Mother of Tanks
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Last year I was a guest on @motheroftanks.bsky.social 's podcast. You can find the full episode on the following sites:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
www.audible.com/podcast/The-...
open.spotify.com/episode/342P...
#history
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
www.audible.com/podcast/The-...
open.spotify.com/episode/342P...
#history
July 23, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Last year I was a guest on @motheroftanks.bsky.social 's podcast. You can find the full episode on the following sites:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
www.audible.com/podcast/The-...
open.spotify.com/episode/342P...
#history
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
www.audible.com/podcast/The-...
open.spotify.com/episode/342P...
#history
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ICYMI #2: my thanks to @motheroftanks.bsky.social for the chance to talk about the lesser-known, weird, and unexplained foo fighter phenomenon in WWII:
open.spotify.com/episode/1T0P...
www.audible.com/pd/B0FC8RCFQ...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
open.spotify.com/episode/1T0P...
www.audible.com/pd/B0FC8RCFQ...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
June 18, 2025 at 1:57 PM
ICYMI #2: my thanks to @motheroftanks.bsky.social for the chance to talk about the lesser-known, weird, and unexplained foo fighter phenomenon in WWII:
open.spotify.com/episode/1T0P...
www.audible.com/pd/B0FC8RCFQ...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
open.spotify.com/episode/1T0P...
www.audible.com/pd/B0FC8RCFQ...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
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I was so happy to be able to indulge my inner geek in this “Why We Fight” episode w/ @motheroftanks.bsky.social. WWII sightings of “foo fighters” were real; were really weird; & remain unexplained:
open.spotify.com/episode/1T0P...
www.audible.com/pd/B0FC8RCFQ...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
open.spotify.com/episode/1T0P...
www.audible.com/pd/B0FC8RCFQ...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
June 6, 2025 at 9:04 PM
I was so happy to be able to indulge my inner geek in this “Why We Fight” episode w/ @motheroftanks.bsky.social. WWII sightings of “foo fighters” were real; were really weird; & remain unexplained:
open.spotify.com/episode/1T0P...
www.audible.com/pd/B0FC8RCFQ...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
open.spotify.com/episode/1T0P...
www.audible.com/pd/B0FC8RCFQ...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
Your service matters.
Your reasons for serving matter.
Those who inspired, and shaped, and mentored you matter.
Those who came before, those who paved the way, those who broke through barriers and glass ceilings, and those who fought to but were held back by the times — matter.
Your reasons for serving matter.
Those who inspired, and shaped, and mentored you matter.
Those who came before, those who paved the way, those who broke through barriers and glass ceilings, and those who fought to but were held back by the times — matter.
The Army deleted my “Why I served” video where I talked about how I decided I wanted to attend West Point/join the Army after one of the cadets my family used to sponsor died in combat. Probably deleted because she was the first black woman to be CSM at West Point.
March 3, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Your service matters.
Your reasons for serving matter.
Those who inspired, and shaped, and mentored you matter.
Those who came before, those who paved the way, those who broke through barriers and glass ceilings, and those who fought to but were held back by the times — matter.
Your reasons for serving matter.
Those who inspired, and shaped, and mentored you matter.
Those who came before, those who paved the way, those who broke through barriers and glass ceilings, and those who fought to but were held back by the times — matter.
I have a whole episode on this actually… one of the earliest episodes from the 1943 series.
February 14, 2025 at 5:54 PM
I have a whole episode on this actually… one of the earliest episodes from the 1943 series.
And I’d like to thank Bill Nance for another great episode, this time on Army Groups and higher echelon command in WWII, using Ninth Army under Simpson as an example.
#WhyWeFight1944 #ArmyHistory #MilitaryHistory #WWII #Podcast
#WhyWeFight1944 #ArmyHistory #MilitaryHistory #WWII #Podcast
February 9, 2025 at 1:09 PM
And I’d like to thank Bill Nance for another great episode, this time on Army Groups and higher echelon command in WWII, using Ninth Army under Simpson as an example.
#WhyWeFight1944 #ArmyHistory #MilitaryHistory #WWII #Podcast
#WhyWeFight1944 #ArmyHistory #MilitaryHistory #WWII #Podcast
I’d like to thank Nate Jennings, Jason Boswell, and Tim Gilhool for helping provide some back history that builds deeper understanding and appreciation for the combat and logistical situations throughout 1944, and I’d like to thank Bill Nance for a great episode, this time on Army Groups & Command.
February 9, 2025 at 12:53 PM
I’d like to thank Nate Jennings, Jason Boswell, and Tim Gilhool for helping provide some back history that builds deeper understanding and appreciation for the combat and logistical situations throughout 1944, and I’d like to thank Bill Nance for a great episode, this time on Army Groups & Command.
I’d like to thank @kdcampbell.bsky.social for another episode on wartime movies, this time focusing on Tunisian Victory and Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo, both released in 1944. In the 1943 series Ken also covered two movies and I will also include a link to that episode for those who missed it.
February 9, 2025 at 12:28 PM
I’d like to thank @kdcampbell.bsky.social for another episode on wartime movies, this time focusing on Tunisian Victory and Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo, both released in 1944. In the 1943 series Ken also covered two movies and I will also include a link to that episode for those who missed it.
I’d also like to thank Myra Miller for sharing her experience researching her father’s WWII service, and how that led to her work as a historian and founder of Footsteps Researchers.
Links in the comments below or search for “Why We Fight ~ 1944” on whichever podcast streaming platform you use.
Links in the comments below or search for “Why We Fight ~ 1944” on whichever podcast streaming platform you use.
February 9, 2025 at 12:12 PM
I’d also like to thank Myra Miller for sharing her experience researching her father’s WWII service, and how that led to her work as a historian and founder of Footsteps Researchers.
Links in the comments below or search for “Why We Fight ~ 1944” on whichever podcast streaming platform you use.
Links in the comments below or search for “Why We Fight ~ 1944” on whichever podcast streaming platform you use.
I'd like to thank Paul Sparrow, John McManus, and Mitch Yockelson for these episodes on leadership and relationship dynamics including FDR and MacArthur, Churchill and Eisenhower, and discussion of the American Experience in World War II.
@paulsparrowfdr.bsky.social
@johncmcmanus.bsky.social
@paulsparrowfdr.bsky.social
@johncmcmanus.bsky.social
February 9, 2025 at 11:44 AM
I'd like to thank Paul Sparrow, John McManus, and Mitch Yockelson for these episodes on leadership and relationship dynamics including FDR and MacArthur, Churchill and Eisenhower, and discussion of the American Experience in World War II.
@paulsparrowfdr.bsky.social
@johncmcmanus.bsky.social
@paulsparrowfdr.bsky.social
@johncmcmanus.bsky.social
Without downloading any new pictures, where are you at mentally?
February 6, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Without downloading any new pictures, where are you at mentally?
No cheating. Your last saved celebrity pic is your therapist.
January 31, 2025 at 7:17 AM
No cheating. Your last saved celebrity pic is your therapist.
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Wanna hear about how disorganized Allied joint propaganda efforts were, 1970s cereal commercials, and how John Huston would be totally canceled today? No? Too bad- listen to the latest episode of the Why We Fight 1944 podcast & learn you some stuff. Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
January 29, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Wanna hear about how disorganized Allied joint propaganda efforts were, 1970s cereal commercials, and how John Huston would be totally canceled today? No? Too bad- listen to the latest episode of the Why We Fight 1944 podcast & learn you some stuff. Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
Just going to put this here for a sec…
Canceling classes and changing curricula doesn’t erase history and facts.
I will continue to hold onto and share these stories and more.
Canceling classes and changing curricula doesn’t erase history and facts.
I will continue to hold onto and share these stories and more.
Similar cancellations happened at the Army War College in Carlisle PA. Canx history courses about Black Soldiers and Women in Combat.
The Air Force is stripping Tuskegee Airmen lessons from basic training curriculum because of our White supremacist government.
Put that in a headline.
www.expressnews.com/news/article...
Put that in a headline.
www.expressnews.com/news/article...
January 25, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Just going to put this here for a sec…
Canceling classes and changing curricula doesn’t erase history and facts.
I will continue to hold onto and share these stories and more.
Canceling classes and changing curricula doesn’t erase history and facts.
I will continue to hold onto and share these stories and more.
Let’s change it up a bit!
In this episode of the @cimsec.bsky.social Sea Control Podcast, I got to talk with @briankerg.bsky.social about my #WhyWeFight series and my takes on how and why this history is important. (Also, Pixel has an unscripted cameo.)
In this episode of the @cimsec.bsky.social Sea Control Podcast, I got to talk with @briankerg.bsky.social about my #WhyWeFight series and my takes on how and why this history is important. (Also, Pixel has an unscripted cameo.)
January 25, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Let’s change it up a bit!
In this episode of the @cimsec.bsky.social Sea Control Podcast, I got to talk with @briankerg.bsky.social about my #WhyWeFight series and my takes on how and why this history is important. (Also, Pixel has an unscripted cameo.)
In this episode of the @cimsec.bsky.social Sea Control Podcast, I got to talk with @briankerg.bsky.social about my #WhyWeFight series and my takes on how and why this history is important. (Also, Pixel has an unscripted cameo.)
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I had a blast hosting the legendary @motheroftanks.bsky.social on the @cimsec.bsky.social 'Sea Control' podcast!
She discusses her one-of-a-kind series, 'Why We Fight', which covers all things #WW2 - including #naval and #amphibious operations. Check it out!
open.spotify.com/episode/7o4G...
She discusses her one-of-a-kind series, 'Why We Fight', which covers all things #WW2 - including #naval and #amphibious operations. Check it out!
open.spotify.com/episode/7o4G...
Sea Control 561 - Why We Fight with Sasha Maggio
Sea Control · Episode
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January 25, 2025 at 3:30 PM
I had a blast hosting the legendary @motheroftanks.bsky.social on the @cimsec.bsky.social 'Sea Control' podcast!
She discusses her one-of-a-kind series, 'Why We Fight', which covers all things #WW2 - including #naval and #amphibious operations. Check it out!
open.spotify.com/episode/7o4G...
She discusses her one-of-a-kind series, 'Why We Fight', which covers all things #WW2 - including #naval and #amphibious operations. Check it out!
open.spotify.com/episode/7o4G...
This was a really interesting episode that touches on a concept near and dear to yours truly — the value of military history for the modern force. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Digesting Military History with Chris Petty
Podcast Episode · The Live Drop · 01/17/2025 · 57m
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January 25, 2025 at 11:27 AM
This was a really interesting episode that touches on a concept near and dear to yours truly — the value of military history for the modern force. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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@motheroftanks.bsky.social and @briankerg.bsky.social continue to be the best example of mutual support between soldiers and Marines!
I'd like to thank @briankerg.bsky.social for another great episode, this time talking about the Battle of Saipan and some leadership challenges the US Army & US Marine Corps faced in the Pacific in 1944.
#WhyWeFight1944 #ArmyHistory #USMCHistory #NavyHistory #MilitaryHistory #WWII #Podcast
#WhyWeFight1944 #ArmyHistory #USMCHistory #NavyHistory #MilitaryHistory #WWII #Podcast
January 13, 2025 at 1:49 AM
@motheroftanks.bsky.social and @briankerg.bsky.social continue to be the best example of mutual support between soldiers and Marines!
I'd like to thank Trent Hone for helping fill the Navy History gap in this series. This episode includes more on Admiral Nimitz and leadership challenges in the Pacific Theater through 1944 with connections to Operation Flintlock and Battle of Saipan, and a few upcoming episodes. @honer.bsky.social
January 13, 2025 at 3:57 AM
I'd like to thank Trent Hone for helping fill the Navy History gap in this series. This episode includes more on Admiral Nimitz and leadership challenges in the Pacific Theater through 1944 with connections to Operation Flintlock and Battle of Saipan, and a few upcoming episodes. @honer.bsky.social
I'd like to thank @briankerg.bsky.social for another great episode, this time talking about the Battle of Saipan and some leadership challenges the US Army & US Marine Corps faced in the Pacific in 1944.
#WhyWeFight1944 #ArmyHistory #USMCHistory #NavyHistory #MilitaryHistory #WWII #Podcast
#WhyWeFight1944 #ArmyHistory #USMCHistory #NavyHistory #MilitaryHistory #WWII #Podcast
January 12, 2025 at 1:18 PM
I'd like to thank @briankerg.bsky.social for another great episode, this time talking about the Battle of Saipan and some leadership challenges the US Army & US Marine Corps faced in the Pacific in 1944.
#WhyWeFight1944 #ArmyHistory #USMCHistory #NavyHistory #MilitaryHistory #WWII #Podcast
#WhyWeFight1944 #ArmyHistory #USMCHistory #NavyHistory #MilitaryHistory #WWII #Podcast
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I have had a lot of great experiences recording but this was one of my favorite sessions to do. First, @motheroftanks.bsky.social and Grant Harward are awesome! I also personally love studying and talking this lesser known but very large offensive.
I’d like to thank Dr. Grant Harward and Dr. @luketruxal.bsky.social for this two-part episode on Allied raids against Romania, in particular the Jassy-Kishinev offensives.
#WhyWeFight1944 #ArmyHistory #Romania #MilitaryHistory #WWII #Podcast
Links to both episodes are in the comments below.
#WhyWeFight1944 #ArmyHistory #Romania #MilitaryHistory #WWII #Podcast
Links to both episodes are in the comments below.
January 2, 2025 at 8:12 PM
I have had a lot of great experiences recording but this was one of my favorite sessions to do. First, @motheroftanks.bsky.social and Grant Harward are awesome! I also personally love studying and talking this lesser known but very large offensive.
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Did anyone ask for 2+ hours on the air war over Romania in 1944? No? Here it is anyway!
We cover American, Romanian, British, German, & Soviet sides, integrate how ground combat influenced the air campaign (& vice versa), & more.
Thanks @motheroftanks.bsky.social for hosting Luke & me!
We cover American, Romanian, British, German, & Soviet sides, integrate how ground combat influenced the air campaign (& vice versa), & more.
Thanks @motheroftanks.bsky.social for hosting Luke & me!
I’d like to thank Dr. Grant Harward and Dr. @luketruxal.bsky.social for this two-part episode on Allied raids against Romania, in particular the Jassy-Kishinev offensives.
#WhyWeFight1944 #ArmyHistory #Romania #MilitaryHistory #WWII #Podcast
Links to both episodes are in the comments below.
#WhyWeFight1944 #ArmyHistory #Romania #MilitaryHistory #WWII #Podcast
Links to both episodes are in the comments below.
January 2, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Did anyone ask for 2+ hours on the air war over Romania in 1944? No? Here it is anyway!
We cover American, Romanian, British, German, & Soviet sides, integrate how ground combat influenced the air campaign (& vice versa), & more.
Thanks @motheroftanks.bsky.social for hosting Luke & me!
We cover American, Romanian, British, German, & Soviet sides, integrate how ground combat influenced the air campaign (& vice versa), & more.
Thanks @motheroftanks.bsky.social for hosting Luke & me!
I’d like to thank Dr. Grant Harward and Dr. @luketruxal.bsky.social for this two-part episode on Allied raids against Romania, in particular the Jassy-Kishinev offensives.
#WhyWeFight1944 #ArmyHistory #Romania #MilitaryHistory #WWII #Podcast
Links to both episodes are in the comments below.
#WhyWeFight1944 #ArmyHistory #Romania #MilitaryHistory #WWII #Podcast
Links to both episodes are in the comments below.
January 2, 2025 at 7:17 PM
I’d like to thank Dr. Grant Harward and Dr. @luketruxal.bsky.social for this two-part episode on Allied raids against Romania, in particular the Jassy-Kishinev offensives.
#WhyWeFight1944 #ArmyHistory #Romania #MilitaryHistory #WWII #Podcast
Links to both episodes are in the comments below.
#WhyWeFight1944 #ArmyHistory #Romania #MilitaryHistory #WWII #Podcast
Links to both episodes are in the comments below.
I’d like to thank COL Giorgio Pizzani for reaching out and joining me to begin including the story of the Brazilian Expeditionary Force (FEB) in the series. And also a special thanks to Doug Schmidt and the 10th Mountain Division Museum for putting us in touch.
#WhyWeFight1944 #MilitaryHistory
#WhyWeFight1944 #MilitaryHistory
January 2, 2025 at 11:46 AM
I’d like to thank COL Giorgio Pizzani for reaching out and joining me to begin including the story of the Brazilian Expeditionary Force (FEB) in the series. And also a special thanks to Doug Schmidt and the 10th Mountain Division Museum for putting us in touch.
#WhyWeFight1944 #MilitaryHistory
#WhyWeFight1944 #MilitaryHistory