Headline Wednesday: Bastogne, Battle of the Bulge follows the story of a snowbound crossroads town that refused to yield under fire. Surrounded by German armor and infantry in December 1944, American airborne troops, tankers, artillerymen, and support units turned Bastogne into a ring of frozen foxholes and gun positions. This episode walks through the encirclement, the “Nuts” reply to a surrender demand, and the life-or-death importance of a single road junction in the Ardennes. Headline Wednesday is the Wednesday feature of Dispatch: U.S. Military History Magazine, and the series is developed by Trackpads.com.

From rushed truck convoys leaving rest camps in France to the hard fighting at Noville, Foy, and the other villages around Bastogne, you will hear how a patchwork force held the line. The episode traces the tightening German ring, the brutal winter conditions, the air drops that kept the garrison alive, and the armored relief that finally punched through from the south. Along the way, it highlights tactical choices on both sides and the wider impact of saving the town’s road net on the Battle of the Bulge as a whole. Use it as a clear, narrative refresher for your own reading, study plans, or staff ride preparations.

This Week in U.S. Military History: December 9th, 2025–December 15th, 2025 follows a week where early Patriot volunteers, Civil War armies, and modern expeditionary forces all leave their mark. Listeners move from the muddy causeway at Great Bridge and the quiet but foundational ratification of the Bill of Rights to the bloody slopes at Fredericksburg and the decisive Union victory at Nashville. Along the way, the narrative traces how citizen soldiers, professional formations, and commanders in crisis wrestle with technology, terrain, and political pressure while the country watches and waits.

The story then shifts to the killing of Sitting Bull on the Northern Plains, the global turn of December 1941, amphibious landings on Mindoro, and the winter evacuation at Hungnam before arriving in Somalia and Iraq. Listeners hear how a humanitarian beachhead, the capture of Saddam Hussein, and a flag-lowering ceremony in Baghdad connect to older questions about power, accountability, and coming home from war. This Week in U.S. Military History is the Tuesday feature of Dispatch: U.S. Military History Magazine, developed by Trackpads.com, and this episode offers a guided walk through seven days that stretch from small boats on Lake Borgne to convoys rolling south out of Baghdad.

Beyond the Call: Pharmacist’s Mate Second Class William David Halyburton Jr. at Awacha Draw, Okinawa, 1945 follows a young Navy corpsman attached to a Marine rifle company in one of the fiercest battles of the Pacific War, tracing his path from North Carolina to the fire-swept ravine where he gave his life shielding a wounded Marine. Listeners hear the story of the Okinawa campaign, the deadly terrain of Awacha Draw, the desperate fight under mortar and machine-gun fire, and the quiet leadership expressed in a single act of selfless courage. Beyond the Call is the Monday feature of Dispatch: U.S. Military History Magazine, developed by Trackpads.comcom.

Arsenal: F-14 Tomcat in U.S. Navy Fleet Air Defense, the Cold War follows the big twin engine fighter from tense patrols over the Gulf of Sidra to long patrol arcs above carrier battle groups in the North Atlantic and Arabian Gulf. The narrative shows the Tomcat in action as a fleet defender, explains the bomber and missile threat it was built to stop, and walks through its design choices, crew routines, and evolving missions from interceptor to strike and reconnaissance platform. It traces the aircraft’s combat record and legacy while noting how Arsenal is the Friday feature of Dispatch: U.S. Military History Magazine and how the podcast is developed by Trackpads.com.

Headline Wednesday: The Foggy Tank Battle at Arracourt, Second World War traces a days-long armored clash fought in thick Lorraine fog, where American crews in Shermans and tank destroyers met German Panthers and assault guns at point-blank range. Set among the rolling fields, orchards, and low ridges east of the Moselle, this episode follows the United States Fourth Armored Division as it holds a thin forward screen while German panzer brigades try to smash Patton’s advance. You will hear how that quiet patch of farmland became a critical flank fight for the Lorraine campaign, why so much depended on those crews seeing first in the mist, and how the outcome shaped later operations. Headline Wednesday is the Wednesday feature of Dispatch: U.S. Military History Magazine, developed by Trackpads dot com.

Across two segments, the episode walks you from the breakout from Normandy to the bottleneck in Lorraine, then down to the level of individual tankers listening for engines in the fog. It breaks down how German columns became lost in the mist, how American crews turned hedgerows and hull-down positions into force multipliers, and how fighter-bombers joined the fight once the weather cleared. You will follow the turning of the battle as ambush skills, radio discipline, and flexible leadership wear down a seemingly stronger panzer force, and then see the aftermath in wrecked tanks and a stalled German counterstroke. It is a tight, narrative guide that works as a refresher for your own reading, study, or informal staff ride preparation on late-war armored combat in the West.

This Week in U.S. Military History: December 2nd, 2025–December 8th, 2025 invites you into a week where a fledgling navy hoists its first unified flag, a surprise attack at Pearl Harbor shatters an uneasy peace, and a quiet ceremony in Kabul marks the end of a long combat command. Listeners follow the story from Washington’s risky retreat across the Delaware and the ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment through nuclear breakthroughs, destroyer actions in the Philippines, Special Forces heroism in Vietnam, and the harsh ridgelines of Tora Bora.

Across these seven days, the narration moves between decks, trenches, mountain passes, and conference rooms, pausing to explain how each moment fits into its wider war and why it still echoes today. You hear how declarations of war, carrier launches, and advisory missions all sit on the same calendar with acts of courage by small units and individual leaders. “This Week in U.S. Military History” is the Tuesday feature of Dispatch: U.S. Military History Magazine, developed by Trackpads dot com, and this episode offers a clear, human-centered walk through a busy slice of the American military past.

Beyond the Call: Private First Class Clarence Byrle Craft at Hen Hill, Okinawa, 1945 follows a young rifleman’s one-man assault that helped crack a key Japanese strongpoint during the Battle of Okinawa in World War II, placing listeners on the muddy slope as he charges through machine-gun fire, grenades, and a deadly cave stronghold. This episode weaves the larger context of the Pacific campaign with a ground-level view of Craft’s decisions, courage, and responsibility for his fellow soldiers. It reflects on what his actions reveal about leadership, moral courage, and service beyond the battlefield. Beyond the Call is the Monday feature of Dispatch: U.S. Military History Magazine, and the podcast is developed by Trackpads.com.