“Entertainment Specialist” was the technical designation of what would later be known as The Morale Corps. This intrepid group of enlisted soldiers were responsible for finding joy in life’s darkest and most dangerous corners.
To tell the story, Dawn is joined by author Robert B. O’Connor who wrote Jeep Show: A Trouper at the Battle of the Bulge. Hear how his novel weaves a lovely fiction among real history and makes the case for why we should all learn to play the spoons.
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SILF's (Sources I'd Like to F*ck)
- Book - The Jeep Show by Robert B O’Connor - https://jeepshowbook.com/
- Here is the US military’s look on the battle on the 80th anniversary. https://www.army.mil/botb/
- Surprise! PBS has a kick-ass documentary of the battle - Go ahead and donate while you're there, why don’t cha? https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/bulge/
- More great images from The Battle of the Bulge - https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-battle-of-the-bulge
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LILF's (Link's I'd Like to F*ck)
- See Dawn on THE HISTORY CHANNEL - Histories Greatest Mysteries (multiple seasons)
- See Dawn on THE HISTORY CHANNEL - Crazy Rich Ancients
- Check out HILF MERCH now available on Redbubble! Stickers, t-shirts, bags and more!
- HILF is now on Patreon!
- Buy Me a Coffee
- Find your next favorite podcast on BIG COMEDY NETWORK.
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