Why We Fight ~ 1944

Dr. Allen Skinner joins me in this episode to talk about Tank Destroyers and how their Doctrine changed during World War II.

Links

The US Army 1941 GHQ Maneuvers by Dr. Christopher Gabel

• (CMH https://history.army.mil/Publications/Publications-Catalog/US-Army-GHQ-Maneuvers-of-1941/)

Seek, Strike, Destroy: US Army Tank Destroyer Doctrine inWorld War II by Dr. Christopher Gabel

• (Army University Press https://www.armyupress.army.mil/Portals/7/combat-studies-institute/csi-books/gabel2.pdf)
• (Ike Skelton Combined Arms Research Library https://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16040coll3/id/118/)

General Lesley J. McNair with Author Mark Calhoun at the National

• World War II Museum (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPtaeUd1aoI)

General Lesley J. McNair: Unsung Architect of the US Army byMark Calhoun

• (https://www.amazon.com/General-Lesley-J-McNair-Architect-ebook/dp/B00WNEWGZS?ref_=ast_author_mpb)

The Tank Killers: A History of America’s World War II TankDestroyer Force by Harry Yeide

• (https://www.amazon.com/Tank-Killers-History-Americas-Destroyer-ebook/dp/B0041D8342/ref=sr_1_1?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.1B6EUdX397mUZ1_pORa_8C1y1UNNdf4HkGzwzSqwZ-zj4plQolYfcypZKqJC4Ps1roXF15zAQJSMKpp15jn84W9XCbiAk37qCp0ONWejzD_SNxojpBWRfnD_rvSXW3xun_Lb92mtx7LJCq9Zihdcv0_8p54exZKgQV9tazWzkQgtpVEiDkO5g-qs1bKBYCmSSCRLlq_TP5ve0kVurk-RfPsaoF3M5Q-LxbMh6VKvNOE.kJAZ8RvC6D2bzO-Qc7CBhRFXaBI4qnsQ3uRx6v3OL-U&dib_tag=se&keywords=tank+killers&qid=1785934890&sr=8-1)

CMH Green Books and other Collections

• (https://history.army.mil/Research/Series-and-Collections/)

TankDestroyer dot Net

• (https://tankdestroyer.net/things/articles/166-seek-strike-and-destroy-us-army-tank-destroyer-doctrine-in-world-war-ii/)

Understanding Combined Arms Warfare

• (Army University Press Films https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZOGdKANL5s)

H. Allen Skinner, PhD

• (https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/do/search/?q=(author%3A%22Harold%20Allen%20Skinner%20Jr%22%20AND%20-bp_author_id%3A%5B*%20TO%20*%5D)%20OR%20bp_author_id%3A(%22f954002c-cb1f-49fe-948d-beefef9df183%22)&start=0&context=234296)
• (LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/allen-skinner-phd-725a1545/)

Mother of Tanks website

• (⁠http://www.motheroftanks.com/podcast/⁠)

Bonus Content

• (⁠https://www.patreon.com/c/motheroftanks⁠)

In this episode I'm joined by now-Major Jonathan Bratten to talk about the Engineers in WWII. We also talk a bit about his grandfather's experiences during the war, and occasionally get sidetracked talking about Doctrine then and now.

Links

The US Army GHQ Maneuvers of 1941 by Christopher Gabel (https://history.army.mil/portals/143/Images/Publications/catalog/70-41-1.pdf)

US Army Center of Military History Collections (the Green Books are largely unavailable at the moment but I will include a link to the site anyway https://history.army.mil/Research/Series-and-Collections/)

Mother of Tanks website (⁠http://www.motheroftanks.com/podcast/⁠)

Bonus Content (⁠https://www.patreon.com/c/motheroftanks⁠)

NEW Writing Website (https://www.sashalehtonen.com/about/)

Buy Me a Coffee (https://buymeacoffee.com/motheroftanks)

In this episode, Dr. Ben Schneider returns to continue the story of military justice, and it's limitations, in the US Army during the Second World War. We mention the Biscari Massacre, which was discussed in an episode with MAJ Darren Johnson, and also the first episode on this topic, so links to both episodes are below.

Links

The Biscari Massacre

• (Apple) https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-biscari-massacre/id1558636084?i=1000622558585

• (Spotify) https://open.spotify.com/episode/611cquMsnHWl4ohzK2IvNH?si=7vNYYS4wQ2OXxCE1pbpCQw

The Laws of War, Military Justice, and a Nearly ImpossibleTask (Part I)

• (Apple) https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-laws-of-war-military-justice-and/id1558636084?i=1000642337839

• (Spotify) https://open.spotify.com/episode/4GYfXwZURuO9SPT5jpxB3q?si=IhRPo6SLSEOZuogliMuHaQ

Mother of Tanks website

(⁠http://www.motheroftanks.com/podcast/⁠)

Bonus Content

(⁠https://www.patreon.com/c/motheroftanks⁠)

In this episode, Dr. Philip Blood returns to talk about the Battle of Aachen which is the subject of his latest book, War Comes to Aachen: The Nazis, Churchill, and the 'Stalingrad of the West'.

Links

War Comes to Aachen (Amazon ⁠https://www.amazon.com/War-Comes-Aachen-Churchill-Stalingrad/dp/1911723693⁠)

WW2TV Part 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHNorlGemTE

WW2TV Part 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5J_IRkeDAFs&list=PLDG3XyxGI5lA8jsUPclS-2jakJlDdp_Hk&index=3

Mother of Tanks website (http://www.motheroftanks.com/podcast/)

Bonus Content (https://www.patreon.com/c/motheroftanks)

Dr. Regina Akers joins me in this episode to talk about African American service in the Second World War, as well as a discussion of available resources for those researching this topic. She then tells of the story of Alonzo Swann and his journey to finally receiving the Navy Cross.

Links

Mother of Tanks website (⁠http://www.motheroftanks.com/podcast/⁠)

Bonus Content (⁠https://www.patreon.com/c/motheroftanks⁠)

Retired US Navy Lieutenant Commander and Director of the USS Kidd Museum in Louisiana Parks Stephenson joins me to talk about the Battle Off Samar, and his experience diving for and finding the wreck of the USS Johnston.

Links

USS Kidd Museum Ship (https://www.usskidd.com/)

Mother of Tanks website (http://www.motheroftanks.com/podcast/)

Bonus Content (https://www.patreon.com/c/motheroftanks)

Navy veteran and historian Guy Nasuti joins me in this episode to talk about the Kamikazes in the Pacific during World War II.

Links

On the Verge of Breaking Down Completely: Surviving the Kamikaze off Okinawa, 1945 by Guy Nasuti

https://www.history.navy.mil/research/publications/publications-by-subject/on-the-verge-of-breaking-down-completely.html

Mother of Tanks website (http://www.motheroftanks.com/podcast/)

Bonus Content (https://www.patreon.com/c/motheroftanks)

In this episode, Dr. James Young joins me to talk about the Battle of Leyte Gulf. James is also an author of a number of alternative history novels and his work is linked below.

Links

Dr. James Young -- Author (Amazon) (US Naval Institute)

Mother of Tanks website (⁠http://www.motheroftanks.com/podcast/⁠)

Bonus Content (⁠https://www.patreon.com/c/motheroftanks⁠)

In this episode, Ian Brown, a retired US Marine Corps pilot, joins me to talk about Foo Fighters, Unexplained Anomalous Phenomena, and other weird sightings noted by World War II Night Fighter Pilots.

Links

A New Conception of War: John Boyd, The U.S. Marines, and Maneuver Warfare by Ian T. Brown

(https://www.usmcu.edu/Outreach/Marine-Corps-University-Press/Books-by-topic/MCUP-Titles-A-Z/A-New-Conception-of-War/)

Mother of Tanks website (⁠http://www.motheroftanks.com/podcast/⁠)

Bonus Content (⁠https://www.patreon.com/c/motheroftanks⁠)

In this episode, retired US Army Brigadier General John Aarsen, Director of the 82d Airborne Division War Memorial Museum, joins me to talk about the 82d Airborne in Operation Market Garden.

Links

Mother of Tanks website (⁠http://www.motheroftanks.com/podcast/⁠)

Bonus Content (⁠https://www.patreon.com/c/motheroftanks⁠)