The Commander's Voice

Author and retired customs agent Nick Jacobellis is back with more exciting stories of the 1980s drug war!

A first for The Commander's Voice! Veteran customs agent Nick Jacobellis shares his story of working with a variety of military branches and law enforcement agencies in 1980s Miami, Florida. A departure from our usual guests, Nick's stories are better than anything Hollywood could imagine!

Chris Langlois, grandson of Doc Roe of Easy Company 2/506th PIR, comes on the show to discuss his latest book "Patrick the Paratrooper". Written for elementary school children, the book is part of Chris' iniitaitve to keep the legacy of the men of Easy Company alive, and to share their values of loyalty, courage, and integrity with a new generation.

Down From Heaven Comes Eleven and There’s Hell to Pay Below. Author James Fenelon discusses his new history of the 11th Airborne Division in WWII “Angels Against the Sun”.

Author, podcaster and historian Henry Sledge discusses the impact of his father's classic memoir "With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa". Eugene Sledge's seering account is arguably the most powerful American combat story to emerge from World War 2. Henry discusses the impact of his father's work and his own efforts to preserve his dad's legacy.

Authors Susan and Jack Talley share their experience writing about the wartime service of Susan’s father as a paratroop officer.

Friend of the show George Luz ( @therealgeorgeluzjr.4690) is back to share a veritable trove of letters the men of Easy Company sent to one another and their familes after the fighting stopped.

My very first guest Mark Vlahos, COL, USAF (Ret.) and friend of the show, returns to discuss his latests book, "Leading the Way to Victory: A History of the 60th Troop Carrier group, 1940-1945".

Dr. Brian Matthew Jordan joins the podcast and shares his insights on the challenges Union Army veterans faced in the years after 1865. Dr Jordan’s book “Marching Home: Union Veterans and their Unending Civil War” is available from Liveright Publishing.

Author and former Special Forces soldier James Stejskal takes the time to share his take on the birth of British Special Operations Forces during World War One, and the role armored cars and other combat arms in creating “Hedgehog Force” in support of the Arab Revolt. James’ book Masters of Mayhem is available from Casemate Publishers.