Richard B. Frank is an internationally renowned expert on the Pacific war and a guest contributor of the Museum for articles and "To the Best of My Ability" podcast. 

We are a group of historians working at The National WWII Museum in New Orleans, LA. Our mission is to support the Museum in preserving and sharing the lessons and legacies of the war that changed the world. And now, we’re on call.

This presentation will follow the story of one of these citizen soldiers, Sgt. Charles Edward McGuckin, from his early life in Philadelphia to his induction into the Army and to his death in action while serving with the 4th Armored Division of Patton’s 3rd Army during the Lorraine campaign in November of 1944.

Join Dr. Kristen Burton, Teacher Programs and Curriculum Specialist at the National WWII Museum, and historian of alcohol, as she discusses vice during the Second World War.

This week’s episode delves into a complicated and often emotionally fraught history: the roots of the modern-day conflict in the middle east and the ways in which clandestine Jewish immigration to the region in the aftermath of the Holocaust and the actions of world leaders like President Truman played a role.