American forces land on Omaha, the most deadly of the D-Day beaches. So many are killed in the first few hours that a US general almost calls off the attack. It’s the closest D-Day ever comes to failure. But amidst the turmoil, as the tide literally turns, can the Allied soldiers just break through?…
A Noiser production, written by Jeff Dawson.
A special tha ... Show More
Jul 2024
10. Journalists on the Front Line
Allied journalists parachute into France and land on the beaches with the invasion force. Legendary reporter Martha Gellhorn stows away on a ship, determined to beat her estranged husband, Ernest Hemingway, to the D-Day scoop. And a homing pigeon known as Gustav brings the first ... Show More
38m 33s
Jul 2024
D-Day: The Armada Advances
Seven thousand ships depart Britain. The King intervenes to prevent Churchill from personally crossing the Channel. On board, soldiers prepare themselves in whatever ways they can - fevered prayers, photos of loved ones, slap-up meals. As dawn breaks, the first Allied landing cra ... Show More
39m 41s
Jun 2024
Pointe du Hoc | Scaling the Impossible (Republish)
<p>To honor the 80th Anniversary of the D-Day invasion, we are republishing our Pointe du Hoc episode (first aired on April 12, 2021). </p>
<p>"The last landing was unique. It was a 100-foot cliff facing the English Channel, situated between Utah and Omaha beach. At the top ... Show More
14m 33s