Recorded November 8, 2025

We took Someone Talked! on the road to the Richmond, Virginia area for the 6th annual World War II Conference by America’s History, LLC – capturing a series of interviews with authors, historians, and enthusiasts.

In this episode, hear conversations with Jonathan Parshall and Charles Neimeyer.

Special thanks to Bruce Venter, president of America’s History, LLC. Visit americashistoryllc.com for information on future events.

Email the Someone Talked! team at [email protected]. Explore the National D-Day Memorial, plan your visit, and learn about upcoming events at dday.org.

In this bonus episode, Dr. John C. McManus presents "Alamo in the Ardennes: The Untold Story of the American Soldiers Who Made the Defense of Bastogne Possible." This presentation was recorded live at the 6th annual World War II Conference in the Richmond, Virginia area on November 8, 2025.
Special thanks to Bruce Venter, president of America’s History, LLC. Visit americashistoryllc.com for information on future events.

Email the Someone Talked! team at [email protected]. Explore the National D-Day Memorial, plan your visit, and learn about upcoming events at dday.org.

Call them "ugly and unorthodox," but Allied landing craft were there to win a war, not a beauty pageant. We explore their design, production, and use on all five D-Day beaches with curator and author Andrew Whitmarsh.

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A look at Robert Capa's D-Day photos through the critical eye of historian and photographic analyst Chuck Herrick. 

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Our co-hosts attempt to "stump the chumps," as host John C. McManus and guest Kevin Hymel discuss their new interactive podcast.

Email the Someone Talked! team at [email protected]. Explore the National D-Day Memorial, plan your visit, and learn about upcoming events at dday.org.

We pack Four Hours of Fury into one with James Fenelon. The paratrooper turned author shares the untold story of World War II's largest airborne invasion, one that dropped 17,000 Allied paratroopers deep into Nazi Germany.

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https://www.dday.org/digital-library/burden-of-command-with-luke-hughes/

It's game on as we continue our conversation with Luke Hughes, creator of Burden of Command, the role-playing game inspired by host John C. McManus' American Courage, American Carnage. 

Email the Someone Talked! team at [email protected]. Explore the National D-Day Memorial, plan your visit, and learn about upcoming events at dday.org.

This episosde is even better with video! Check it out on our YouTube channel @NationalDDayMemorial
https://www.dday.org/digital-library/burden-of-command-with-luke-hughes/

Do you have what it takes to lead? You're a company Captain in the tactical leadership role-playing game Burden of Command, based on host John C. McManus' book American Courage, American Carnage. Game designer Luke Hughes joins the podcast. 

Email the Someone Talked! team at [email protected]. Explore the National D-Day Memorial, plan your visit, and learn about upcoming events at dday.org.

During WWII, the U.S. government declared, “final disposition of our soldiers’ remains, in accordance with the wishes of their loved ones, is an inherent obligation of the Government as the final gesture of a grateful country to those who paid the supreme sacrifice.” In this episode, our hosts discuss the keeping of that promise, from the war-era “Return of the Dead Program” to the efforts that continue to bring home our fallen more than 80 years later

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With 80 years now passed since Japan signed the formal surrender documents aboard the USS Missouri, our hosts explore the end of WWII in the Pacific and Asia

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