Episodes

  • RERELEASE - Nimitz at War Part 2 with Craig Symonds

    RERELEASE - Nimitz at War Part 2 with Craig Symonds
    Oct 23 2024
    Someone Talked! is the official podcast of the National D-Day Memorial.Craig Symonds, Professor of History Emeritus at the United States Naval Academy, returns to continue our discussion of Nimitz at War: Command Leadership from Pearl Harbor to Tokyo Bay.
    Learn about the lesser-known mission, “Saving Lt. Plateck” as told by Corporal Herschel Brohinsky in our “We Salute You” segment.
    Explore the National D-Day Memorial, plan your visit, and learn about upcoming events at dday.org. This program was supported by a grant from Virginia Humanities.
    To learn more, visit VirginiaHumanities.org. Email the Someone Talked! team at podcast@dday.org
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    56 mins
  • RERELEASE - Nimitz at War Part 1 with Craig Symonds

    RERELEASE - Nimitz at War Part 1 with Craig Symonds
    Oct 9 2024
    Someone Talked! is the official podcast of the National D-Day Memorial.America's preeminent naval historian Craig Symonds joins our hosts to discuss his latest work, the first full-length portrait of Chester Nimitz in more than 50 years.In our “We Salute You” segment, hear the first-hand account of James Buchanan, a junior officer on Nimitz' staff.

    Explore the National D-Day Memorial, plan your visit, and learn about upcoming events at dday.org. This program was supported by a grant from Virginia Humanities.

    To learn more, visit VirginiaHumanities.org. Email the Someone Talked! team at podcast@dday.org.
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    54 mins
  • Fierce Ambition Pt 2 with Jennet Conant

    Fierce Ambition Pt 2 with Jennet Conant
    Sep 18 2024
    Jennet Conant returns to the podcast with her latest work, a spirited portrait of twentieth-century war correspondent Maggie Higgins and her tenacious fight to the top in a male-dominated profession.
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    59 mins
  • Fierce Ambition Pt 1 with Jennet Conant

    Fierce Ambition Pt 1 with Jennet Conant
    Sep 4 2024
    Jennet Conant is the New York Times best-selling author of Tuxedo Park, 109 East Palace, The Irregulars, The Great Secret, and the critically acclaimed Man of the Hour. She returns to Someone Talked! to discuss her latest work Fierce Ambition: The Life and Legend of War Correspondent Maggie Higgins.
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    57 mins
  • *RERELEASE* Black Snow and the B-29 with James Scott

    *RERELEASE* Black Snow and the B-29 with James Scott
    Aug 21 2024
    49 mins
  • 4,426 Souls and Counting: The Necrology Project Continues

    4,426 Souls and Counting: The Necrology Project Continues
    Aug 7 2024
    Eight decades after giving their lives in the cause of freedom, the National D-Day Memorial's necrology research team identified fifteen men who fell on D-Day. These additions and other updates bring the the number of names on the Memorial's wall to 4,426 - the most complete accounting of D-Day fallen in the world.
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    56 mins
  • D-Day + 80 Years: Reflections on a Milestone Commemoration

    D-Day + 80 Years: Reflections on a Milestone Commemoration
    Jul 17 2024
    Our hosts reflect on the 80th anniversary of D-Day commemorations in both Normandy, France and Bedford, Virginia.
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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • *RERELEASE* Firebombing of Tokyo with James Scott

    *RERELEASE* Firebombing of Tokyo with James Scott
    Jul 3 2024
    50 mins