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The messy US invasion of France in WWII with Robert Fuller

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Robert Fuller After D-Day

The messy US invasion of France in WWII with Robert Fuller

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Robert Fuller is a professor and historian who took on the task of understanding the true nature of the US presence of France in WWII. We spoke about the war and the many ways in which France did and did not cooperate with the US during WWII. After D-Day: The U.S. Army Encounters the French (LSU Press, 2021)

0:41 – Robert talks about how he got into studying the US in France.

2:16 – Robert talks about how he laid the book out.

4:00 – Robert talks about the occupation of France.

5:04 – Robert talks about what was problematic between France and the US.

9:45 – Robert goes into details about problems at the ground level.

13:58 – Robert talks about French citizens who sympathized with the Nazis.

18:07 – Robert goes into detail about what happened in France after V-E day.

20:39 – Robert talks about what happened to the Germans in southwest France.

23:04 – Robert talks about de Gaulle.

24:48 – Robert talks about the aid given to France by the US.

28:09 – Robert talks about communism in France.

33:38 – Robert talks about research that didn’t make it into the book.

36:20 – Robert talks about French colonial territories.

42:08 – Robert talks about New Caledonia.

43:47 – Robert talks about French islands in the Caribbean.

47:37 – Robert talks about what resources he used for the book including the French town archives he went to.

52:42 – Robert talks about an American riot by the 101st in France.

54:32 – Robert talks about American crime and gangs in France.

57:15 – Robert talks about the size of the black market in France.

1:02:53 – Robert talks about the Red Ball Express.

1:05:20 – Robert talks about the Nazi massacre of French school girls.

1:06:21 – Robert talks about traveling through France.

1:15:17 – Information on the book can be found at the LSU Press website.

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https://lsupress.org/books/detail/after-d-day/

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For more “Military History Inside Out” please follow me at www.warscholar.org, on Facebook at warscholar, on twitter at Warscholar, on youtube at warscholar1945 and on Instagram @crisalvarezswarscholar. Or subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Spotify Please see historyrabbithole.com for a list of my dozen or so blogs and podcasts. You’re sure to find something you like.

Guests: Robert Fuller

Host: Cris Alvarez

Tags: Books, audio interviews, author, podcast, LSU Press, American history, WWII, United States, Germany, France, Britain,

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Paul Dickson discusses the US Army in WWII in his military history book The Rise of the G.I. Army, 1940-1941 (Atlantic Monthly Press, 2020) – youtube

I spoke with Paul Dickson about how the US Army rapidly prepared for WWII.  This is the youtube version of a previously posted podcast episode.

https://youtu.be/JBw2xkyLWDg

tags: American history, Atlantic Monthly Press, audio interviews, books, Paul Dickson, podcast, United States, wwii, videos,

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Bryan Gibby discusses his Korean War military history book “Korean Showdown” (University of Alabama Press, 2021)

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Bryan Gibby Korean Showdown

Bryan Gibby discusses his Korean War military history book “Korean Showdown” (University of Alabama Press, 2021)

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Bryan R. Gibby is a US Army colonel and an associate professor at the US Military Academy at West Point,a s well as acting deputy head of the Department of History. He spoke to me about the Korean War and his book on the subject.

(THE AUDIO PLAYER IS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE POST.)

Sarah Read talks about her award winning ghost novel https://wp.me/p7CDU9-56s

Martin Cooper talks about inventing the cellphone at Motorola http://spacewalksmoneytalks.com/p/728

Note: I had to stay pretty quiet for this interview because I was getting feedback that you can hear most of the time after I speak.

1:17 – Bryan talks about why he wrote on the Korean War. he explains the problem that existed during the war.

7:012 – Bryan talks about what Truman’s situation was during the Korean War and his dealings with the United Nations.

13:10 – Bryan talks about Truman’s military experience and his approach to military affairs.

16:32 – Bryan talks about Truman’s respect for Marshall.

18:38 – Bryan talks about why Army GIs didn’t like the Korean conflict. He also discusses the effects the Korean conflict had on the US Army in general.

25:18 – Bryan talks about the morale of the North Koreans and the Chinese.

31:08 – Bryan talks about US air power in the conflict.

34:09 – Bryan talks about the Air Force’s new interdiction strategy in Korea once strategic bombing didn’t work.

38:35 – Bryan talks about an operation against North Korean hydroelectric dams.

40:56 – Bryan talks about some of the US Navy contributions to this operation.

44:19 – Bryan talks about the resources he used for research.

50:12 – Bryan talks about US Operation Eveready to take over the South Korean government.

1:00:54 – Bryan talks about the options Eisenhower had when he went to Korea to end the conflict.

1:15:41 – More information on the book can be found at the University of Alabama Press.

Links of interest

https://amzn.to/3aQv7bA

http://uapress.ua.edu/product/Korean-Showdown,7489.aspx

Sarah Read talks about her award winning ghost novel https://wp.me/p7CDU9-56s

Martin Cooper talks about inventing the cellphone at Motorola http://spacewalksmoneytalks.com/p/728

Contact Information

For more “Military History Inside Out” please follow me at www.warscholar.org, on Facebook at warscholar, on twitter at Warscholar, on youtube at warscholar and on Instagram @crisalvarezwarscholar. Or subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Spotify Please see historyrabbithole.com for a list of my dozen or so blogs and podcasts. You’re sure to find something you like.

Guests: Bryan R. Gibby

Host: Cris Alvarez

Tags: Books, audio interviews, author, podcast, University of Alabama Press, American history, Modern War, United States, Russia,

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