All posts by Phil Gibbons

Jan Baalsrud and World War II’s Greatest Escape (Part One)

Some men just refuse to die.

Jan Baalsrud’s escape route from Norway to Sweden
Jan Baalsrud
The Toftefjord
A replica of the Hotel Savoy, the original was burnt by vandals, this sits on the same spot as the original
View from the Hotel Savoy towards Furuflaten, Norway
Incline behind the Hotel Savoy to the Maggdalen plateau

 

Jan Baalsrud and World War II’s Greatest Escape (Part Two)

Some men just refuse to die.

Map of Jan Baalsrud’s escape from Norway to Sweden
Jan Baalsrud
The Gentleman’s Rock
Plaque on the Gentleman’s Rock
Area near Lake Kilpisjarvi
Jan Balsrud grave, Manndalen, Norway

Jan Baalsrud and World War II’s Greatest Escape (Book and Music Information)

The books included in producing this podcast were:

“Defiant Courage,” by Astrid Karlsen Scott, and,

“We Die Alone,” by David Howarth.

The music used in this podcast consisted of “The Awakening,” in the part one intro and part two outro, and “The Battle of 1066,” in the part one outro and part two intro.  both were composed by Patrick Patrikios.

 

F. Scott Fitzgerald, Paradise Lost (Part One)

F. Scott Fitzgerald, Tragic Brilliance

F. Scott Fitzgerald as a child
F. Scott Fitzgerald, 1927 publicity photo
Zelda Fitzgerald
Ginevra King, 1918
Gerald and Sara Murphy on the French Riviera
Hotek Du Cap, Cap D”Antibes, France
Ernest Hemingway, 1923
First edition cover art work, The Great Gatsby
Fitzgerald, 1937

F. Scott Fitzgerald, Paradise Lost (Part Two)

F. Scott Fitzgerald, Tragic Brilliance

Maxwell Perkins
Fitzgerald family passport
MGM Studio Entrance
Irving Thalberg
Sheilah Graham
F.Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald grave, Rockville, Maryland

F. Scott Fitzgerald, Lost Paradise (Book and Music Information)

The books used to produce this podcast included:

“Some Epic Sort of Grandeur,” by Matthew Bruccoli,

“Paradise Lost: A Biography of F.Scott Fitzgerald,” by David S. Brown

“Crazy Sundays,” by Aaron Latham

The music used in this podcast included:

Intro for both episodes: “Cocktail Hour,” by Aaron Kenny

Outro for both episodes: “Seventh Heaven,” by E’s Jammy Jams

 

Ira Hayes and the Flag Raisers of Iwo Jima (Part One)

The incredible story of the Marines who raised the American flag over Iwo Jima and the iconic photo that changed their lives forever.

Ira Hayes
Rene Gagnon
Joe Rosenthal on Suribachi
Bill Genaust, left, on Iwo Jima
Wreckage on Iwo Jima, Suribachi in the background
First flag raising
Second flag raising
The Gung Ho photo

Ira Hayes and the Flag Raisers of Iwo Jima (Part Two)

The incredible story of the Marines who raised the American flag over Iwo Jima and the iconic photo that changed their lives forever.

Marine Harlon Block, his mother always knew.
Navy Medic John Bradley, on the 7th Bond Tour, still on crutches
Flag raiser Franklin Sousley, misidentified for seventy years
Harold Schultz, flag raiser who never went public.
Harold Keller, flag raiser, he also kept quiet for the rest of his life
Grave of Ira Hayes, Arlington National Cemetery
Rene Gagnon grave, Arlington National Cemetery

Ira Hayes and the Flag Raisers of Iwo Jima (Book and Music Information)

The books used in producing this podcast included:

“Flags of Our Fathers,” by James Bradley, and

“Ira Hayes: The Akimel Oodham Warrior, World War II and the Price of Heroism.

The music used in this podcast included:

Intro, both episodes: “Epic Battle Speech,” by Wayne Jones.

Outro, both episodes:  “Semper Fidelis,” by the United States Marine Corps Band

 

John Dillinger, Public Enemy Number One (Part One)

In thirteen months, John Dillinger transformed himself from inconsequential ex-con to the most famous criminal celebrity in US history and the first Public Enemy Number One.

John Dillinger, at the height of his fame
Homer Van Meter
Tommy Carroll
Billy Frechette, wanted poster
Dillinger arrest location, Tucson, Arizona
Biograph Theater, early morning July 23, 1934
Chicago alley where Dillinger was shot
Dillinger family plot, Crown Hill Cemetery
One of several Dillinger death masks