Stay ConnectedSeason two of the largest Combined, Joint, Multinational Military History effort focuses on American and Allied Forces in Europe and the Pacific through 1944.
The 1943 series ended up with 108 episodes with contributions from across all US services, as well as contributions from our British and Canadian friends, and more.
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In this episode, I'm joined by Matthew Fraas, the US Army Transportation Museum's Education Specialist, and Matthew tells us about Army Transportation in 1943. This includes going into North Africa for Operation Torch, going into Sicily for Operation Husky, and then the invasion of mainland Italy beginning in September 1943. We talk lessons learned, lessons not learn, integrating capabilities, the importance of centralized control in military operations, and what the more modern fore calls Logistics Over the Shore (LOTS).
This is one of about 30 episodes that help tell the story of the Sicily Campaign in 1943.
Links US Army Transportation Museum (https://transportation.army.mil/museum/)
With the help of Dr. Greg Hospodor and Dr. Lee Windsor, here is part two of two episodes that tell the story of the Sicily Campaign, beginning with Operation Husky. This second part includes the Battle of Troina and the Axis escape from Sicily.
This is one of about 30 episodes discussing Sicily in 1943.
Links
Dr. Lee Windsor (https://www.unb.ca/faculty-staff/directory/arts-fr-history/windsor-lee.html)
Dr. Greg Hospodor - Bitter Victory? The Allied Campaign for Sicily Revisited (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f060mKeIWIw)
With the help of Dr. Greg Hospodor and Dr. Lee Windsor, here is part one of two episodes that tell the story of the Sicily Campaign, beginning with Operation Husky. The second part will include the Battle of Troina and the Axis escape from Sicily.
This is one of about 30 episodes discussing Sicily in 1943.
Links
Dr. Lee Windsor (https://www.unb.ca/faculty-staff/directory/arts-fr-history/windsor-lee.html)
Dr. Greg Hospodor - Bitter Victory? The Allied Campaign for Sicily Revisited (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f060mKeIWIw)
Andrew Woods from the First Division Museum at Cantigny Park joins me again to talk more Army History, this time he shares the story of Captain Joseph Berry, and his unfortunate experiences on 11 July 1943 which marked the end of the war for him.
This is one of about 30 episodes that help tell the story of the Sicily Campaign in 1943.
First Division Museum at Cantigny Park (https://www.fdmuseum.org/)
In this episode, retired US Army Colonel Greg Fontenot shares the third of three episodes on First Infantry Division history for this 1943 series, helping to show how the division formed and evolved into what we had in 1943 going into Sicily, and how 1ID sustained tactical excellence despite heavy casualties and turnover. This three-part episode can also be considered a representation of the typical development experienced throughout the US Army.
This is one of about 30 episodes that help tell the story of the Sicily Campaign in 1943.
Links
The First Infantry Division and the US Army Transformed: Road to Victory in Desert Storm, 1970-1991 (Amazon Affiliate Link https://amzn.to/43mvJ2e) Loss and Redemption at St. Vith: The 7th Armored Division in the Battle of the Bulge (Amazon Affiliate Link https://amzn.to/3NLzwQR) No Sacrifice Too Great: The 1st Infantry Division in World War II (Amazon Affiliate Link https://amzn.to/3pJO3Ey) On Point: The United States Army in Operation Iraqi Freedom (Amazon Affiliate Link https://amzn.to/46INDz1) The History of Military Mobilization in the United States (CMH Link https://history.army.mil/html/books/104/104-10/CMH_Pub_104-10.pdf) The Path to Victory: The Mediterranean Theater in World War II (Amazon Affiliate Link https://amzn.to/3XSuDdi) The West Point Atlas of War: World War II - European Theater (Amazon Affiliate Link https://amzn.to/46JU9pj) http://www.motheroftanks.com/ads-sponsors-and-affiliate-links/
In this episode, retired US Army Colonel Greg Fontenot returns for the second of three episodes on First Infantry Division history, helping to show how the division formed and evolved into what we had in 1943 going into Sicily, and how 1ID sustained tactical excellence despite heavy casualties and turnover. Links The First Infantry Division and the US Army Transformed: Road to Victory in Desert Storm, 1970-1991 (Amazon Affiliate Link https://amzn.to/43mvJ2e) Loss and Redemption at St. Vith: The 7th Armored Division in the Battle of the Bulge (Amazon Affiliate Link https://amzn.to/3NLzwQR) No Sacrifice Too Great: The 1st Infantry Division in World War II (Amazon Affiliate Link https://amzn.to/3pJO3Ey) On Point: The United States Army in Operation Iraqi Freedom (Amazon Affiliate Link https://amzn.to/46INDz1) The History of Military Mobilization in the United States (CMH Link https://history.army.mil/html/books/104/104-10/CMH_Pub_104-10.pdf) http://www.motheroftanks.com/ads-sponsors-and-affiliate-links/
In this episode, retired US Army Colonel Greg Fontenot shares the first of three episodes on First Infantry Division history, helping to show how the division formed and evolved into what we had in 1943 going into Sicily, and how 1ID sustained tactical excellence despite heavy casualties and turnover. Links The First Infantry Division and the US Army Transformed: Road to Victory in Desert Storm, 1970-1991 (Amazon Affiliate Link https://amzn.to/43mvJ2e) Loss and Redemption at St. Vith: The 7th Armored Division in the Battle of the Bulge (Amazon Affiliate Link https://amzn.to/3NLzwQR) No Sacrifice Too Great: The 1st Infantry Division in World War II (Amazon Affiliate Link https://amzn.to/3pJO3Ey) On Point: The United States Army in Operation Iraqi Freedom (Amazon Affiliate Link https://amzn.to/46INDz1) The History of Military Mobilization in the United States (CMH Link https://history.army.mil/html/books/104/104-10/CMH_Pub_104-10.pdf) http://www.motheroftanks.com/ads-sponsors-and-affiliate-links/
In this episode, on the 80th anniversary of the start of Operation Husky, Dr. John Curatola, US Marine Corps veteran and Military Historian at the National WWII Museum, joins me to talk about the components of amphibious assaults, how the Marine Corps ultimately made Operation Husky and all of these amphibious operations possible, and how the Allies in general, but the American Forces specifically are learning organizations and, at this time, 10 July 1943, they were learning organizations under fire. John also shares some quotes he included when writing his most recent book, which will hopefully be available before too long. In the meantime, I'll link to some of his other work below.
This is one of about 30 episodes that help tell the story of the Sicily Campaign in 1943.
Links John Curatola, PhD (https://www.nationalww2museum.org/contributors/john-curatola-phd) Autumn of Our Discontent: Fall 1949 and the Crises in American National Security (Amazon Affiliate Link https://amzn.to/3D7O9ZO) Bigger Bombs for a Brighter Tomorrow: The Strategic Air Command and American War Plans at the Dawn of the Atomic Age, 1945-1950 (Amazon Affiliate Link https://amzn.to/3XLPT4r) No Quarter Given: The Change in Strategic Bombing Application in the Pacific Theater During World War II (Amazon Affiliate Link https://amzn.to/3PQ5T3j) Operation Husky: The Classroom for Amphibious Landings (https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/operation-husky-classroom-amphibious-landings) http://www.motheroftanks.com/ads-sponsors-and-affiliate-links/
In this episode, Dr. Greg Hospodor, US Army TRADOC Chief of Military History Education and Curriculum, and Dr. Lee Windsor, Fredrik Eaton Chair in Canadian Army Studies at the University of New Brunswick and co-Director of The Gregg Centre for the Study of War and Society, join me to talk about the planning and prep for Operation Husky and part of the evolution in Joint Coalition Warfare that the Allies would have to undergo in order to make Normandy a success. But a year before Operation Overlord, the Allies had to succeed in Sicily.
This is one of about 30 episodes that help tell the story of the Sicily Campaign in 1943. Links Dr. Lee Windsor (https://www.unb.ca/faculty-staff/directory/arts-fr-history/windsor-lee.html) Dr. Greg Hospodor - Bitter Victory? The Allied Campaign for Sicily Revisited (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f060mKeIWIw)
Working alone, I have largely had to ignore the German-Soviet Conflict ("Eastern Front") because of bandwidth, but in this episode Dr. Jonathan House joins me to tell the story of the Battle of Kursk and how the Red Army stopped Hitler. Jon worked with David Glantz and they have published some of the best books covering Soviet history, I've had both authors on my bookshelves for years and highly recommend them. Links When Titans Clashed: How the Red Army Stopped Hitler (Amazon Affiliate Link https://amzn.to/44uQ6eh) A Military History of the Cold War (1944 - 1962) (Amazon Affiliate Link https://amzn.to/3O2Ra3Z) A Military History of the Cold War (1962 - 1991) (Amazon Affiliate Link https://amzn.to/43cyqmI) Intelligence and the State: Analysts and Decision Makers (Amazon Affiliate Link https://amzn.to/3PHX7Ew) Demolishing the Myth: The Tank Battle at Prokhorovka, Kursk, July 1943 (Amazon Affiliate Link https://amzn.to/3NMoP0u) http://www.motheroftanks.com/ads-sponsors-and-affiliate-links/
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