Épisodes

  • Maurice Meyer's Story | 3rd Infantry Division - Episode #3
    Sep 17 2025

    Experience Maurice Meyer’s incredible WW2 journey from France to crossing the Rhine under fire.

    *Episodes of POV:WW2 are dramatizations based on actual oral histories. While dialogue and narrative have been adapted for clarity, they reflect the veterans’ own memories and experiences. Any opinions about the war or its figures represent the perspectives found in the oral histories, not necessarily those of the host. Because these accounts are based on memory, certain details may differ from official records.

    Sign up for updates and info at povww2.com

    This isn't just another history podcast—this is your chance to experience World War II through the eyes of the men who lived it.

    POV:WW2 puts you in the boots of six American combat veterans, facing impossible decisions in humanity's greatest conflict. Using their own words from oral history interviews, each episode places you directly into pivotal moments where split-second choices meant the difference between life and death.

    Each episode combines detailed and accurate oral history with immersive storytelling that honors these veterans' extraordinary sacrifice. You'll face their choices, feel their fear, and understand their courage in ways no textbook could ever convey.

    This story is shared thanks to a partnership with the Rutgers Oral History Archives. If you've got a story you'd like to share with the ROHA, please visit https://oralhistory.rutgers.edu/

    Six episodes. Six veterans. Six chances to understand what it really means to serve.

    Are you ready to step into history?

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    1 h
  • Ernest Hilberg's Story | 1st Infantry Division - Episode #2
    Sep 10 2025

    Experience Ernest Hilberg’s incredible WW2 journey from Omaha Beach to the urban combat of Aachen.

    *Episodes of POV:WW2 are dramatizations based on actual oral histories. While dialogue and narrative have been adapted for clarity, they reflect the veterans’ own memories and experiences. Any opinions about the war or its figures represent the perspectives found in the oral histories, not necessarily those of the host. Because these accounts are based on memory, certain details may differ from official records.

    Sign up for updates and info at povww2.com

    This isn't just another history podcast—this is your chance to experience World War II through the eyes of the men who lived it.

    POV:WW2 puts you in the boots of six American combat veterans, facing impossible decisions in humanity's greatest conflict. Using their own words from oral history interviews, each episode places you directly into pivotal moments where split-second choices meant the difference between life and death.

    Each episode combines detailed and accurate oral history with immersive storytelling that honors these veterans' extraordinary sacrifice. You'll face their choices, feel their fear, and understand their courage in ways no textbook could ever convey.

    This story is shared thanks to a partnership with the Rutgers Oral History Archives. If you've got a story you'd like to share with the ROHA, please visit https://oralhistory.rutgers.edu/

    Six episodes. Six veterans. Six chances to understand what it really means to serve.

    Are you ready to step into history?

    Voir plus Voir moins
    50 min
  • William Biehler's Story | 90th Infantry Division - Episode #1
    Sep 3 2025

    Experience William Biehler’s incredible WW2 journey from Normandy’s hedgerows to the urban combat of Metz.

    *Episodes of POV:WW2 are dramatizations based on actual oral histories. While dialogue and narrative have been adapted for clarity, they reflect the veterans’ own memories and experiences. Any opinions about the war or its figures represent the perspectives found in the oral histories, not necessarily those of the host. Because these accounts are based on memory, certain details may differ from official records.

    Sign up for updates and info at povww2.com

    This isn't just another history podcast—this is your chance to experience World War II through the eyes of the men who lived it.

    POV:WW2 puts you in the boots of six American combat veterans, facing impossible decisions in humanity's greatest conflict. Using their own words from oral history interviews, each episode places you directly into pivotal moments where split-second choices meant the difference between life and death.

    Each episode combines detailed and accurate oral history with immersive storytelling that honors these veterans' extraordinary sacrifice. You'll face their choices, feel their fear, and understand their courage in ways no textbook could ever convey.

    This story is shared thanks to a partnership with the Rutgers Oral History Archives. If you've got a story you'd like to share with the ROHA, please visit https://oralhistory.rutgers.edu/

    Six episodes. Six veterans. Six chances to understand what it really means to serve.

    Are you ready to step into history?

    Voir plus Voir moins
    55 min
  • You Are There: Experience WWII Like Never Before
    Aug 16 2025

    You're crouched in a foxhole in Normandy as German paratroopers advance with chrome bayonets. Machine gun fire rips through the air above over your head on Omaha Beach. An 88mm shell screams past you from a German tank. What's your next move?

    Sign up for launch notifications at povww2.com

    This isn't just another history podcast—this is your chance to experience World War II through the eyes of the men who lived it.

    POV:WW2 puts you in the boots of six American combat veterans, facing impossible decisions in humanity's greatest conflict. Using their own words from oral history interviews, each episode places you directly into pivotal moments where split-second choices meant the difference between life and death.

    Each episode combines detailed and accurate oral history with immersive storytelling that honors these veterans' extraordinary sacrifice. You'll face their choices, feel their fear, and understand their courage in ways no textbook could ever convey.

    Launching September 2, 2025—the 80th anniversary of the end of American involvement in World War II.

    Six episodes. Six veterans. Six chances to understand what it really means to serve.

    Are you ready to step into history?

    Sign up for launch notifications at povww2.com

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    2 min