Military Monday with Mike Guardia

This episode of Big Blend Radio's "Military Monday" Show with award-winning military historian and author Mike Guardia, focuses on the Battle of Okinawa. 

Codenamed "Operation Iceberg," the Battle of Okinawa was the bloodiest battle of the Pacific War. It was fought on the island of Okinawa by US Army and US Marine Corps forces against the Imperial Japanese Army. 

Mike Guardia is the author of over 20 other military history books i...

In honor of the 4th of July Week (2024), this episode of Big Blend Radio's "Military Monday" Show with award-winning military historian and author Mike Guardia, focuses on the history of Patriotism, and the American Flag and Anthem. 

Mike Guardia is the author of over 20 other military history books including  "The Combat Diaries: True Stories from the Frontlines of World War II." His latest book is the Amazon best-seller, “Fire in...

This episode of Big Blend Radio's "Military Monday" Show with award-winning military historian and author Mike Guardia features Dr. Brian Smith, President and CEO of the Tuskegee Airmen National Museum, who discusses the new National Geographic documentary "The Real Red Tails."

Out now, "The Real Red Tails" shares the story of the astonishing discovery of a WWII-era P-39 airplane in Lake Huron, Michigan. Tuskegee pilot Frank Moody ...

In honor of National Nurses Day (May 6, 2024) and National Nurses Week (May 6-12, 2024), this episode of Big Blend Radio's "Military Monday" Show with award-winning military historian and author Mike Guardia, focuses on medics and nurses in combat. Hear about WWII combat nurse Lt. Avis Schorer (nee Dagit) who served with an evacuation hospital in North Africa and Italy; and Alfred Velazquez Rascon, a retired US Army lieutenant colo...

Featuring award-winning military historian and author Mike Guardia, this episode of Big Blend Radio's "Military Monday" Show focuses on the tragic Oklahoma City bombing, a domestic terrorist truck bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Perpetrated by anti-government extremists Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols, the bombing occurred on April 19, 1995, and killed 168 people, injured 680, and dest...

In honor of Women's History Month, this episode of Big Blend Radio's "Military Monday" Show features award-winning military historian and author Mike Guardia, who discusses the life and legacy of Julia Compton Moore, the wife of Lieutenant General Hal Moore. During the Vietnam War, Julia worked with the US Army to set up survivor support networks and casualty notification teams consisting of uniformed officers, which are still in u...

From military icons Colin Powell and Julius W. Becton Jr., to historic regimens like the Buffalo Soldiers and Tuskegee Airmen, this episode of Big Blend Radio's "Military Monday" Show with award-winning military historian and author Mike Guardia, covers African American Military History.

Along with over 21 other military history books, Mike Guardia is the author of the widely acclaimed biography “Hal Moore: A Soldier Once…and Alw...

This episode of Big Blend Radio's "Military Monday" Show features award-winning military historian and author Mike Guardia, who discusses some of the Vietnam War history of January 1966, including Operation Crimp which was launched by U.S. and Australian Army forces. Mike also discusses some of Henry Kissinger's decisions related to the Vietnam War.

Along with over 20 other military history books, is the author of the widely accl...

This episode of Big Blend Radio's "Military Monday" Show features award-winning military historian and author Mike Guardia, who talks about his brand new book, “Fire in the Hole: Tales of Combat with the 1st Engineer Battalion in Vietnam.”

"Fire in the Hole," follows the deployment of Charlie Company, 1st Engineer Battalion during their deployment to Vietnam in 1965-66. These combat engineers set minefields, cleared Viet Cong tun...

This episode of Big Blend Radio's "Military Monday" Show features award-winning military historian and author Mike Guardia, who shares some fascinating the military history stories regarding Thanksgiving, and also talks about Veterans Day.

Along with many other military history books, Mike Guardia is the author of the widely acclaimed biography “Hal Moore: A Soldier Once…and Always,” that chronicles the life of LTG Harold G. Moor...

This episode of Big Blend Radio's "Military Monday" Show features award-winning military historian and author Mike Guardia, who remembers the late Lieutenant John Mecca. John was an incredible cavalryman who served in Desert Storm, Somalia, and Haiti. He was a veteran of the Battle of 73 Easting, and Mike had the honor of interviewing him for the book "Days of Fury," chronicling his unit's heroic actions during the Gulf War.

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This episode of Big Blend Radio's "Military Monday" Show features award-winning military historian and author Mike Guardia, who shares the history behind Rosie the Riveter and the women who played a part in America's victory in World War II.

Along with many other military history books, Mike Guardia is the author of the widely acclaimed biography “Hal Moore: A Soldier Once…and Always,” that chronicles the life of LTG Harold G. Mo...

This episode of Big Blend Radio's "Military Monday" Show features award-winning military historian and author Mike Guardia, who explains the various forms of military communication systems, especially during battles like World War II, Vietnam, and Desert Storm.

Along with many other military history books, Mike is the author of the widely acclaimed biography “Hal Moore: A Soldier Once…and Always,” that chronicles the life of LTG ...

This episode of Big Blend Radio's "Military Monday" Show features award-winning military historian and author Mike Guardia, who lays out the history of America's Road to Independence.

At the end of the French and Indian War in 1763, relations between the American colonists and the British Crown and Parliament were starting to heat up, especially due to England's Taxation Acts and the Intolerable Acts. Many of the colonists, and rep...

This episode of Big Blend Radio's "Military Monday" Show features award-winning military historian and author Mike Guardia, who shares two hero stories from D-Day.

The Normandy landing operations and associated airborne operations on Tuesday, June 6, 1944, was the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during World War II. Codenamed Operation Neptune and often referred to as D-Day, it was the largest seaborne invasion i...

On 8 August 2022, the congressionally mandated Naming Commission issued its recommendation that Fort Benning be renamed Fort Moore after Lieutenant General Hal and Julia Moore, both of whom are buried on post as are Julia’s parents. The redesignation to Fort Moore will occur May 11, 2023

This episode of Big Blend Radio's "Military Monday" Show features author Mike Guardia who discusses the life and career of Lt. General Hal Moore,...

From Lee Marvin and Clark Gable, and Ronald Reagan to Julia Child, this episode of Big Blend Radio features military history author Mike Guardia and Hollywood History podcaster Steve Schneickert, who discusses celebrities who served in the military and who went to war.

Appearing on Big Blend Radio's military history shows every 1st Monday, Mike Guardia is an award-winning military historian, educator, and author of 25 military hi...

From the potato famine to a hard start as immigrants in America, this episode of Big Blend Radio's "Military Monday" Show features Mike Guardia who discusses the history of Irish Americans.

Appearing on Big Blend Radio's military history shows every 1st Monday, Mike Guardia is an award-winning military historian, educator, and author of 25 military history books. His latest books are "Coyote Recon: The Forgotten Wars of Colonel Ja...

From George Washington to JFK, this episode of Big Blend Radio's "Military Monday" Show features who Mike Guardia discusses US Presidents who not only served in the military, but also went to war.

Appearing on Big Blend Radio's military history shows every 1st Monday, Mike Guardia is an award-winning military historian, educator, and author of over 20 military history books. His latest books are "Coyote Recon: The Forgotten Wars ...