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Paul Dickson

Photo: Soldiers of Company G, 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division advance at the Anzio Beachhead, Italy, 2 April 1944. Source: U.S. National Archives. Public domain.

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25 Nov, 2020

WW2 Pod We Have Ways

57 mins

U.S. Army

James Holland speaks to US historian Paul Dickson, writer of 'The Rise of the G.I. Army', about how the American Army was mobilized from scattered outposts two years before Pearl Harbor into the disciplined and mobile fighting force that helped win World War II.

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James Holland

Historian, writer, and podcaster, specialises in World War II and hosts "We Have Ways" podcast.

Al Murray

Al Murray, comedian, writer, and historian, co-hosts the WWII podcast We Have Ways of Making You Talk and writes on

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