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History Happy Hour

"D-Day Special" with authors Joe Balkoski and John McManus

Episode 305

DDay Special

This week on History Happy Hour: To mark the 82nd Anniversary of D-Day, we will bring you a ninety-minute special edition of History Happy Hour looking back on the Normandy landings. Two of our favorite historians will join us to take your questions about D-Day – its planning, execution and aftermath.

Joe Balkoski wrote the book Beyond the Beachhead about the 29th Division, which landed on the Western half of Omaha Beach. John McManus wrote The Dead and Those About to Die on the First Division, which landed on the eastern half. But we won’t just be talking about Omaha Beach – we’ll take questions on all aspects of D-Day and its special place in WWII lore.

Don’t forget to send us questions in advance to info@historyhappyhour.com. And join us Sunday, at 4PM ET on History Happy Hour, where history is always on tap.

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Joe Balkoski is a renowned American military historian who has authored eight books on American involvement in the ETO during World War II, including a five-volume series on the history of the 29th Infantry Division and a two-volume set on American participation in the D-Day invasion.

John McManus is a military historian, author, and professor of military history at the Missouri University of Science and Technology. He also served as a visiting professor at the U.S. Naval Academy. McManus has published thirteen critically acclaimed books on numerous American military history topics.

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