Why We Fight ~ 1944

141 Episodes

1. Omaha Beach Part II: Plans vs Reality

   Published: 9/10/2024
2. Omaha Beach Part I: Tactical & Operational Environments, Order of Battle, and Plans

   Published: 8/14/2024
3. "Seven Months to D-Day" with the US 1st Infantry Division

   Published: 7/31/2024
4. The Ghost Army

   Published: 7/21/2024
5. Military Deception, Imaginary Spy Rings, FUSAG, Rupert, and Ghost Armies: Allied Efforts to Ensure D-Day Success

   Published: 7/21/2024
6. US First Infantry Division (Part IV): 1ID in the UK Before D-Day

   Published: 7/3/2024
7. LSCO, MDMP, Finite Resources, and Planning for Week 2: How We Got the Army We Had in June 1944

   Published: 6/24/2024
8. U.S. Army Logistics in the Normandy Campaign

   Published: 6/19/2024
9. German Preparations for the Invasion of France

   Published: 6/16/2024
10. Planning for D-Day

    Published: 6/6/2024
11. A General's Grief: General George C. Marshall and Family Loss in 1944

    Published: 6/2/2024
12. Lieutenant General George S. Patton Jr. (Part II)

    Published: 5/29/2024
13. The 38th Irish Brigade in Italy in Early 1944 and a Family Story

    Published: 5/28/2024
14. The "One-Puka-Puka" (Part II): The Japanese-American 100th Infantry Battalion in Early 1944

    Published: 5/22/2024
15. Controversies in Italy and the Failure of Allied Command

    Published: 5/20/2024
16. Operation Chesterfield

    Published: 5/20/2024
17. Operation Diadem and the Fourth Battle of Monte Cassino

    Published: 5/20/2024
18. "Climb to Glory" (Part IV): 90-lb. Rucksacks, Mountain Warfare, and Type 3 Fun

    Published: 5/5/2024
19. "Climb to Glory" (Part III): The 10th Mountain Division is Tested

    Published: 4/28/2024
20. The Nuremberg Raid - March 1944

    Published: 4/13/2024