Marshall and MacArthur: WWII and the Korean War
On the MacArthur Memorial's WWI History Podcast, Jim Zobel and Amanda Williams discussed the relationship between Douglas MacArthur and George Marshall during WWI. While both men were certainly aware ...
2 Mars 202249min
The Golden Thirteen
In January 1944, a small group of sixteen enlisted men gathered at the Great Lakes Naval Training Station in Illinois to begin an accelerated course that would turn them into the US Navy's first Afric...
23 Feb 202243min
Wine and World War II
Similar to World War I, World War II had a profound effect on the European wine industry. From labor shortages to Nazi looting, it was a very difficult time for the industry - but it was also a perio...
2 Feb 202236min
General MacArthur's Birthday Parties: 1952-1964
Douglas MacArthur was born on January 26, 1880 in Little Rock, Arkansas. While little is known of his birthdays prior to World War II, as a senior leader during World War II and the occupation of Japa...
26 Jan 202229min
Santo Tomas: WWII POW Recipe Books and "Food Fantasies"
During WWII, Allied POWs in the Pacific Theatre – whether combatant or civilian – faced physical and psychological hardships. Captivity is difficult. It is particularly difficult when access to food i...
4 Jan 202226min
Glenn Miller's WWII Service and Disappearance
During World War II, about 16 million people from all walks of life served in the U.S. military. This number included many of the top celebrities of the day – so much so that historians often refer to...
12 Dec 202143min
Brothers Down: Pearl Harbor and the Fate of the Many Brothers Aboard the USS Arizona
On the morning of December 7, 1941, the Imperial Japanese Navy attacked American military installations at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii and propelled the United States into the Second World War. To mark the 8...
8 Dec 202150min
Bilibid Prison
During the Japanese occupation of the Philippines, Bilibid Prison served as a POW and a civilian internment camp. Prior to liberation in February 1945, thousands of POWs were processed through Bilibid...
1 Nov 202137min
