Episode 80: A Medley

War As My Father's Tank Battalion Knew It is a podcast about the 712th Tank Battalion in particular and World War II in general. The first 79 episodes represent a fraction of the more than 700 hours of interviews I've conducted over the past 34 years with the men and women of the Greatest Generation. I'm Aaron Elson. If you would be interested in a modestly priced premium section of the podcast with access to exclusive special episodes, full-length versions of excerpted interviews, quizzes, autographed books, and other exclusive features, please email me at aelson.chichipress@att.net for details when they become available. In this episode, I've selected a medley of clips from past and future episodes. Thank you for listening.

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https://tankbooks.com

https://oralhistoryaudiobooks.com

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Mary Previte: Finding My Heroes

War As My Father's Tank Battalion Knew It is a podcast about the 712th Tank Battalion in particular and World War II in general. I'm Aaron Elson. I first heard Mary Previte speak in 1998 at a POW/MIA ceremony that ex-prisoner of war Bob Levine invited me to. Twelve years later my friend Brandon Traister invited her to address the World War Lecture Institute, a monthly program at at the Abington, Pennsylvania, Library.  A little over a year ago I heard on National Public Radio that Mary had passed away.

Mary's obituary in the New York Times

The Weihsien Concentration Camp

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The Last Hurrah: Paratrooper Ed Boccafogli, Part 1

   Paratrooper Ed Boccafogli of Passaic, New Jersey, was preparing to return to Normandy in 1994 for the 50th anniversary of the D-Day invasion when I met him. In this riveting interview, he describes the invasion of Normandy, Operation Market Garden and the Battle of the Bulge.

      A full transcript of the interview can be found at tankbooks.com

      The audio is included in the 11-hour audiobook "The D-Day Tapes" available at Oralhistoryaudiobooks.com and on eBay.

      As this interview is broken into three episodes, it is not necessary but is recommended that you listen to the three sections in order.

     War As My Father's Tank Battalion Knew It is a podcast about the 712th Tank Battalion in particular and World War II in general. Thank you for listening. I'm Aaron Elson.

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The Last Hurrah: Paratrooper Ed Boccafogli, Part 2

   Paratrooper Ed Boccafogli of Passaic, New Jersey, was preparing to return to Normandy in 1994 for the 50th anniversary of the D-Day invasion when I met him. In this riveting interview, he describes the invasion of Normandy, Operation Market Garden and the Battle of the Bulge.

   A full transcript of the interview can be found at tankbooks.com

   The audio is included in the 11-hour audiobook "The D-Day Tapes" available at Oralhistoryaudiobooks.com and on eBay.

   As this interview is broken into three episodes, it is not necessary but is recommended that you listen to the three sections in order.

   War As My Father's Tank Battalion Knew It is a podcast about the 712th Tank Battalion in particular and World War II in general. Thank you for listening. I'm Aaron Elson.

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The Last Hurrah: Paratrooper Ed Boccafogli, Part 3

   Paratrooper Ed Boccafogli of Passaic, New Jersey, was preparing to return to Normandy in 1994 for the 50th anniversary of the D-Day invasion when I met him. In this riveting interview, he describes the invasion of Normandy, Operation Market Garden and the Battle of the Bulge.

   A full transcript of the interview can be found at tankbooks.com

   The audio is included in the 11-hour audiobook "The D-Day Tapes" available at Oralhistoryaudiobooks.com and on eBay.

   As this interview is broken into three episodes, it is not necessary but is recommended that you listen to the three sections in order.

   War As My Father's Tank Battalion Knew It is a podcast about the 712th Tank Battalion in particular and World War II in general. Thank you for listening. I'm Aaron Elson.

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