Hollywood—all while acting as a double agent for the Japanese Empire as it prepared to attack Pearl Harbor! Doug Hess is the host !
In this episode, I read an article Pyle wrote that was published on Saturday, April 21, 1954 titled "They Just Lay There, Blinking".
In this episode, I spoke with Dr James Holsinger on "Patton's Tactician: The War Diary of Lieutenant General Geoffrey Keys.
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, including such future luminaries as Bill Blass, Ellsworth Kelly, Arthur Singer, Victor Dowd, Art Kane, and Jack Masey—landed in France to conduct a secret mission. From Normandy to the Rhine, the 1,100 men of the 23rd Headquarters Special Troops, known as the Ghost Army, conjured up phony convoys, phantom divisions, and make-believe headquarters to fool the enemy about the strength and location of American units. Every move they made was top secret, and their story was hushed up for decades after the war's end.
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In this episode, I read an article from Ernie Pyle from wartime columns from Wednesday, February 14, 1945.
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 Experience)".
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 the story of his father’s tank battalion, the “Spearhead,” that selflessly led the charge on the front lines from Normandy into Germany—against impossible odds, technologically superior weaponry, and a fanatical enemy on its home turf—and the heroes whose sacrifice won World War II.
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 same year, 1854, Sara Delano (later to become the mother of Franklin Delano Roosevelt) and Jennie Jerome (later to become the mother of Winston Churchill) refused to settle into predictable, sheltered lives as little-known wives to prominent men. Instead, both women concentrated much of their energies on enabling their sons to reach the epicenter of political power on two continents.
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 disinterested in going to war in Europe, skillfully won their support, and pushed the government and American industry to build the greatest war machine in history, “the arsenal of democracy” that won World War II.
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-winning author puts one such rifle into the hands of a series of vets, records their stories, and gathers their signatures on the rifle, in a pilgrimage and homage to heroism.
It all started because of a rifle.
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 one left off, examining General George S. Patton’s leadership of the U.S. Third Army. The book follows Patton’s contributions to both the Normandy and Brittany campaigns—the closing of the Falaise Pocket in Normandy, and racing to the port cities in Brittany.
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 of January 1943, the secret ten-day parlay in Morocco where FDR, Churchill, and their divided high command hammered out a winning strategy at the tipping point of World War II.
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 military history. Despite the many books and articles written about him, none considers in depth how his love of history shaped the course of his life. In this thematic biography, Furman Daniel traces Patton’s obsession with history and argues that it informed and contributed to many of his successes, both on and off the battlefield. Doug Hess is the host!
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.
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 story of Eleanor Roosevelt's unprecedented and courageous trip to the Pacific Theater during World War II.
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. Doug Hess is the host.
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 their partnership!
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 Pyle WWII Museum. Doug Hess is the host
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 host!
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 former paratrooper James M. Fenelon offers a grunt’s-eye view of the 11th Airborne’s heroic campaign to liberate the Philippines in World War II. A soldier’s history at its best. Doug Hess is the host!
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 fight the Nazis -- and created the most remarkable feat of legerdemain since the Trojan Horse. Doug Hess is the host!
In this episode, I had a conversation with Rick Plummer who for 20 years played a one-man show about Ernie Pyle. Doug Hess is the host!
In this episode I speak with author Larry Alexander about his last book "76 Hours A novel of Tarawa". While this is a work of fiction the events regarding the 76 hours of Tarawa is true.
Doug Hess is the Host!
In this episode we listen to a few personal items that Ernie wrote about on Monday, February 12, 1945. They focus on his father and Aunt Mary. Doug Hess is the host!
In this episode I have read a little from an article Ernie Pyle wrote about regarding the beachhead of Anzio. Doug Hess is the host!
In this episode, I discuss with author Carole Engle Avriett on her latest book Marine Raiders: The True Story of the Legendary WW II Battalions. The American people revere their elite combat units, but one of these noble bands has been unjustifiably forgotten—until now.
At the beginning of World War II, military planners set out to form the most ruthless, skilled, and effective force the world had ever seen. The U.S. Marines were already the world’s greatest fighters, but leadership wanted a select group to conduct special operations at the highest level in the Pacific theater. And so the Marine Raiders were born.
Doug Hess is the host!
In this episode, we decided to start off 2023 with a short funny article that Pyle wrote in 1944. I hope you enjoy his humor.
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In this episode, I speak with author Martin Dugard about his book Taking Berlin: The bloody Race To Defeat The Third Reich. Martin Dugard, #1 New York Times bestselling coauthor of Bill O'Reilly's Killing series, comes a nonfiction thriller about the race between the Allies and Soviets to conquer the heart of Nazi Germany.
Fall, 1944. Paris has been liberated, and saved from destruction, but this diversion on the road to Berlin has given the Germans time to regroup. The American and British armies press on from the west, facing the enemy time and again in the Hurtgen Forest, during the Market-Garden invasion, and at the Battle of the Bulge, all while American general George Patton and British field marshal Bernard Montgomery vie for supremacy as the Allies’ top battlefield commander.
In this episode I discuss with Lloyd Clark his latest book The Commanders: The Leadership Journeys, of George Patton, Bernard Montgomery, and Erwin Rommel. Doug Hess is the host!
In this episode I discuss with Dale White, CEO of the Western Indiana Community Foundation and Steve Key, President of the Ernie Pyle WWII Museum Board regarding the creation of the Ernie Pyle Community Foundation and how there are others ways you can give to the Museum.
In this episode we discuss with author Stefanie Van Steelandt on her book Lady of the Army : The Life of Mrs. George S. Patton. We also talk about Pyle's relationship with Patton. Doug Hess is the host!
In this episode we discuss with author Steve Kemper his latest book, which is being released today and it is "Our Man In Tokyo: An American Ambassador and the Countdown to Pearl Harbor". We discuss the situation that is taking place in Japan that leads up to Pearl Harbor. Doug Hess is the host!
In this episode, we talk with Drew Hess (age 13) who is a first-year tour guide at the Ernie Pyle Museum. He discusses a few items that he thought others would enjoy. Doug Hess is the host!
In this episode, I spoke with Indiana University professor Austin Francalancia regarding his students who are in the process of writing a movie script about Ernie Pyle. Doug Hess is the host!
In this episode, I spoke with author Judith Mackrell regarding her book The Correspondents Six Women Writers on the Front Lines of WW II. Doug Hess is the host! For more content, goto and join patreon.com/forgottenhollywood.
In this episode I discuss with Professor Steven Casey who teaches International History at the London School of Economics. We discuss his latest book, The War Beat. Pacific: The American Media at War Against Japan. After almost two years slogging with infantrymen through North Africa, Italy, and France, Ernie Pyle immediately realized he was ill-prepared for covering the Pacific War. As Pyle and other war correspondents discovered, the climate, the logistics, and the sheer scope of the Pacific theater had no parallel in the war America was fighting in Europe.
In this episode, we discuss with Indiana State University Professor Dr. Christopher Fischer regarding Ernie Pyle and WWII.
In this episode we have a conversation with Dr. Alexander G. Lovelace regarding his book " The Media Offensive: How the Press and Public Opinion Shaped Allied Strategy during World War II.
Normally this is an audio only podcast found on all audio streaming services. Today August 3rd is National Ernie Pyle Day! CEO James Lott Jr decided to take over hosting duties from regular host Doug Hess to celebrate the late Pulitzer Prize winning World War II Correspondant. 1900-1945
Author David Chrisinger discusses with Drew and me regarding his latest book that is being released by Penguin Press in 2023. David is a Logan Nonfiction Fellow and contributes to the New York Times Magazine and The War Horse, an award-winning nonprofit newsroom educating the public on military service, war, and its impact.
n this episode we speak with former writer for Bob Hope, Martha Bolton. Martha was Bob Hope's first female staff writer, writing for his television specials, personal appearances, and military shows for approximately fifteen years. She has written a book called Dear Bob: Bob Hope's Wartime Correspondence with the G.I.s of World War II. She also talks about the relationship between Bob and Ernie Pyle.
In this episode, Drew and I speak with Ray Boomhower, who is a biographer and ex-report. Ray has written several books and we discuss his book The Soldier's Friend: A Life of Ernie Pyle. He serves as Senior Editor of the Indiana Historical Society's popular history magazine Traces of Indiana and Midwest History. Doug and Drew Hess are the hosts!
n this episode, Drew and I discuss with Professor G. Kurt Piehler of Florida State University in impact that journalist made covering the war on the front lines. Doug Hess and Drew Hess are the hosts!
In this episode, Doug provides a brief overview of Who Was Ernie Pyle. We provide a brief overview of his school, early career, and the war years.
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