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1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries Podcast

THE DEATH OF HITLER'S WAR MACHINE AN INTERVIEW WITH AUTHOR SAM MITCHUM

1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries Podcast

Jon Hagadorn

Society & Culture, History

4.41.7K Ratings

🗓️ 1 March 2021

⏱️ 53 minutes

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How were Hitler's forces finally defeated? What happened after the Battle of the Bulge? These questions and many more are answered in this interview with author Sam Mitchum, who the Wall Street Journal calls "a prolific chronicler of WWII". Catch ALL our author interviews in one place here at 1001 History's Best Storytellers! Android devices: https://podbay.fm/p/1001-historys-best-storytellers (cut and paste into your url) Apple devices: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/1001-historys-best-storytellers/id1483649026 NEW 1001 Ghost Stories & Tales of the Macabre is now playing at Apple Podcasts! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-ghost-stories-tales-of-the-macabre/id1516332327 NEW Enjoy 1001 Greatest Love Stories on Apple Devices here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-greatest-love-stories/id1485751552 Enjoy 1001 Greatest Love Stories on Android devices here: ​​https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=479022&refid=stpr. Get all of our shows at one website: www.1001storiespodcast.com CALLING ALL FANS.. REVIEWS NEEDED SUPPORT OUR SHOW BY BECOMING A PATRON! www.patreon.com/1001storiesnetwork. Its time I started asking for support! Thank you. Its a few dollars a month OR a one time. (Any amount is appreciated). YOUR REVIEWS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS AT APPLE/ITUNES AND ALL ANDROID HOSTS ARE NEEDED AND APPRECIATED! LINKS BELOW... Open these links to enjoy our shows! APPLE USERS Catch 1001 RADIO DAYS now at Apple iTunes! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-radio-days/id1405045413?mt=2 Catch 1001 Heroes on any Apple Device here (Free): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-heroes-legends-histories-mysteries-podcast/id956154836?mt=2 Catch 1001 CLASSIC SHORT STORIES at iTunes/apple Podcast App Now: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-classic-short-stories-tales/id1078098622 Catch 1001 Stories for the Road at iTunes/Apple Podcast now: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-stories-for-the-road/id1227478901 ANDROID USERS- 1001 Radio Days right here at Player.fm FREE: https://player.fm/series/1001-radio-days 1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales:https://castbox.fm/channel/1001-Classic-Short-Stories-%26-Tales-id1323543?country=us 1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries: https://castbox.fm/channel/1001-Heroes%2C-Legends%2C-Histories-%26-Mysteries-Podcast-id1323418?country=us 1001 Stories for the Road:https://castbox.fm/channel/1001-Stories-For-The-Road-id1324757?country=us Catch ALL of our shows at one place by going to www.1001storiesnetwork.com- our home website with Megapho Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Music

0:27.0

Welcome back everyone to 1,000 One Heroes.

0:29.4

This is Legend's Histories and Mysteries Podcast.

0:31.4

This is your host, John Hagridorn.

0:33.4

And today we have with us author Samuel W. Mitchum, Jr.

0:37.4

who has written over 40 books and great books,

0:40.4

a lot of good books on World War II.

0:42.4

And today we're covering a brand new book of his

0:44.4

called The Death of Hitler's War Machine,

0:46.4

the Final Destruction of the Varemach.

0:49.4

Sam, it's great to have you with us today. Welcome.

0:52.4

Thank you for having me.

0:54.4

I would like you to share a little bit of your background with us

0:57.4

and then we'll go for it.

0:59.4

All right. Well, I was born in Merge, Louisiana.

1:05.4

I went to Northeast Louisiana University and became an Army

1:10.4

helicopter pilot at the end of the war and Vietnam.

1:14.4

And then I'll stay active in the reserves,

1:18.4

but I went decided on an academic career and attended North Carolina

1:25.4

State and University of Tennessee.

1:28.4

And I spent 20 years as a professor of geography and military history

1:34.4

at the indition state, Georgia Southern,

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