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War As My Fathers Tank Battalion Knew It

Aaron Elson

The Valiant Virgin, the Lady in Red, and the Richest Man in Town

AUG 28, 202281 MIN
War As My Fathers Tank Battalion Knew It

The Valiant Virgin, the Lady in Red, and the Richest Man in Town

AUG 28, 202281 MIN

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The most recent episode of War As My Father's Tank Battalion Knew It was about Bob Levine, who recently passed away at the age of 97. It was Bob who said to me, "If you want stories, you've got to interview prisoners of war," and that's what got me started doing just that. Today I'd like you to meet Hal Mapes, one of those POWs. If you like what you hear, I have a modest request. Since I launched my first web site, tankbooks.com, 25 years ago, I've posted hundreds of pages of stories, interviews, whole books and audio clips available for free. Lately the costs of hosting and producing and maintaining content have risen sharply. A small donation, if you can afford it, will help this podcast grow and the audio and print on my web sites expand. Donate via Paypal More links tankbooks.com (Your donation will help improve my original site, which is in desperate need of a redesign) Aaronelson.com War As My Father's Tank Battalion Knew It Another way to donate: Buy me a coffee (click on the pic)