Bridging the Gap with "Miraculous American Pontoons"
Why We Fight ~ 1944 - A podcast by Sasha Maggio (MoT)
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In this episode, Dr. Frank Blazich Jr. joins me to talk about magic boxes, military innovation, and "miraculous American pontoons". Dr. Blazich is a fantastic storyteller and he will be back soon to talk about War Pigeons too. Links Inventors and Innovators: Naval Lighterage and Anglo-American Success in the Amphibious Invasions of German-Occupied Europe (https://tnm.journals.yorku.ca/index.php/default/article/view/155 You can download the article here - https://tnm.journals.yorku.ca/index.php/default/article/download/155/149/211) US Navy Pontoon Technology at HUSKY and OVERLORD presented by Dr. Frank A. Blazich Jr., PhD, Curator (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lI3U0ekCLO8) Frank Blazich, Curator, Military History - National Museum of American History (https://americanhistory.si.edu/profile/1298)