worldwarii

Explore "worldwarii" with insightful episodes like "Guam: A Strategic War Island, a Twin Shipwreck, and a Pesky Snake with Adrienne Rolon", "Uncle Sam wants YOU to fight inflation", "#463: The Friendship, Rivalry, and Leadership of WWII’s 3 Greatest American Generals" and "109: What Are You Doing That You Know You Shouldn't Be? "Stalingrad Memories of Hell"" from podcasts like ""Here's Where It Gets Interesting", "Planet Money", "The Art of Manliness" and "Jocko Podcast"" and more!

Episodes (4)

Guam: A Strategic War Island, a Twin Shipwreck, and a Pesky Snake with Adrienne Rolon

In today’s episode, Sharon tells the story of Guam’s history as a U.S. Territory to Adrienne Rolon, the owner of Hearts Content Events & Design. Adrienne’s six year old son, James, is a big fan of history, facts, and Sharon. Learn along with Adrienne and James as Sharon relays the significant history of Guam’s involvement in both the Spanish-American War and World War II. Sharon also shares plenty of brain-tingling facts about Guam’s long and varied history and the indigenous Chamorro people (who really love SPAM).

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enMarch 28, 2022

Uncle Sam wants YOU to fight inflation

How war bonds, controlled prices, and a national network of nosy neighbors helped beat inflation during WWII. Subscribe to our weekly newsletter here.

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enFebruary 05, 2022

#463: The Friendship, Rivalry, and Leadership of WWII’s 3 Greatest American Generals

Eisenhower, Patton, Bradley. Three great U.S generals that led the Allies to victory in Europe during WWII. But WWII wasn’t the first time these three men met. Decades before they forged friendships and rivalries with one another that would influence their path to leadership. My guest today has written a biography of the complex relationships between these three men and how they impacted the tide of WWII. His name is Jonathan Jordan and his book is Brothers, Rivals, Victors: Eisenhower, Patton, Bradley and the Partnership That Drove the Allied Conquest of Europe. We begin our conversation discussing how these three men met — Eisenhower and Bradley (who Ike called Brad) at West Point, Eisenhower and Patton (who Ike called Pat) at Camp Meade after WWI, and Bradley and Patton at a military base in Hawaii.

Jonathan then explains the tension that existed between these three officers as each balanced personal career ambitions with the need to work with others, how each man understood the limitations of his fellow leaders, and how their friendships made them a stronger team.

We end our conversation discussing both the leadership weaknesses and the leadership strengths of each individual general.

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enDecember 03, 2018