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At the outbreak of World War II, the United States was in no way prepared for war.

And, to defeat Nazi Germany, the Allies had to crush the vaunted Luftwaffe—the most powerful and battle-hardened air force in the world. No invasion of Europe could be fought without air superiority.

The United States was faced with the challenge of turning “amateurs” into an air force to take down the Luftwaffe.

Jay Stout has written the first in-depth examination of America’s most distinguished bomber group—the 303rd Bomb Group flying from Molesworth, England.

His book, Hell’s Angels: The True story Of the 303rd Bomb Group in World War II, chronicles America’s efforts to destroy Nazi Germany’s ability to wage war.

John McManus is an expert on one of World War II’s most infamous battles—the planned invasion of Germany code named Operation Market Garden. We talk about the failed attack from the American perspective from his latest book, September Hope: The American Side Of A Bridge Too Far.

Andrew Roberts is a renowned historian who—among other things—commentated on Prince William and Kate Middlebury’s royal wedding with Matt Lauer and Meredith Viera of NBC’s Today Show. We focus our attention on the Greatest Generation as we discuss his latest book The Storm of War.

Guests include Dr. Sal Giorgianni discussing the first example of healthcare of rationing under Obamacare, Robert Zubrin discrediting pseudo-scientists and Antihumanists, Maria Cardona examining the role of Latina voters in the 2012 election, technologist Bill Davidow evaluating the promise and threat of the Internet, and World War II historians Andrew Roberts and John McManus discussing their research on the Second World War.

As I struggle to negotiate with Gold Coast Broadcasting to return to radio, the phrase, “Keep Calm And Carry On” from World War II resonates with me. Funny how a forgotten phrase from 1940 universally applies today.

Stan Weisleder discusses the true story of the 332nd Fighter Group of the 15th Air Force, more commonly known as the Tuskegee Airmen. We review the facts against the fiction as portrayed in Stephen Spielberg’s latest movie, Red Tails.