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Mon 7/27/2026

“Empire of Ashes” – James M. Scott

Ben Buehler-Garcia2026-08-03T07:31:42-07:00July 27th, 2026|

“Empire of Ashes; Truman, Hirohito, and the Descent Into Total War” is James M. Scott’s third book in a series about World War II in the Pacific. James is an acclaimed Pacific War historian and multiple New York Times bestselling author. His books are meticulously researched and well written. James has previously appeared on our program to discuss his books “Rampage; The Battle of Manila” and “Black Snow” about the firebombing of Japan. Empire of Ashes doesn’t focus on the [...]

Battle of Fremifontaine – Michael Reyka

Ben Buehler-Garcia2026-01-19T18:07:17-07:00January 19th, 2026|

The Thunderbird was the insignia used by the 180th Infantry Regiment during WWII. They engaged in some of the heaviest fighting during the War, from North Africa to Sicily. The 180th then fought their way north through the Vosges Mountains of France, where 50 percent of the allied casualties in October of 1944 were sustained. Among them was Steve C. Reyka who served as an H Company heavy machine gun crewmember and joined the battalion in Italy. In the first [...]

Pacific Atrocities in WWII – Jennifer Chan

Ben Buehler-Garcia2026-01-13T11:26:01-07:00January 13th, 2026|

Pacific Atrocities Education was founded by Jennifer Chan. She has authored books on the occupation of Hong Kong, Japan’s Unit 731, and Chinese “comfort women”. As part of her research, she has scanned over one million pages from the national archives. I was unaware of Unit 731 until Jennifer showed up on my radar. This notorious group conducted “research” with a level of inhumanity comparable or exceeding the Nazis. Live vivisections, amputations, tying prisoners in the cold to study frostbite [...]